Telangana makes QR code and reflective stickers on transport vehicles mandatory to improve night visibility

In a measurement towards bringing astir roadworthy safety, particularly astatine night,TelanganaTransport Department connected Thursday (February 12, 2026) announced that it volition statesman a QR based verification strategy for reflective tapes and rear marking plates connected transport vehicles from February 20.

According to the Department, the determination is per Rules 104 to 104(E) of the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989, and is aimed astatine improving visibility of vehicles astatine night. This, the Department stated, would trim accidents connected highways and roadworthy and lanes that are not decently illuminated.

Details connected reflective tapes

The reflective tapes affixed to transport vehicles are to transportation Transport Department hologram, a unsocial serial fig and a QR codification that tin beryllium scanned by enforcement unit to corroborate authenticity. 

Five empaneled companies

The Department stated that archetypal instrumentality manufacturers — Orafol India Private Limited, 3M India Limited, Glodian Reflective Pvt. Ltd. (Reflomax), Daoming Reflective Material India Pvt. Ltd. and Avery Dennison India Pvt. Ltd., are the lone 5 that person been empaneled. No different institution oregon bureau oregon idiosyncratic is permitted to execute affixation of these stickers.

Affixation certificate

Vehicle owners volition person an “Affixation Certificate” aft stickers are affixed, the section stated. The certificate volition person conveyance details, OEM particulars, photographs of the affixed tapes and warranty accusation for astatine slightest 2 years. 

If vehicles belonging to categories that are required to person these stickers bash not comply, fittingness certificates volition not beryllium issued unless QR verification has been completed.A 3 period exemption play from the day of the circular volition beryllium successful unit for vehicles with recently affixed tapes. 

The Department clarified that prices were fixed for antithetic categories of stickers, and reflectors. Dealers recovered charging supra the notified rates whitethorn look cancellation of empanelment and forfeiture of slope guarantees.