Mangaluru: The Mangaluru city police have seized 115 vehicles without number plates during a drive launched in the Mangaluru Police Commissionerate jurisdiction.

According to Commissioner of Police, vehicles without number plates and vehicles with defective and fancy number plates were seized.

“Vehicle owners should use proper number plates to prevent inconvenience. Vehicles without plates will be assumed to be used for illegal activities,” the commissioner said.

On September 4, the police had seized 75 vehicles without number plates, during a drive.

On Friday, the police seized 40 vehicles. He appealed to the public to display the number plates on their vehicles clearly.

A hefty fine was collected from offenders, police sources added.