India, Dec. 19 -- With the number of vehicles in Pune rising steadily, the craze for securing preferred or 'choice' registration numbers is also getting stronger so much so that Punekars are willingly paying amounts far higher than the government-prescribed fees to get their favourite numbers. Between January and November 2025, as many as 48,303 vehicle owners opted for 'choice numbers', collectively paying over Rs.71 crore, generating record revenue for the Pune Regional Transport Office (RTO). As per data released by the Pune RTO, the department earned Rs.71.53 crore ( Rs.715,340,951) solely through the sale of choice numbers during this period. Notably, this represents a sharp increase of over Rs.18.65 crore compared to the correspondi...