I'm not sure that you can label it all BS.
In 2015 we were in Leh on rented bikes (and mine had a white plate on it so not obvious that it was rented) but did not experience any difficulties.
However cars and SUVs with yellow plates were being stopped (all it takes is a couple of big stones on the road) and the drivers pressured to use local hire cars to go to Pasong Lake and the Nubra Valley.
What has happened since then and whether the 'campaign' is being ramped up,
I don't know, but it seems likely.
I'm renting a bike again this year, hopefully with a white plate.
I'll ask Akarsh at I AM ADVENTURE for an update.
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