[airbus]

Originally Posted by Sidban85

b) once letter head(Form 60) is ready it should be scanned and E-Mail to concern RTO's from Customer Companies E-mail ID, (for confirmation)

Any idea on who needs to send this email? If the applicant send the email from his/her official email id, will it suffice or someone with a certain designation/role needs to send the email to RTO?

[Neelanjan]

My car is currently having a 'MH' registration and is mostly driven in Gujarat.Is there a process to change the registration number to 'BH' series.If possible,can I claim back the balance road tax paid to Maharashtra government.

[Sagar77]

I got it for free. Luck I guess.

[Abhikumar629]

Wanted to check if there is any way to get BH registration if the company employed in does not have operation in 4 or more states?

[aviator47]

Originally Posted by superchamp

You have got a huge misunderstanding or have been misinformed. There is not much special treatment from the cops in Bangalore to other state registration. They don't take bribe or harass you if all your papers are in order. I have been using my KL registration cars in Bangalore for the past 6 years and haven't been harassed unnecessarily till date.

It is not a misunderstanding based on my experience. I moved to Bengaluru 3 years back with my MP registered Alto. In 1 year I was stopped by the cops 4 times on the pretext of out of state number plates and proof that I’ve not been driving for more than 11 months. Looked into the RC transfer process, it’s deliberately been made so complicated and bureaucratic that it’s always require an agent and bribes to fast track the NOC process. Finally decided to sell the car off and buy a new one here.
Maybe I was just unlucky or you have been lucky till now.
Also I have lived in Maharashtra, Goa, CG, Delhi apart from MP before and not once was I stopped by cops because of out of state plates.

[varkey]

Originally Posted by Abhikumar629

Wanted to check if there is any way to get BH registration if the company employed in does not have operation in 4 or more states?

Most likely not, because the way it is now, even those employed in a private company with offices in more than 4 states, are having difficulty in getting BH registration.

It might be a while for the process to be streamlined and maybe in a year's time BH might even be available for all.

[SILVERWOOD]

Karnataka playing along.....

[sauravm_89]

Originally Posted by aviator47

. In 1 year I was stopped by the cops 4 times on the pretext of out of state number plates and proof that I’ve not been driving for more than 11 months.
Also I have lived in Maharashtra, Goa, CG, Delhi apart from MP before and not once was I stopped by cops because of out of state plates.

This is exactly what my concern has been all along. I have been in lots of states- OD,WB,JH, now DL/UP- nowhere do i see such harassment. I mean sure, its easy to quote an archaic law on this forum and say, "hey, you should have registered your vehicle in the new state" or "hey, the rule says 1 year mate"- But that is exactly the pain that the mango people should not have to go through. Why should I pay taxes twice, well knowing I will not get my refund from the last state unless I lose all my hair? Isnt that the whole logic for this BH legislation to be implemented.

Originally Posted by SILVERWOOD

Karnataka playing along.....

What a load of tripe- "Private = contractual" It baffles me why Karnataka continues to be so resistant to making things easy for the average car buyer- high taxes, harassing out-of-state folks; and now, if this news article is to be believed, they are circumventing the essence of the notification itself!
I hope that this news article is inaccurate and that is not the reality w.r.t to BH registration for Private vehicles.

On a different note, (while this has been discussed on the forum earlier), Odisha is one state leading by example. For all the folks here with an OD address proof and wanting to opt for this- I spoke with the RTO helpline there and was told that you can just take a Temp. Registration from your existing state, and get a BH registration from Odisha- just contact a dealer in your home city. I was amazed at the alacrity of their response.

[girishv]

Finally in Karnataka, registrations are started, but with a rider. Only for non private owners now.

https://m.timesofindia.com/city/beng...w/88397124.cms

[rahulskumar]

I think motor department should start allowing all vehicles irrespective of registration state to move around / sell /buy freely across the country. Anyway the details are captured online then why all these new policies. How will traffic cops know if the vehicle owner has not paid tax after 2 yrs , expect usually harassment from police going forward. There are many who don't even take insurance after the mandatory 3 yrs

[CircleOfLife]

Originally Posted by sauravm_89

This is exactly what my concern has been all along. I have been in lots of states- OD,WB,JH, now DL/UP- nowhere do i see such harassment. I mean sure, its easy to quote an archaic law on this forum and say, "hey, you should have registered your vehicle in the new state" or "hey, the rule says 1 year mate"- But that is exactly the pain that the mango people should not have to go through. Why should I pay taxes twice, well knowing I will not get my refund from the last state unless I lose all my hair? Isnt that the whole logic for this BH legislation to be implemented.

Devil advocate: Going by the same logic why should state loose it's revenue. No one forced you to relocate. This was your choice and decision at the end of the day. Is the law different if someone who is native of the state and driving with plates of another state?

This has been discussed far too many times in the forum and hey i won't like to pay any tax at all too. It just doesn't work that way.

Lot of folks do abuse this 1 year rule and few valid cases do get punished in the process. Practically there are only 3 ways out of it.

1) Pay taxes in new state.
2) Sell the car in the state it was bought and buy a new one new state.
3) Though it is a slow roll out, an year down the lane BH registration will be more streamlined. Don't expect magic. As much you don't like paying taxes in 2 states, same way state wouldn't like to loose it's revenue.

Karnataka atleast started implementation look at so many neighboring states Telangana, AP, TN, KL. There is no clarity. In Telangana neither the ministers nor the babus are even interested in responding to queries.

Even on BH series there is so much scope of misuse. One could have office in multiple cities but would have never relocated for more than a decade. This beats the very purpose of BH registered vehicle in most pvt sector companies. There is so much discussion on thread only about tax savings. This seems to be the focus area.

BH registration roll out is a step in right direction and it will take time and some day hopefully One Nation One Tax.

[aviator47]

Originally Posted by CircleOfLife

Devil advocate: Going by the same logic why should state loose it's revenue. No one forced you to relocate. This was your choice and decision at the end of the day. Is the law different if someone who is native of the state and driving with plates of another state?

This has been discussed far too many times in the forum and hey i won't like to pay any tax at all too. It just doesn't work that way.

No one forced anyone to relocate but freedom of movement is a fundamental right that our constitution grants, and a car is a necessity today to travel.
Anyway the point is not that I or the OP doesn’t want to pay taxes. What is important is a seamless transition process setup in RTO that can allow people to get their NOCs and refunds from the RTO. This is missing and an issue currently. With a lot of RTO processes getting setup online now, why can’t this be moved online as well?

[Mafia]

Karnataka has found a convenient loop hole to duck out of providing this service to general public, thus preserving their registration tax income which is probably among the highest in the country.

If the neighboring states implement it and make it accessible to general public who fit the bill under the BH scheme, the traffic police in Bangalore will lose ‘paying customers’.

I have been following this thread closely as I may have to move to the 4th branch(yet to be setup) in Hyderabad. From what I see on the web, Telangana is ways away from implementing this scheme too. That means I have no choice of BH plates for my new vehicle.

[banana]

I have no opinion on if the govt. is asking or not asking anyone to relocate. That is a different debate.

What I've heard:
- it was being discussed that toll will eventually be collected for only the segment of the road that was used. This may sound off topic, this may increase the revenue of the government as they may start charging toll for little over x kilometers.

What I know:
- some camera(s) at toll booths are smart enough to do some magic and get registration number from the number plate.
- the way we buy goods (think about non-automobiles) these days, taxes are sent to a central bucket (if every business is doing it is a different debate) and then get distributed to the right state/UT.
- registration numbers are accepted (as an identifier of the vehicle) in all the states, even if it is not the home state.

What I'm not sure:
- is it possible to just have a central record of which vehicle entered the state/UT at what time and start disbursing daily/weekly/monthly/yearly taxes to the new state.

What I like about the new law:
- tax collection at regular intervals instead of collecting it upfront for the "lifetime" (of the vehicle).
- same tax structure across all states or UTs.
- no need of getting NOC, refund and other dozens of forms from different places.

What I do not like in previous posts:
- people being discriminated based on which industry/organization they work for, even after meeting the criteria in the stated notification.

I know that fingers in my hand are not of same length, wouldn't it be an expectation that we just recognize that they belong to the same hand at least.

Please feel free to disagree.

[OffRoadFun]

Originally Posted by SILVERWOOD

Karnataka playing along.....

I was about to say the same. Discrimination on basis of employment is violation of fundamental rights. The (government) authorities have this world of their own where private sector employees are contractors/sub-normal employees! And why BH registration to ONLY senior government officials? Seems like colonial mindset is still prevalent! And in reality, these government officials are biggest parasites.