[ssateesh]

Originally Posted by sapien

Thanks for the suggestion ssateesh. I plan to go with regular state registration to avoid all this hassle.


Indeed, all states are trying to ensure tax stays within the state. Universal BH passing is a long time away I guess.

Yes depends on the savings and additional cost/effort needed to register in a different state. In my case the tax savings was very significant and hence went through the pain of buying in TS with temp registration, driving to Bangalore and then to Pune for BH permanent registration

[handsofsteel]

I noticed another two clauses, found them amusing (only because I do not need to register a vehicle anytime soon).
1. Only one vehicle per owner. meaning, either my two wheeler or my four wheeler will always keep falling in the local RTO's dragnet.
2. They want the RTO to ascertain my capacity to pay for the vehicle (if the vehicle is more than 25 lacs or 2 lacs for a two wheeler)!. So that means what? The RTO will start demanding my IT return/ my bank statement?

seriously?

[eldiablo]

Originally Posted by Axe77

This MH circular is a real bummer.

Shouldn't EVs be exempt from this absurdness? Nobody is trying to save registration cost of ₹2,500 on buying a TATA Nexon.EV or ₹25,000 on a Volvo XC40 Recharge as examples, in comparison to the total cost of the vehicle.

I and my partner are in the process of buying an electric vehicle and my partner works in a private company with offices in more than 4 states. Now he has to submit documents that will be a hassle to acquire if not downright denied by the organization. How will he even find payslips or residential proofs from 2007?

Also, he may have worked at a certain location many years ago, and MAY or MAY NOT have to travel in the future to another location where the company has its office. What happens then? Just to be clear, my partner has worked at multiple locations spanning several years in between with a total of 16 years in the same organization.

There are benefits of registering a car with BH registration, one of which was to be able to travel to another state without hassle. Clearly, that will not longer be the case for many of us.

Too many loopholes. And no RTO agent knows a work around at least at the moment.

[Explorer_Jassi]

Originally Posted by handsofsteel

2. They want the RTO to ascertain my capacity to pay for the vehicle (if the vehicle is more than 25 lacs or 2 lacs for a two wheeler)!. So that means what? The RTO will start demanding my IT return/ my bank statement?

Yes Sir, they already have started asking most recent Form 16 and salary slip . I have provided both along with Form 60, PAN, transfer letter and salary slip corresponding to the location where I was prior to transfer and still waiting since 5 days for RTO to take a decision on my eligibility to get a BH registration. This is killing the excitement of getting a new vehicle.

[libranof1987]

Originally Posted by Axe77

This MH circular is a real bummer. On the one hand, I’m glad I squeezed in my GLC purchase in December before this ludicrous (and I’m pretty sure legally questionable) condition came into place.

Indeed.

In fact, my company HR refused to provide a colleague the required certificate/form to have their car BH-registered a few weeks back. According to them, this new circular requires a confirmation that the employee doesn't have any other BH-reg. vehicle, and HR cannot take the onus/responsibility/liability of finding that out / confirming it is true.

[skyrider1]

Originally Posted by Explorer_Jassi

Yes Sir, they already have started asking most recent form16 and salary slip .

I guess one of the main reasons for asking payslip is to confirm the work location. If that is the case, can we blacken out some sensitive details like PF/UAN number, and, well, the salary breakup/amount ? I am not sure if they will accept it though.

Also, the salesperson from Maruti told me that these new rules are going to be implemented in all states soon, if not already. Has anyone heard about it in states other than MH ?

[Axe77]

Originally Posted by libranof1987

According to them, this new circular requires a confirmation that the employee doesn't have any other BH-reg. vehicle, and HR cannot take the onus/responsibility/liability of finding that out / confirming it is true.

Ridiculous. Who legislated that one can have only one car per person. What if I am in a transferable private job, the only income earner and we need two vehicles in my family. This is basically just ad hoc hogwash.

[Aviatoraval]

Hope someone file a PIL for this exasperating and odious decision by semi-literate authority.

[girish.purswani]

Originally Posted by skyrider1

I guess one of the main reasons for asking payslip is to confirm the work location. If that is the case, can we blacken out some sensitive details like PF/UAN number, and, well, the salary breakup/amount ? I am not sure if they will accept it though.

Also, the salesperson from Maruti told me that these new rules are going to be implemented in all states soon, if not already. Has anyone heard about it in states other than MH ?

The issue is in my case for example working for a big4 where the nature of my work involves me being deployed at client sites which could be any part of india for how many ever months as needed , my salary still is paid at my base location. From a use case perspective the BH perfectly fits the requirement but I don’t think I can produce what they are asking!

[2nd_gear_7krpm]

Originally Posted by Axe77

This MH circular is a real bummer.

I'm unable to shift my focus from the inconsistent font sizes used in this circular. How about 1% extra cess for better formatting of circulars going forward?

[Axe77]

Originally Posted by sapien

In addition to the salary slips they have also asked for a Transfer Letter!

Originally Posted by Axe77

Thanks for sharing this. I just created a google docs translation of the circular (please consider the accuracy accordingly) to at least allow a rudimentary English read of it. Images below.

Originally Posted by 2nd_gear_7krpm

I'm unable to shift my focus from the inconsistent font sizes used in this circular. How about 1% extra cess for better formatting of circulars going forward?

That’s a rough translation on Google translate or something similar (not sure what - someone did the translate for me at my request), saved as an image.

The original circular is in Sapien’s post above and the font size is just fine - can’t say the same for the intent and content of the circular of course.

[mentalmaxout]

Clarified with my dealer regarding new BH series registration in Maharashtra. Apart from KYC documents one will need Ghoshana Patra / BH form. Plus Company letter stating that Person is frequently transferred from one state to other & 4 state GST copy.

Now to figure how my company can predict the future and say that I will be frequently transferred from one state to other in future :-)

[Aditya]

Maharashtra: BH registration requires additional documents apart from Form 60 - Posts moved to a new thread.

[skyrider1]

Originally Posted by mentalmaxout

plus Company letter stating that Person is frequently transferred from one state to other

This does not seem to be mentioned in the circular actually. The dealer I talked to in Pune has asked for following, and not all are mentioned in the circular:

1. Salary slip from previous and current location
2. Transfer letter
3. Joining letter
4. Form 60 stating this is first application for BH series number
5. Proof of payment from own account

It sounds like RTO is now asking for documents that were not even mentioned in the govt circular, to find out a reason to reject the application. It is certainly discouraging, and I am wondering if I should proceed with the application now.

BTW, has anyone managed to get a successful BH series registration in MH, with the new rules after the circular ? It would help if you can list out the documents that RTO was finally satisfied with.

My dealer told me today, not a single application has gone out for BH number from their dealership, after the circular, mainly because most people are not eligible now, or do not have all the required documents.

[ssateesh]

Actually Central government is to partially blame here. Instead of comping up with robust conditions to ensure it is applicable to only employees who frequently move locations which was the intent they came up with a loose guideline of Form60 only to verify if a company is in 4 states or more. So states are coming up with their own ridiculous guidelines to counter this