Karnataka Road Tax, Crack down announced.EDIT: High Court Judgement on Pg 36 attached

asdon · 1st December 2010, 11:14

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Originally Posted by rjalihal

Someone told me that toll receipts are valid for 6 months. Is this true? The reason I ask is because, for a TN car, I could show the Hosur toll receipt. But it does show the date right? So will the RTO not get suspicious of this?

I told you Rohan

, yes toll receipts are valid for 6 months.

rjalihal · 3rd December 2010, 23:53

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Originally Posted by asdon

I told you Rohan

, yes toll receipts are valid for 6 months.

Oh yea, now it rings a bell. You were the one who told me over the phone soem time ago! I plan on going to Hosur on Sunday and get the toll slip. ALso i need to renew my emission. It will expire on Dec 8th!

Chetan_Rao · 4th December 2010, 11:50

Finally, with a pocket lighter by 64k (not including agent fees), I can drive around safely in Karnataka, without being bothered by the RTO thugs.

Looking at the tax amount, I too contemplated for a while about taking my chances and driving around as-is, but it's not really worth it. You might get unlucky at the worst possible moment, and no amount of money can replace peace of mind.

Money? I can earn it again.

Jaggu · 4th December 2010, 14:07

Yes! But why did you go through an agent?

allinbalance · 4th December 2010, 16:35

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Originally Posted by mjothi

It depends on the guy who catch you

@ mjothi: Agree!! Totally depends on the RTO officer involved and the 'grease' you agree.

Chetan_Rao · 4th December 2010, 18:15

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Originally Posted by Jaggu

Yes! But why did you go through an agent?

I mentioned 'agent' for want of a better word. It's actually the employee assistance helpdesk in our company, which helps with all kinds of stuff, including RTO. Reasonable charges, and good service. I had to visit the RTO personally only once for inspection. Even then, they offered to get it done themselves, but I didn't trust them with the car in maddening traffic.

eminemence · 6th January 2011, 19:27

Hi,
I would be moving to Bangalore from Pune in another month or so.
I plan to take my Swift with MH reg as well.
Has anyone done the same recently? Have you paid the relevant road tax?
Thanks in advance.

thedreamcatcher · 6th January 2011, 23:21

eminemence

Please go ahead and get your car. Nobody will trouble you as long as you dont break any rules. Even if you do, cops cannot question you on the registration

There has been a ruling lately that prevents cops from questioning people on out of state numbers

Malikayil · 7th January 2011, 00:08

pls run your car - no problem. i used my KL lancer for 2.5 yrs there & TN cedia for an year (both till Dec 2010). nothing happened.

be a responsible citizen . . . maintain lane disipline . . . dont just be another one adding to the traffic jams there.

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Originally Posted by eminemence

Hi,
I would be moving to Bangalore from Pune in another month or so.
I plan to take my Swift with MH reg as well.
Has anyone done the same recently? Have you paid the relevant road tax?
Thanks in advance.

eminemence · 7th January 2011, 00:29

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Originally Posted by thedreamcatcher

eminemence

Please go ahead and get your car. Nobody will trouble you as long as you dont break any rules. Even if you do, cops cannot question you on the registration

There has been a ruling lately that prevents cops from questioning people on out of state numbers

This thread sums it all quite well.
Does the refund makes sense if we plan to move back to the parent state after some years? Will I have to pay road tax again if I move back to Pune?

thedreamcatcher · 7th January 2011, 00:53

Well, for one if you plan to go back at some point or the other, makes no sense wasting time on a refund

But if u do claim, then 'technically', if you ever go back you have to pay it.

Acutually, I dont quite understand ur question. Are u asking, if you come to bangalore, pay road tax here, and then claim a refund if you want to go back. If that is the case, why pay here. ?

pgsagar · 8th January 2011, 22:03

This is daylight robbery by state governments. As it is road taxes are ridiculously high and added to that are the greed of the state governments to fleece and collect revenue. This is extortion.

techn0l0gist · 10th January 2011, 08:13

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Originally Posted by Malikayil

pls run your car - no problem. i used my KL lancer for 2.5 yrs there & TN cedia for an year (both till Dec 2010). nothing happened.

be a responsible citizen . . . maintain lane disipline . . . dont just be another one adding to the traffic jams there.

I second that ! I drove for nearly 4 years with GA registered cars on Bangalore streets! Just have a PUC certificate and insurance from your home state and don't give in to the cops demands no matter how much they try to convince you otherwise!

A trip home with the car at least once in 6 months might make things easier as you'd have valid fuel/service/toll bills along with a PUC certificate/insuarance

Things were pretty bad a year or so back , however in recent times , as long as you don't break any rules/laws I don't think anyone will bother to stop you!

freewheelburnin · 10th January 2011, 09:22

I have used a KL Lancer,KL santro and till recently had been using my KL Safari in Bangalore till 2009 september before i moved to Kochi.I never faced any issues with RTO though i have been stopped a few times for one-way violations and once or twice for an alcohol level check.But in all instances the KA police were very well behaved and polite and never ever questioned about Karnataka road tax.I had been driving in bangalore since 2005.But please try to keep with you fuel receipts,toll receipts etc to make your point stronger.

informmaha · 10th January 2011, 09:27

Hey Guyz,

From the reply from everyone i can see that no one has been caught for different state registration. Good that you are not.

But i am not one among the fortunate. I had a TN registered car and it was caught not by traffic cops but by cops wearing khaki uniform, don't know to which category they belong to. I told many reasons, but they were not accepting anything and asked me for toll tickets since i told them that i came a week back. I was not aware that toll tickets were valid for 6 months, else we would not have paid the fine.

I had to pay fine of Rs.500 ofcourse with ticket. When asked what has to be done, he told that according to rules we have to pay road tax. Mine was an 8 year old vehicle and when enquired i had to pay Rs.13000/ year (Amount depends on the age of the vehicle). But our plan was to have that vehicle for 4 months, so thought why to pay for it. This was in 2009 in bangalore.

Once you get caught, you loose your peace of mind which is what happend in our case.

For more information anyone can search for the RTO website of karnataka. Everything is mentioned in there.

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Chetan_Rao Team-BHP Support Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Bangalore Posts: 6,038 Thanked: 24,580 Times	Finally, with a pocket lighter by 64k (not including agent fees), I can drive around safely in Karnataka, without being bothered by the RTO thugs. Looking at the tax amount, I too contemplated for a while about taking my chances and driving around as-is, but it's not really worth it. You might get unlucky at the worst possible moment, and no amount of money can replace peace of mind. Money? I can earn it again. Last edited by Chetan_Rao : 4th December 2010 at 11:56. Reason: Adding comment
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Jaggu Team-BHP Support Join Date: May 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 20,270 Thanked: 16,197 Times	Yes! But why did you go through an agent?
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eminemence Newbie Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: PNQ/BLR Posts: 12 Thanked: 3 Times	Moving to Bangalore : Road tax law still on? Hi, I would be moving to Bangalore from Pune in another month or so. I plan to take my Swift with MH reg as well. Has anyone done the same recently? Have you paid the relevant road tax? Thanks in advance. Last edited by Jaggu : 6th January 2011 at 21:32. Reason: Please use Search before opening a new thread. Thanks
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thedreamcatcher Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Dubai Posts: 1,204 Thanked: 66 Times View My Garage	re: Karnataka Road Tax, Crack down announced.EDIT: High Court Judgement on Pg 36 attached eminemence Please go ahead and get your car. Nobody will trouble you as long as you dont break any rules. Even if you do, cops cannot question you on the registration There has been a ruling lately that prevents cops from questioning people on out of state numbers
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thedreamcatcher Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Dubai Posts: 1,204 Thanked: 66 Times View My Garage	re: Karnataka Road Tax, Crack down announced.EDIT: High Court Judgement on Pg 36 attached Well, for one if you plan to go back at some point or the other, makes no sense wasting time on a refund But if u do claim, then 'technically', if you ever go back you have to pay it. Acutually, I dont quite understand ur question. Are u asking, if you come to bangalore, pay road tax here, and then claim a refund if you want to go back. If that is the case, why pay here. ?
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pgsagar BANNED Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Vizag Posts: 2,638 Thanked: 3,628 Times View My Garage	re: Karnataka Road Tax, Crack down announced.EDIT: High Court Judgement on Pg 36 attached This is daylight robbery by state governments. As it is road taxes are ridiculously high and added to that are the greed of the state governments to fleece and collect revenue. This is extortion.
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10th January 2011, 09:22	#479
freewheelburnin BHPian Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: bangalore Posts: 277 Thanked: 34 Times View My Garage	re: Karnataka Road Tax, Crack down announced.EDIT: High Court Judgement on Pg 36 attached I have used a KL Lancer,KL santro and till recently had been using my KL Safari in Bangalore till 2009 september before i moved to Kochi.I never faced any issues with RTO though i have been stopped a few times for one-way violations and once or twice for an alcohol level check.But in all instances the KA police were very well behaved and polite and never ever questioned about Karnataka road tax.I had been driving in bangalore since 2005.But please try to keep with you fuel receipts,toll receipts etc to make your point stronger.
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informmaha BHPian Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Banglore/Madras Posts: 220 Thanked: 41 Times	re: Karnataka Road Tax, Crack down announced.EDIT: High Court Judgement on Pg 36 attached Hey Guyz, From the reply from everyone i can see that no one has been caught for different state registration. Good that you are not. But i am not one among the fortunate. I had a TN registered car and it was caught not by traffic cops but by cops wearing khaki uniform, don't know to which category they belong to. I told many reasons, but they were not accepting anything and asked me for toll tickets since i told them that i came a week back. I was not aware that toll tickets were valid for 6 months, else we would not have paid the fine. I had to pay fine of Rs.500 ofcourse with ticket. When asked what has to be done, he told that according to rules we have to pay road tax. Mine was an 8 year old vehicle and when enquired i had to pay Rs.13000/ year (Amount depends on the age of the vehicle). But our plan was to have that vehicle for 4 months, so thought why to pay for it. This was in 2009 in bangalore. Once you get caught, you loose your peace of mind which is what happend in our case. For more information anyone can search for the RTO website of karnataka. Everything is mentioned in there. Last edited by informmaha : 10th January 2011 at 09:33.
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