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25th September 2007, 11:38 | #77 | |
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However, if you are intent on bypassing this, I guess if the passengers are properly briefed and given the necessary details (such as the owners name etc), they could, if they want to, play along with you and tell the cops that they are your friends. All depends on where the car will be used. In popular tourist destinations like Goa, the Cops are well used to this and will really drill the driver/passengers. In other places, they probably would not bother checking up on this. | |
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26th September 2007, 16:19 | #78 |
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| That's the point. I need clarity on what the actual rule is? On saying that the car is borrowed from a friend , they said that under law you can't borrow a car from anyone other than your immediate family. If the car has been borrowed from a friend , then the friend has to be in the car otherwise you can't drive it. Is that the rule?Does anyone know? |
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4th December 2007, 14:13 | #79 |
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| Is there any way to get the details of all these rules in one place? Last week my car was towed by traffic police for "parking at corner". I am stckler for following the traffic rules and safe driving practices, and thought even that day that I had parked the car well away from the so called corner. So when I asked the cops why the car was still towed away, they informed me that the prohibited parking area around a "Corner" is defined as a distance of 75 feet in both directions from the center of the corner. I dont know if I was just conned or there is any thing to substantiate this. This was not the first time, that I got a feeling that feeling that the towing of vehicles in by traffic cops is done more for extracting the towing fees from the owners rather than to ensure traffic discipline. So does any one know, what the details are, or where to find them? |
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4th December 2007, 16:26 | #80 | |
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MV Act is common for the entire country but rules are made by individual states and so they vary. | |
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18th December 2007, 18:15 | #83 |
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| iii) not giving, on demand by a Police Officer, any information required by him (Section 134) Most of the officers I meet want the info that I would not want to disclose.... "HOW MUCH DO I HAVE IN MY POCKET" . |
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2nd January 2008, 23:38 | #84 | |
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wanted to find out if registration numbers of old cars can be somehow transferred to new cars and vice versa..basically i have a very old Maruti 800 with an unique number, can it be transferred to my new car? The RTO in Noida told me that its not possible but i have personally seen brand new cars with old registration numbers! Somebody throw light! | |
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3rd January 2008, 19:33 | #85 |
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| Interstate transfer I had a query on the transfer of vehicles between states. Specifically, I'm thinking of bringing a car over from my hometown in Punjab for use in Mumbai. I've asked around and gathered the following information: - For using a car for under three months in a different state, no formalities are required - For usage between 3 months and one year, there are some formalities. Information on this point is slightly conflicting with some sources saying that the RTO just needs to be informed whilst others say a year's road tax also needs to be paid. - For usage beyond a year, the registration needs to be transferred. This involves taking an NOC from the home RTO and re-registering the car in the new jurisdiction after paying all applicable taxes and levies. For Mumbai, these amount to 13-14% of the invoice value of the vehicle : octroi (15% for vehicles less than 15 months old, 4/4.5% for older vehicles); entry tax (4.5% for vehicles less than 30 months old) as well as the regular road tax and RTO charges Can someone confirm or cotradict the above information? It's been gathered from a cross section of brokers and a contact in the RTO (all of whom have provided slightly different versions of this). In addition, can someone shed light on how this would differ or Thane or Navi Mumbai as well? Whilst I am based primarily in Powai, I do have a reasonable basis of claiming residence in either of these areas as well. Thanks in advance for your help. |
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15th February 2008, 16:29 | #86 |
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| Friends I need your help. I am currently not in India. I have a bike and a car. Yesterday a policeman came to my apartment in Pune (where my friend is staying temporarily) with a challan. The challan was for travelling triple seat on a bike. I am not in India. But my bike is used by some of my friends on need basis. The policeman took 100 Rs from my friend's dad, handed over the challan and left. What I need to know is, is there something else that I need to do? Do my friend still has to go to the police station and pay up or the payment that was done at home enough? The challan was for 100 Rs. |
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15th February 2008, 17:21 | #87 | |
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15th February 2008, 19:18 | #88 | |
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First is the Motor Vehicles Act, the central statute, which says that a change of address for more than 1 year should be intimated to the RTO - means the change of address has to be entered in the vehicle's records at the RTO. When this change involves change to area of another RTO within same state, not much problems are involved and same registration number can be continued. But this involves re-registration if an inter state change of address is involved. Second law is the law relating to taxes on motor vehicles - and since this is a state subject as per the constitution, the law is different (with common general principles) in all the states. Since most states have a one time tax on private cars and two wheelers, which has to be paid at the time of registration, a vehicle which is re-registered has to pay road tax again in the new state. The 3 month rule may be contained in this statute, and info you got may be correct. 3rd law is the law relating to Octori - unique to few states / cities, like Mumbai. Everything entering the limits of the city has to be subjected to octroi. Some states levy entry tax on motor vehicles alone - but entry tax is typically not levied on vehicles older than 15 months. | |
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15th February 2008, 20:51 | #89 | |
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14th March 2008, 23:59 | #90 | |
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a fotnight ago, I was driving down from the reclamation towards lilavati, when a traffic policeman stopped me, demanded my license and then the papers, after finding everything in order, he said im driving without seatbelts, my car is a 1992 model M800, and it doesn't have seatbelts, so the law says, "any car manufactured after 1994 shall be driven with seat belts" when i said this, he claimed the rule was for 1991, which i challenged, he gave up on that after i called another cop and cross questioned him. Now: cop #2 says, "everything is fine, but your car isn't passed" I showed him the passing dates on the papers, after which he asked for the original papers, I said "the RC book says original papers may not be kept in the vehicle for non-transport vehicles, and may be produced if asked for within 7 days".... He was stumped.... finally i told him "can i go now? you have wasted ten minutes of my time for no mistake on my part, even trying to implicate me on false charges, should i speak to your seniors or are you letting me go?" he promptly let me go, but i was in a real good mood to get him in trouble that day. try and remember all your rights, and rules that apply to you and your car, they come very handy lots of times... | |
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