Car registered outside Mumbai, but using in the city? PAY OCTROI, says the BMC

abhishek_shah · 18th May 2012, 17:03

BMC says that Octroi is applicable for vehicles used within Mumbai limits even if the vehicle is registered at another RTO.

Read the article in TOI today. Mentioned below is the link.

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mohandasnikhil · 18th May 2012, 17:19

This is extremely difficult to enforce in my opinion. A good move nevertheless! A better move would be to abolish Octroi.

infotech58 · 18th May 2012, 17:57

MH is the only state in India that still levies octroi (i think only Mumbai, Pune, and Nasik have it) - it should move on an abolish this thing.

how and who would determine whether the vehicle is being "used" in mumbai. i remember that few years ago, cooperative housing socities in Thane had got notices to enlist those cars bearing non MH04 number in their parking spaces and send it to RTO so that RTO force them to transfer.

scopriobharath · 18th May 2012, 18:02

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Originally Posted by abhishek_shah

BMC says that Octroi is applicable for vehicles used within Mumbai limits even if the vehicle is registered at another RTO.

Read the article in TOI today. Mentioned below is the link.
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It is very difficult to enforce the same. How will one prove that say a Thane vehicle has been in Mumbai Octri limits and being used in Mumbai only. There are numerous vehicles that are being driven from Thane and suburbs to Office in Nariman point.

It is very difficult to enforce the same. It would have been easier if the vehicle had electronic tracking (like EZEEPASS). given the current scenario, its difficult.

alpha1 · 18th May 2012, 19:20

What happens when I visit from Pune to Mumbai?
What happens when I shift from Pune to Mumbai?

scopriobharath · 18th May 2012, 19:34

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Originally Posted by alpha1

What happens when I visit from Pune to Mumbai?
What happens when I shift from Pune to Mumbai?

I hope they do not pass a judgement like Sun-Film.

Order: Collect Octroi from all cars visting Mumbai
Govt enforcers: Its not possbile.
Order: Why
Govt enforcers: we cannot track the same
Order: Collect Octroi from every vehicle registered for the past 15 years from all RTO regions falling within a 200 km radius from Mumbai City

rtandon · 18th May 2012, 21:40

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Originally Posted by scopriobharath

Order: Collect Octroi from every vehicle registered for the past 15 years from all RTO regions falling within a 200 km radius from Mumbai City

Errr. What if I sold the said <15 yr old car.
Also, why are you giving advise which is going to be detrimental. What if some one takes it to heart and follows it.
And yes, I noticed the smileys

kingofkings · 18th May 2012, 21:52

Wow...this seems to be heading the way of the now infamous sun film edict. I mean say I am back at home in Mumbai for vacations from Pune with a Pune registered vehicle?
Our bureaucracy has a tendency to go in for ill conceived rules and regulations which fail miserably when it comes to implementation.
On another front- Octroi should be done away with altogether.

Berj79 · 19th May 2012, 03:48

This is rubbish, used cars don't have octrio duty in nasik & pune, what if one buys a used car from nasik & has a residence over there as well as in mumbai. why should he pay octrio if he is traveling to bombay-nasik with the car? This is just stupid..

fre2bpowerless · 19th May 2012, 04:42

Yay another useless idea from our leaders

As everyone said impossible to enforce, waste of time, will be eventually used to harass a handful of motorist

Rudra Sen · 19th May 2012, 09:47

How do they calculate octroi for different cars (read engine size)?

~~h · 19th May 2012, 13:00

One must ignore the news and move on.
The same havoc happened in housing socity drive, I don't think it did any mass damage.

Secondly, how are they going to enforce it ? Mumbai traffice cops have the best manners the world if you are caught in an offense, they always treat you with respect (even if you can't speak local language)and the maximum damage is 50 Rs.

Berj79 · 19th May 2012, 13:39

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Originally Posted by ~~h

One must ignore the news and move on.
The same havoc happened in housing socity drive, I don't think it did any mass damage.

What havoc they did? this is just plain stupid, we no more a democratic country? if i have a house elsewhere outside city limits i should have a choice where to register/park it.

alpha1 · 19th May 2012, 13:48

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Originally Posted by ~~h

One must ignore the news and move on.
The same havoc happened in housing socity drive, I don't think it did any mass damage.

Secondly, how are they going to enforce it ? Mumbai traffice cops have the best manners the world if you are caught in an offense, they always treat you with respect (even if you can't speak local language)and the maximum damage is 50 Rs.

No way.
Its because of such lackadaisical attitude of our society that idiots at the helm are allowed to go ahead with such hare-brained ideas and laws.

In fact we have idiots at helm exactly for these reasons!

Berj79 · 19th May 2012, 19:15

I think this is to bust all the people who bought cars with fake thane/panvel addresses to avoid octrio?

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infotech58 BHPian Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Toronto Posts: 652 Thanked: 255 Times View My Garage	re: Car registered outside Mumbai, but using in the city? PAY OCTROI, says the BMC MH is the only state in India that still levies octroi (i think only Mumbai, Pune, and Nasik have it) - it should move on an abolish this thing. how and who would determine whether the vehicle is being "used" in mumbai. i remember that few years ago, cooperative housing socities in Thane had got notices to enlist those cars bearing non MH04 number in their parking spaces and send it to RTO so that RTO force them to transfer. Last edited by infotech58 : 18th May 2012 at 17:59.
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alpha1 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: LandOfNoWinters Posts: 2,093 Thanked: 2,604 Times	Re: Car registered outside Mumbai, but using in the city? PAY OCTROI, says the BMC What happens when I visit from Pune to Mumbai? What happens when I shift from Pune to Mumbai?
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kingofkings BHPian Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Mumbai Posts: 54 Thanked: 15 Times	Re: Car registered outside Mumbai, but using in the city? PAY OCTROI, says the BMC Wow...this seems to be heading the way of the now infamous sun film edict. I mean say I am back at home in Mumbai for vacations from Pune with a Pune registered vehicle? Our bureaucracy has a tendency to go in for ill conceived rules and regulations which fail miserably when it comes to implementation. On another front- Octroi should be done away with altogether.
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Berj79 BHPian Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: mumbai Posts: 375 Thanked: 10 Times	Re: Car registered outside Mumbai, but using in the city? PAY OCTROI, says the BMC This is rubbish, used cars don't have octrio duty in nasik & pune, what if one buys a used car from nasik & has a residence over there as well as in mumbai. why should he pay octrio if he is traveling to bombay-nasik with the car? This is just stupid..
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fre2bpowerless BHPian Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Mumbai Posts: 259 Thanked: 86 Times	Re: Car registered outside Mumbai, but using in the city? PAY OCTROI, says the BMC Yay another useless idea from our leaders As everyone said impossible to enforce, waste of time, will be eventually used to harass a handful of motorist
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Rudra Sen Team-BHP Support Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 11,590 Thanked: 6,532 Times View My Garage	Re: Car registered outside Mumbai, but using in the city? PAY OCTROI, says the BMC How do they calculate octroi for different cars (read engine size)?
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~~h BHPian Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Singapore Posts: 145 Thanked: 17 Times	Re: Car registered outside Mumbai, but using in the city? PAY OCTROI, says the BMC One must ignore the news and move on. The same havoc happened in housing socity drive, I don't think it did any mass damage. Secondly, how are they going to enforce it ? Mumbai traffice cops have the best manners the world if you are caught in an offense, they always treat you with respect (even if you can't speak local language)and the maximum damage is 50 Rs.
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Berj79 BHPian Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: mumbai Posts: 375 Thanked: 10 Times	Re: Car registered outside Mumbai, but using in the city? PAY OCTROI, says the BMC I think this is to bust all the people who bought cars with fake thane/panvel addresses to avoid octrio?
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