[Aiel]

Originally Posted by sachinayak

I have a 2001 model Santro LS which I bought in Bombay. Am based in BLR for the last few years now and would like to get the same registered in BLR.

How do I calculate the road tax I would need to shell out, since I do not have the original invoice (I bought a pre-owned car, Bombay resale prices being substantially lower than Bangalore). Also the specific model is no longer in production (this is before the Xing).

Any inputs in this context would be appreciated.

As the owner of a 2001 Zen with MH registration, I had paid about 31K as tax here. In the RC book, there was a figure about 4.04 lakhs scribbled, which was used to calculate the tax.

I also did not have the invoice (misplaced my copy and the dealership lost its copy in the floods of 2005) or the NOC. I had gone through an agent, who finished the whole procedure in about 1/2 an hour.

[gopinathann]

Originally Posted by kri$hna

Well, Not really necessary, but keep the toll receipts handy all the time (cops on vigil @hosur road big time) !!

I am myself running an AP registered car in bangalore since december 08, and not faced any problem till date.. never got caught in city or anywer, but Hosur road is the border and cops r always there expecting easy money .. so keep ur toll receipts and fill petrol in TN when u r there .. cheaper and also u ll have 1 more reason to prove ur from TN !!

Thanks for the reply, will do the same.

[Spitfire]

Originally Posted by hrag

Ideal solution is to keep the car with the TN registration and drive it once in a while to TN & back.

What if the car is Goa registered and i get toll receipts from Tamilnadu?

The cops will know i am trying to outsmart them, but can they challenge my Toll receipts from Tamil Nadu and that the vehicle has a Goa registration.

For all i care i was beamed down by the aliens from Goa to Tamil Nadu. How i got there and how long have been there should be none of their concern. Its come from a different state thats it.

Getting my Dad's ANHC to Bangalore. The tax to be paid would be around 1 lakh.

Originally Posted by sgiitk

Imagine the plight of, say, a defence officer, who get moved all over the country.

Vehicles owned by Defence and Central Government folks are exempt from paying the tax in every state they get transferred to.

[Gansan]

@ gopinathann & spitfire
Vehicles with TN plates will always invite special attention, especially during times of trouble which are interstate in nature. I can vouch for this from experience.

We were a group of four people suddenly transferred to our Bangalore office to replace four other guys who left on VRS. All of us had bikes and we pondered all the ruses. Some worked for some time. One guy even had his TN number plate written in Kannada and got away for a while!

We were informed by our local boss that cops will generally note down the numbers of vehicles with other state number plates in their beat, and numbers which crop up on a regular basis will be handed over to the RTO. Suddenly one fine day a squad from the RTO will intercept and seize the vehicle and then there will be hell to pay. I don't know if this was true, but did not want to take a chance and paid the tax. So weigh your decisions carefully. Good luck!

[hrag]

Originally Posted by Spitfire

What if the car is Goa registered and i get toll receipts from Tamilnadu?

The cops will know i am trying to outsmart them, but can they challenge my Toll receipts from Tamil Nadu and that the vehicle has a Goa registration.

For all i care i was beamed down by the aliens from Goa to Tamil Nadu. How i got there and how long have been there should be none of their concern. Its come from a different state thats it.

Well, nothing stops you (or anybody else) from doing this. TN has the advantage of having a toll plaza at Krishnagiri(<100 km from Bangalore). You can say you are touring the country.

[funda2max]

Bikes will face more problem than cars in bangalore. I drive my TN registered Fiesta in Bangalore for around 2 yrs, never faced any issues. But, i always carry Toll receipts and petrol bills to prove in case i caught by traffic police or RTO. But, i have a fear in my mind and hesitate to take car for a deep drive inside Bangalore.

But, KA or any other state cars can run without fear inside TN.

[ajmat]

Another thing the RTO does is scour major companies. Once they politely arrived at our gates and requested to view all vehilces parked, They singled out the out of state vehciles. The owners were called out and the RTO folks politely advised them to file for LTT and gave advice on the process.

[Spitfire]

Thanks guys.

Originally Posted by Gansan

Vehicles with TN plates will always invite special attention

Mine is Goa registered GA. The cops/rto get confused for a sec or so thinking its KA. I have been lucky with my Classic as long as I had it in Bangalore.

Originally Posted by hrag

Well, nothing stops you (or anybody else) from doing this. TN has the advantage of having a toll plaza at Krishnagiri(<100 km from Bangalore). You can say you are touring the country.

Worth a shot then. If i start getting harassed then send the car back.

[Gansan]

Originally Posted by Spitfire

Mine is Goa registered GA.

The first line of my post was meant for Gopi!

The last para was meant for you both.

The one possible way for you both is to claim you live in Hosur and commute to B'lore everyday for work. And carry a suitable "proof" for your residence!

[kvenkatt]

Be a member of AASI, they would do re-registration free of cost (you need to pay only the expenses stipulated by the RTO)

But you need to wait a minimum 6 months to get your vehicle re-registered.

Karthic

P.S: I am not working for AASI, But am a member of it.

[Gansan]

Originally Posted by funda2max

Bikes will face more problem than cars in bangalore. I drive my TN registered Fiesta in Bangalore for around 2 yrs, never faced any issues. But, i always carry Toll receipts and petrol bills to prove in case i caught by traffic police or RTO. But, i have a fear in my mind and hesitate to take car for a deep drive inside Bangalore.

But, KA or any other state cars can run without fear inside TN.

That is generally true because it is more probable for cars to be on an interstate trip than bikes. But try taking your car out during troubled times like what I mentioned, then you will see.

[gopinathann]

Originally Posted by Gansan

That is generally true because it is more probable for cars to be on an interstate trip than bikes. But try taking your car out during troubled times like what I mentioned, then you will see.

one way to avoid the cops is to change the TN in the number plate with fancy fonts or small fonts with only the numbers in big fonts.

Does bangalore cops catch if we use fancy fonts, have anyone faced the issue before.

[Gansan]

Originally Posted by gopinathann

one way to avoid the cops is to change the TN in the number plate with fancy fonts or small fonts with only the numbers in big fonts.

Does bangalore cops catch if we use fancy fonts, have anyone faced the issue before.

As I mentioned before, a colleague of mine even had his TN number plate written in Kannada characters and numerals, with fancy borders and all. It was only a matter of time before his bluff was called!

[swageo]

Hi,

I am relocating from Chennai to Bangalore. I have got a 2008 Civic and a 2008 Alto. I need your advice on whether to re-reg in Bangalore or sell it in Chennai (and buy another one in Bangalore).

Invoice Price (2008 Civic 1.8SMT): 11L ? (I paid 12.5L on-road)
17% of Invoice price: 1.87L
(http://rto.kar.nic.in/KMVTA%202010.pdf)
Depreciation for 4 to 5 years: 75% of 1.87L = 1.4L

My car has only 27K in odo. I feel its worth paying 1.4L and retaining it, rather than selling (8L ?) and buying a used Civic (with unknown past).

Same math for Alto too..

Help me guys...

[coolclouds]

Originally Posted by swageo

Hi,

I am relocating from Chennai to Bangalore. I have got a 2008 Civic and a 2008 Alto. I need your advice on whether to re-reg in Bangalore or sell it in Chennai (and buy another one in Bangalore).

Invoice Price (2008 Civic 1.8SMT): 11L ? (I paid 12.5L on-road)
17% of Invoice price: 1.87L
(http://rto.kar.nic.in/KMVTA%202010.pdf)
Depreciation for 4 to 5 years: 75% of 1.87L = 1.4L

My car has only 27K in odo. I feel its worth paying 1.4L and retaining it, rather than selling (8L ?) and buying a used Civic (with unknown past).

Same math for Alto too..

Help me guys...

Better you drive your Civic with TN plates itself.
If you don't jump a traffic signal/park at no parking zone, the chances of getting caught are less. Also, check with Bangalore traffic police website and pay if there any pending tickets on your car.