Converted my Innova to a taxi. Customer has disappeared with it!

esteem_lover · 14th December 2009, 14:00

Did you actually convert it to a taxi by paying for the permit, paying the diff in premium for the insurance etc ?

BaCkSeAtDrIVeR · 14th December 2009, 15:19

That vehicle is registered to one "MUNEER R BASHEER" and is registered as a "MGV - TOW TRUCK"; It is registered as a non-transport vehicle, having 50K as life time tax. (info from the MVD department web site.)

It is illegal to use such vehicles for the purpose mentioned here - let out the vehicle for "hire or reward".

I think the hirer is taking advantage of the illegality committed by you.

mrbmuneer · 15th December 2009, 13:46

Hi all,
I was watching the thread closely. The update on the vehicle part is a compliant has been filled with Ernakulam Vyttila Janamythri Police station. It has been understood that the hirer is out of state to Bangalore as told by his business partner. The partner is saying he is not having any info abt the vehicle and the hirer would be coming back to Kerala on this coming 16th. The Police also told the same and they know these people. I was asked to wait for a couple of days and assured that Police will find it out and will inform me on that. It also came to know that similar case was there against these guys and that was settled in the recent past.

As pointed by some of the fellow BHPians we are trying to give a momentum to the case using some contacts we have in the department.
Also Please don’t make assumptions like

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It is illegal to use such vehicles for the purpose mentioned here - let out the vehicle for "hire or reward".

I think the hirer is taking advantage of the illegality committed by you.”

If you have read this post from the bottom you could have noticed that it has been converted to a taxi permit vehicle in the recent past. The MVD site is not updated which is the trait of this otherwise elegant site.

rjvora_2000 · 15th December 2009, 16:10

Have you intimated this loss to your insurance company? Please do it as early as possible if not till today.

tj123 · 15th December 2009, 16:28

Inform your insurance company on priority. Hope you have told the insurance company about the change of usage of the vehicle.
Hope you get your vehicle back soon...Good luck.

rjvora_2000 · 15th December 2009, 17:04

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Originally Posted by tj123

Inform your insurance company on priority. Hope you have told the insurance company about the change of usage of the vehicle.
Hope you get your vehicle back soon...Good luck.

If insurance paper's are their in place, then pray that you don't get the vehicle and get the claim rather. You must be wondering why I am saying this? I have seen the condition of this king of vehicles as if they come back they will be in too bad shape.

beejay · 15th December 2009, 17:17

Do you mind disclosing the details of the person you hired the vehicle out to?

mrbmuneer · 16th January 2010, 12:35

Got my vehicle back after flexing the muscles with all those involved inthe fraud. Indeed this was an awful experience even with the police. The vehicle is in perfect condition except for some scratches. Cant disclose the palpable facts on how we get it back

mooza · 16th January 2010, 12:57

Congrats on getting your vehicle back mrbmuneer!
This thread sure has been an eye opener.

beejay · 16th January 2010, 13:12

Who were these guys?

me_sid · 16th January 2010, 13:27

Good to hear that you got your vehicle back, lesson learnt & chapter closed. However for the sake of the innumerable vulnerables in our country, I think you should expose them, who knows there might be a few more who aren't as lucky as you are aint it?

vikram.vns · 16th January 2010, 13:32

Hi Muneer,

Good to hear that you got your vehicle back with out any major damages.

Regards,

Vikram

ph03n!x · 16th January 2010, 16:21

Muneer, you opened this thread to seek help from fellow BHPians. Now that you got your vehicle back, why don't you help anyone who might get into something similar in the future, and post the details of the lease/ rental agreement, and the name & details of who you dealt with?

beejay · 16th January 2010, 16:44

+1 to that Pho3n!x. Strange. Come on thread opener.

headers · 16th January 2010, 16:45

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Originally Posted by ph03n!x

Muneer, you opened this thread to seek help from fellow BHPians. Now that you got your vehicle back, why don't you help anyone who might get into something similar in the future, and post the details of the lease/ rental agreement, and the name & details of who you dealt with?

A +1 to that.

Else, this thread is pointless.

Also, when you seek help on a public forum, to locate your vehicle, you could tell the forum how you got it back. Else, there is something fishy!

14th December 2009, 14:00	#16
esteem_lover Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Madras/Py Posts: 7,556 Thanked: 502 Times View My Garage	Did you actually convert it to a taxi by paying for the permit, paying the diff in premium for the insurance etc ?
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14th December 2009, 15:19	#17
BaCkSeAtDrIVeR BANNED Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Kochi Posts: 2,522 Thanked: 752 Times	That vehicle is registered to one "MUNEER R BASHEER" and is registered as a "MGV - TOW TRUCK"; It is registered as a non-transport vehicle, having 50K as life time tax. (info from the MVD department web site.) It is illegal to use such vehicles for the purpose mentioned here - let out the vehicle for "hire or reward". I think the hirer is taking advantage of the illegality committed by you.
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15th December 2009, 16:10	#19
rjvora_2000 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Mumbai/Mulund Posts: 1,658 Thanked: 56 Times	Have you intimated this loss to your insurance company? Please do it as early as possible if not till today.
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15th December 2009, 16:28	#20
tj123 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: BLR Posts: 1,148 Thanked: 680 Times	Inform your insurance company on priority. Hope you have told the insurance company about the change of usage of the vehicle. Hope you get your vehicle back soon...Good luck.
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15th December 2009, 17:17	#22
beejay Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: The Nilgiris Posts: 1,963 Thanked: 204 Times View My Garage	Do you mind disclosing the details of the person you hired the vehicle out to?
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16th January 2010, 12:35	#23
mrbmuneer Newbie Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Trivandrum Posts: 15 Thanked: 0 Times	back home Got my vehicle back after flexing the muscles with all those involved inthe fraud. Indeed this was an awful experience even with the police. The vehicle is in perfect condition except for some scratches. Cant disclose the palpable facts on how we get it back
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16th January 2010, 12:57	#24
mooza Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,096 Thanked: 368 Times	Congrats on getting your vehicle back mrbmuneer! This thread sure has been an eye opener.
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16th January 2010, 13:12	#25
beejay Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: The Nilgiris Posts: 1,963 Thanked: 204 Times View My Garage	Who were these guys?
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16th January 2010, 13:27	#26
me_sid BHPian Join Date: May 2008 Location: Mumbai Posts: 318 Thanked: 208 Times	Good to hear that you got your vehicle back, lesson learnt & chapter closed. However for the sake of the innumerable vulnerables in our country, I think you should expose them, who knows there might be a few more who aren't as lucky as you are aint it?
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16th January 2010, 13:32	#27
vikram.vns BHPian Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 89 Thanked: 8 Times	Hi Muneer, Good to hear that you got your vehicle back with out any major damages. Regards, Vikram
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16th January 2010, 16:21	#28
ph03n!x Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Coimbatore Posts: 2,566 Thanked: 5,961 Times	Muneer, you opened this thread to seek help from fellow BHPians. Now that you got your vehicle back, why don't you help anyone who might get into something similar in the future, and post the details of the lease/ rental agreement, and the name & details of who you dealt with?
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16th January 2010, 16:44	#29
beejay Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: The Nilgiris Posts: 1,963 Thanked: 204 Times View My Garage	+1 to that Pho3n!x. Strange. Come on thread opener. Last edited by beejay : 16th January 2010 at 16:46.
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