Transporting Your Motorcycle(s) - Universal Thread.

[Praful]

@MODS: Isn't there a Universal thread for the registration/road tax related queries? Can we move this thread there??

Originally Posted by donarun

I own a bike which is registered to Tamil Nadu RTO and life taxes paid. If I am to take this bike to Banglore for a period of 2-3 years what are the necessary formalities which I'll have to follow.

Can I pay some tax amount to Karnataka RTO & continue to ride the bike in banglore with TN registration or do I have to get an NOC from TN RTO and get the bike re-registered to Karnataka RTO ?

If you plan on using the bike in Bangalore for a period of 2-3 years and then head back to TN, you need to do the following :-

1. Be in possession of RC, Updated Insurance, Update PUC.
2. You do NOT need NOC. (NOC is only required when you want to re-register the vehicle in another state)
3. After moving to KA, you need to pay temporary road tax for the time period of your stay in Bangalore. You don't have to pay Life Time Road Tax again in KA.

That is all, have the above mentioned 4 documents with you at all times. TN bikes are something the cops look out for here in Bangalore with a very keen eye!

I've been riding a TN bike in Bangalore for 10 months now!

[donarun]

Praful,
PUC - is it the emission certificate ?
Cops let you go if you have RC, insurance, pollution and karnataka tax token or do they demand something more

[Praful]

Originally Posted by donarun

Praful,
PUC - is it the emission certificate ?
Cops let you go if you have RC, insurance, pollution and karnataka tax token or do they demand something more

PUC = Pollution Under Control, its a certificate!

Cops catch coz they want chai money. So they will look for excuses to nail you for some reason or the other. They can even go ahead to the extent of cooking up new rules.

A cop once caught me and told me that we are supposed to pay road tax the moment we enter a state, so I asked him what do I do if I am on a multi state road trip. His answer was that I should pay road tax at every state.

PS: I have'nt paid the road tax and neither am I doing so till the Taxation sturcture is unified and not state centric!

[Aryan]

@Praful: Thanks for the heads-up.

The topic has now been merged, here.

[ken cool]

Originally Posted by prafultripathy

A cop once caught me and told me that we are supposed to pay road tax the moment we enter a state, so I asked him what do I do if I am on a multi state road trip. His answer was that I should pay road tax at every state.

That is what you are supposed to do when you are in a commercial vehicle with a yellow number plate. I am sure his bike does not have a yellow number plate and is not for commercial use.

[Praful]

Originally Posted by ken cool

That is what you are supposed to do when you are in a commercial vehicle with a yellow number plate. I am sure his bike does not have a yellow number plate and is not for commercial use.

Well cops are insatiable in their desire for some Gandhi's! So they resort to all sorts of creative rules!

[sukant08]

Originally Posted by prafultripathy

PUC = Pollution Under Control, its a certificate!

Cops catch coz they want chai money. So they will look for excuses to nail you for some reason or the other. They can even go ahead to the extent of cooking up new rules.

A cop once caught me and told me that we are supposed to pay road tax the moment we enter a state, so I asked him what do I do if I am on a multi state road trip. His answer was that I should pay road tax at every state.

PS: I have'nt paid the road tax and neither am I doing so till the Taxation sturcture is unified and not state centric!

Very true !! Once they stop you, they will not let you till they got some money out of u. They will cook something or the other!!
No offence, but in this regard I found the Bangalore cops the worst.
I've ridden in Kolkatta, Delhi, Cochin and a few other cities as well, but Bangy cops are so irrational and biased. They'll turn a blind eye on a helmet less rider, in persuit of a rich bakra if they smell a chance to pounce on him !!

Anyways, enuff of rant. Is there any place from where we can download the list of laws ?? Maybe Penal Code Article numbers and a clear list of whats illegal and whats not !!
Maybe then we can throw it at the cops face and tell them that we kno wat the deal is !!

I remember cupl of years ago, Overdrive had given a booklet with the rules. I used to carry it then. But have lost it now !!

[Praful]

Originally Posted by sukant08

Anyways, enuff of rant. Is there any place from where we can download the list of laws ?? Maybe Penal Code Article numbers and a clear list of whats illegal and whats not !!
Maybe then we can throw it at the cops face and tell them that we kno wat the deal is !!

KA RTO Website...
http://rto.kar.nic.in/

[donarun]

Guys, thanks for your clarifications.

[Sarvajit]

@prafultripathy: I used my AP bike in Bangalore for about 7 months. I had not taken an NOC, neither did I pay the Road Tax there, since I was not clear about the rules.
Also, I know that when we tour, we have to pay a nominal charge when we enter a State at the Toll Booth, which allows us to be there for a week or so.
So my question is: Does this mean that for any period longer than a week we need to pay road tax?