Transporting Your Motorcycle(s) - Universal Thread.

[rajatagarwal]

Railway lot safer if you put some energy in packing the bike yourself along with the helper

[rajatagarwal]

@drumster: Gati will charge you around 2300 INR for a door to door service. Packaging will eb axtra. Railways will cost you around 1600 INR though you will have to take it to the station which means half a day lost. Packaging will be extra.

[spit_fire]

moving to vellore...

hello fellow bhpians,
i'm a new member but not new to this forum.. neways, i purchased a R15 a week ago and got admission for a 2 year course in vellore, TN. i am presently in trivandrum, kerala.. i would like to avoid reregistering the bike as i would be back to kerala again after the course. is it cumpolsary to reregister? i heard somewhere in this forum tht u can stay 15-45 days w/out problems if you have the toll gate receipt, so would it help if i kept goin to bangalore once in a while( it's jus 4 hrs 4m vellore). plus, is the NOC required even if i dont plan to reregister? plz shed some light on various tax requirements as well..
i'm sorry i kinda bombarded you guys wit questions bt i'll b leaving in a week, so it is kinda urgent.. finally one more thing, railways or GAIT- safer?
thanks a lot...

[Aryan]

Query Merged.

[drumster]

Bike Transport in India

Hi guys, I just wanted to know the approximate charges of transporting a bike from one city to another. For example, transporting a bike from Mumbai to Delhi. If anyone has a rough idea of how much it would cost and who are the people (Railways, Gati, etc.) who do it, it would be much appreciated.

[moeed]

^^Yes 15 days to 30 days is the accepted norm! Fuel slips are sometimes accepted, sometimes not. If u have transported ur vehicle, the transport reciept can be used for the said period. But then instead of all the above papers, the best paper that works and is alays accepted anywhere anytime is a paper with a smiling Gandhiji on it! Saves u troubles, hassles, time etc....

LOL! That was a good one.

[Aparajith]

^^Yes 15 days to 30 days is the accepted norm! Fuel slips are sometimes accepted, sometimes not. If u have transported ur vehicle, the transport reciept can be used for the said period. But then instead of all the above papers, the best paper that works and is alays accepted anywhere anytime is a paper with a smiling Gandhiji on it! Saves u troubles, hassles, time etc....

[Praful]

@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?

I am not aware of the exact tenure for which you are allowed to remain in the state. Also every state has a different set rules, eg: some might allow you to remain for 45 days and some 15.

15 days would be the bare minimum for which one should be free of any hassles. But you need to have some sort of proof that can suitably prove your time period of stay in the state. Prolly fuel slips can be used, but who give fuel slips with registration numbers these days!!!

Additionally, you do not have to pay any charge to enter a state in your private vehicle. The toll you pay is for that particular road that you are using, could be the NH or a pvt. road. The toll paid is in no way related to road tax that you are supposed to pay!!

[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?

[donarun]

Guys, thanks for your clarifications.

[Praful]

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/

[sukant08]

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]

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!

[ken cool]

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.

[Aryan]

@Praful: Thanks for the heads-up.

The topic has now been merged, here.