Mangalore, September 3: Issuing a strict warning to those who misuse inter-state vehicle registration facility, Regional Transport Officer C Mallikarjuna said that vehicles registered in other states and plying in city without paying the Life Time Tax will have to pay hefty fines, if their owners failed to pay due taxes to the state government before September 30.
Addressing media persons here on Saturday Mr Mallikarjuna said that many people from the city, with an intention to evade tax payable to the state government, have got their vehicles registered in other states, especially in Pondicherry and Kerala, where taxes are much lower compared to Karnataka.
Stating that it is illegal to ply such vehicles on the roads here without paying the Life Time Tax, he said that the State government has been losing a large amount of revenue due to this illegal practice.
Mr Mallikarjuna said that although this trend is seen in other cities of the state too, it has become a matter of serious concern in Mangalore, as it is nearer to Pondicherry.
He said those who have got their vehicles registered from other states, must approach RTO immediately to officially re-register their vehicles in Mangalore after paying tax.
He said that RTO would check the genuineness of the existing registration documents, before registering it here.
He also clarified that the local RTO would refund the collected tax to the vehicle owner, when he applies for no objection certificate once he gets transferred to any other state.
No driving license to Keralites
In order to stop the misuse of the driving licenses issued from here, he said, the RTO has stopped issuing driving licenses to residents of Kerala.
“Recently a few people from Manjeshwar and Kasaragod had applied for driving licence here. But, we asked them to approach the RTO which has jurisdiction over the place they come from,” he said.
However, he clarified that the RTO would accept applications if there were 100% sure about the genuineness of the applicant.
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