Tuesday, January 1, 2013

Paying road tax made easy- No agent required



Below is the simple process to follow and pay the tax in minutes at PUNE Chinchwad RTO.
(There might be case where they say to bring NOC, just inform them that you want to fill only the tax as you have no intention of changing the number)
1. Documents required(original and photocopy)
-Registration book
-Insurance
-Invoice
-DL
-PUC
-NCRB report
-Local and Permanent Address proof(Rent Agreement/ Affidavit/ Company Letter)
-Transport receipt
- Filled FT and AT form(take chasis number marking on the form)
- An application on plain A4 paper

2. Take the documents and Application to room no. 7 where Dy. RTO sits. Ask him for his signature.(Time Taken 2 min)
3. Go to room no. 3 and ask the person sitting on counter for stamp and signature. (Time taken 2 min)
4. After the stamp,reach room no. 8 , ask for Mr. Bhaskar. He will go through your application and verify the documents with originals. (Time taken 5 min)
5. Go to room no.7 again and the Dy. RTO will sign the update mentioned by Mr. Bhaskar on your application.(Time taken 2 min.)
6. Come back to room no. 8 and again meet Mr. Bhaskar, He will then direct you to the person sitting on the right most counter. This person will calculate the tax.(Time taken 15-20 min)
7. Now go to room no. 9 counter 1(the one in front of door). wait there to pay the calculated tax. The queue may be long , but you will get your turn soon.The cashier will provide you with 2 slips(original and carbon copy)(Time taken 15-30 min)
8. Again be back in room no. 8 and give back your application and documents along with carbon copy of the tax receipt to Mr. Bhaskar.
9. Its done.:)(total time not even an hour)

Note- Always approach a person who is sitting at the opposite side of the counter, rest all are there to fool you and make money.