Imagine

It was not just another day. It was the day when the majority of citizens from the different part of the world decided to pray for a better world. They all together sang..... ' Imagine there's no countries'. They wished for the world with no borders, a world without any laws, without any territory, for a life as a world citizen.

Imagine what!. Their wish got granted by the super power. Everything disappeared in a jiffy. Everything the humankind discovered got vanished; mobile technology, computers, satellites, everything disappeared in a couple of seconds. There were no borders. Anyone was free to travel.

The happy individuals could not have asked for more. Their initial days were awesome for them. Peace as they wanted. With help of herbs, they added more beauty to it. 

But gradually things started getting boring, they found it difficult to travel. They found it difficult without the internet. They found it difficult without proper food. It was not so easy as they thought. Intelligent brains started working on things to develop the technology. 

Also, the difference in the individual tastes raised, although all the people who prayed for a better world thought that they had similar tastes in terms of art, music, it was different in reality. Good looking people formed a group. The group included the members who were against racism at the time of prayer for a better world.

Ideology difference gave birth to politics. Further, this resulted in war. War gave birth to different countries. Countries gave birth to States.

The world almost became like as it was. Everyone became happy. But eventually, things started getting worse as usual. Wars. Religion. People from different world gathered together to discuss and find out a solution. They decided to pray. They sang...'Imagine there's no countries'..

Imagine what!. Their wish got granted by the super power. Everything disappeared in a jiffy. Everything the humankind discovered got vanished; mobile technology, computers, satellites, everything disappeared in couple of seconds. There were no borders anyone was free to travel. REPEAT.

Road Tax Payment Procedure in Pune (Motor Vehicle/Scooter)

In India, when we buy a vehicle we are paying road tax for that particular State. Hence it is mandatory to pay the road tax of the State that you are moving into, if you are taking your vehicle along.

I moved to Pune a couple of weeks back and since then I have been following Nishit's and Praveen's blog to know the road tax payment procedure.

Note: I was confused on whether it is necessary to re-register the vehicle here or a road tax payment would be fine. With respect to the reply I got from RTO officials, re-registration is not mandatory, if you are not confirm about your stay duration here in Pune.

Office Address (the place where I went):

Regional Transport Officer, Pune

38, Dr. Ambedkar Road, Near Sangam Bridge, Pune 411 001.
Phone no.
+91 20 26058080
+91 20 26058090/8282

NOTE:

• 2nd and 4th Saturday is not a working day.
• Reach by 11' o Clock.
• There are XEROX shops near by, but no internet cafes.
• This is one time tax, nothing called one year-2 year tax.

Documents Required:

1. FT form (Refer your Registration paper/ RC card to fill this form)
2. Pencil Print (keep the form on top of the Chassis number of your bike and scribble) your chassis number on the top front of your FT form.
3. NCRB certificate (this link doesn't work most of the time, keep checking at different times)
4. Photocopy/xerox of PUC (Pollution) certificate, better if it is of Pune
5. Photocopy/xerox of Driving License
6. Photocopy/xerox of RC (Registration Certificate) book/card/paper
7. Photocopy/xerox of active/valid vehicle insurance
8. A hand written application to RTO officer (requesting for road tax payment)
9. Photocopy/xerox of vehicle purchase invoice (bill)
10. Photocopy/xerox/original of proof of transfer of vehicle (toll payment receipt/packers & Movers Receipt-This is to show the date of vehicle entry to this state)
11. Local address proof (not mandatory - Just in case if they ask, they didn't ask me though).

Procedure:

1. With all the above mentioned documents, go to the RTO officer first right from the entrance) to get 'Accept Tax' signature on the FT form. It was Mr Yogesh Bhag/ Deshmukh when I visited the office, not so sure about the name)
2. With the signed FT form and all other documents, go the counter No. 32, near to the main entrance. Here the officer at this counter check your all documents and calculate the  tax that needs to be paid. Please staple all your documents together, else he  might ask you to get it done and come back. Also it all depends on his mood, at times he just collect the form and ask you to wait, which happened with me so that he can complete the forms submitted by AGENTS. You can see money kept in between the forms. Don't go anywhere if he asks to wait, wait near the counter. The tax for my Activa (1 yr old) was around 3500/-).
3. Now go to Counter No. 23 and make your tax payment. It was a lady at this counter when I visited, and she was so helpful and friendly unlike the other officers. Collect your Road Tax paid receipt and enjoy the satisfaction and also the tension free ride.

Hope this was helpful.