Eventually got the car transfer document from work place after paying the residuals! All plans of buying a new car has been shelved for a few years since the recession set in doesn't seem to go away that soon!! Ok at least the EMI burden is going to be lesser :-) Or may be going to pay the EMI for overhauling / tyres et all!!
First Checked out FAQ's at http://rto.kar.nic.in/ to see the documents required for transfer. The office folks had indeed given me all the requisite forms. This included forms with crazy numbers, address proof and emission certificate [where are all those diesel emission certifiers?? I hardly find any in a stretch!! - has it become not so profitable? thought the other way].
Was on vacation - had finished a good trip to Munnar. Nothing much to do, so decided to go ahead and initiate the process for car ownership transfer. But eventually when I went there it was about 2:00pm. First observation is that the dark steps leading to the office was not filled with Shady agents and middle-men -> who previously would never allow you to enter RTO!! Was Surprised to see english board everywhere. No one at May I help you counter - probably is out for lunch.
Went around searching - offices had names that aren't very easy to decipher! Spoke to one of the officers in the counter - I was asked to go to hall number 11. Went there - checked out counter specific to the KA-01 registrations. There were only a few officials - one of them told me its the right place and I have to come after 2:30pm. Left the place to come back at 3:00. At 3:00 I was told I have to come in the mornings to submit the applications!! Was really frustrated - only then saw a board hanging right above there stating the same :-( if only I had noticed it among those zillion such hanging boards!
Eventually came back the next day - went to the counter. The person ahead of me was asked to submit a self addressed cloth envelop with 25/- stamp. So went around hunting for the envelope; went to a nearby post office for stamp and returned.
By then another friend too joined for the same purpose. We went and submitted all the documents to the PRO in that bay. She went through and told us, we can't do the transfer out there; we have to get it done in the RTO attached to the respective residential area! Mine happens to be Indira Nagar. But this RTO had to issue a NOC, for which only the RC book, insurance/pollution copies were required with a letter. There was no fee attached to this!! PRO attested our documents, and we left the docket [pinned together] to the clerk in the reception. We collected a small receipt too. This was 2nd of Jan, and the receipt said we would receive the RC book by speed post by 18th Jan!!
Left the place with some apprehension :-) .. to be continued
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