Driving License Renewal from RTO without touts/agents, No bribe, No corruption

srinidhi - 3-JUL-2014

So it was time to renew my drivers license and most suggestions from folks was 'give it to the local driving school guy, he will do it for a few 100'

RTO absurdity, nay criminality

murali772 - 2-DEC-2013

Hundreds of Bangalore-bound tourists from Tamil Nadu were stranded for hours on Sunday when taxi operators resorted to a snap strike at the check-post, near Hosur.

LEDs on Vehicles - Regulations = better safety for all?

xs400 - 29-JUL-2013

With LEDs becoming cheaper, many have started fitting LEDs to vehicles as decorations.

If fitted with care and some common sense they can look attractive and improve the vehicle's visibility.

The problem starts with people using random colors and placing them on random parts of the vehicle.

I saw a taxi cab with flashing blue and red LEDs on the windscreen.

How many vehicles are registered in the city?

MaheshK - 1-FEB-2013

There is an article (in the hard copy only) dated 29/1/2013 Metrolife section of Deccan Herald. It has a table showing the total number of vehicles registered in the city for 2012. Here is the breakdown per the article:

2-whllers - 77,37,366

3-wheelers - 28,54,08

4-wheelers - 12,69,430

Driving School Scam - BBMP

idontspam - 25-FEB-2012

While most of the driving schools charge Rs 2,500-Rs 3,000 per candidate for training, BBMP had agreed to pay Rs 3,800 per candidate from these six schools. “Each school had produced documents claiming that they had trained 70 to 80 candidates and received lakhs as fees.

RTO - Fountainhead of Traffic woes

idontspam - 10-JUN-2011

 five permits were issued in different names against a photo of a single person (by the RTO)

... It is hard to believe that such a thing happens in a city like Bangalore

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Bangalore too high on road air pollution?

silkboard - 2-JUN-2011

Delhi and Ahmedabad have already done it. Chandigarh too I beleive. But going purely by observations (can't find any published information from RTO), 40-50% of autorickshaws still seemed to be on petrol.

Driving License tests on Automated Track (video)

Vasanth - 15-DEC-2010

 Indian Driving License is the easiest to get. This video demonstration shows it all.

Centralized data in RTO - Filing RTI with Transport Commissioner

kbsyed61 - 12-OCT-2010

I am getting ready to file some RTI's with transport department to find out the state of centralization motor vehicle data and use of same by RTOs. The Transport department's website (http://rto.kar.nic.in/) mentions about computerization of  records.

RTO Bangalore: My quest for answer has begun

raghavv - 11-OCT-2010

After avoiding dealing with government offices all these years, finally I am in the trap. Needed to visit RTO to renew my DL. After 2 trips to RTO I am still not able to prove to the officials where I stay. As per the RTO, I need some govt agency (be it LIC, BSNL, BESCOM, KEB) giving me my proof of my residence.