- Honest Officer
- 14 years ago
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First ever bribe free experience at RTO
I have visited Bangalore RTOs numerous times for Driving License related stuff for last 11 years. Every single time, I either had to go through a tout or bribe the officials directly to get the job done. So, when I had to visit the RTO today to get a replacement DL (with address change), I was anticipating the same ritual of dealing with corrupt officials, go through some harassment and hire a tout. Instead of giving in, I decided to refuse to resort to bribes or touts at all cost.
But, to my surprise, nothing of that sort happened. Right from the old lady at the Help Desk to the officer who verified the documents, to the person who collected the official fees, the lady who took the photograph and biometric details to the lady who collected the final set of documents behaved very politely and there wasn't even a hint of expecting a bribe or intention to harass me !!!
I don't know if this is the "********** Hazare" effect or not. But, this came as a welcome change and a big relief to me :-)