- I Paid A Bribe
- 14 years ago
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Bribe for paying road tax
I came from Chennai to Bangalore with my bike. Now with a TN registered bike, I knew that driving in Bangalore without the road tax paid is unlawful. So I decided to pay the road tax for my bike in Karnataka. I went to Indira Nagar RTO with all the documents and residence proof. I was told that if I go to the RTO directly, they would first of all talk in Kannada, (a language I dont understand) and would make cause unnecessary delays in issuing the certificate. I was in desperate need of the certificate, so I decided to go though a agent just outside the RTO. I told my concern and he told me no problem. He would get me the certificate, provided I pay him 1000 + 100 extra over the road tax cost. When asked about what is the extra charges for other than the road tax , he told it was for paying the clerks and police officer inside who inspects my vehicle. I told him I am ready to get my vehicle inspected, as it is very well maintained with all the PUC documents in hand. Still he insisted on paying 1000 for getting the work done. He told he had been in the work for 30 years !!!(I better get along with him then :-)). The other 100 was what he told his service charge. (A fact I couldnt digest when I pay 1000 for others). Anyway, in order to avoid the unnecessary headache of going alone, I paid him the amount and got the certificate. I know I became part of the corrupt system by paying the bribe, but I had to get my work done. Hope this article comes to notice by others and suitable action is taken to improve the system.