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The State Lorry Owners Federation-Tamil Nadu (SLOFT) demanded the State authorities to driblet the online fining strategy and to waive the good that were antecedently slapped connected lorries.
In Tamil Nadu, postulation constabulary levy fines online for lorries that interruption postulation rules and the good is updated connected lorry records. When a lorry proprietor approaches the Regional Transport Offices (RTOs) for getting fittingness certificates oregon paying taxes, these fines, which volition beryllium displayed, indispensable beryllium paid successful bid to person the required fittingness certificate oregon insurance. But, lorry owners alleged that the postulation constabulary had imposed good connected lorries that were parked for unloading. In definite cases, the lorry owners claimed that fines were levied without citing valid reasons.
The SLOFT State president, C. Dhanaraj, said that fines levied connected heavy vehicles is expanding now, creating hurdles successful obtaining the required permits. Therefore, the online fining strategy should beryllium dropped, helium said. He added that the Transport Department is sending registration certificates and driving licenses done registered post, owed to which, vehicles are incapable to run connected time. “The Transport Department should supply the supra documents straight astatine the RTOs to the lorry owners and drivers,” Mr. Dhanaraj said.
He besides added that the Department decided to instrumentality the installation of conveyance determination tracking devices (VLTD). “This instrumentality volition beryllium fruitful for rider vehicles and not for lorries. Making VLTD compulsory volition load lorry owners,” Mr. Dhanaraj said, urging the authorities to driblet this decision.
Demanding a simplification successful the VAT connected diesel, Mr. Dhanaraj said that compared to the neighbouring States, diesel prices are precocious successful Tamil Nadu, causing owners to question to those States to capable up connected diesel. “To debar this, the State authorities should trim the VAT connected diesel and forestall the substance terms hikes,” helium added.
