Comments on: Getting a Driving License in India is Painful

By: Tejas Thakker

Tejas Thakker — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 07:54:12 +0000

Excellent post bro. Though I don’t think any RTO office anywhere in India requires you to submit a PUC certificate or an RC for that matter. I think its better if you contact the proper authorities as your RC as well as PUC could be forged / misused by them.

Had fun going through it. I was lucky enuf @ wadala RTO in Mumbai. Had to run around a bit but got it done nonetheless.

By: Ankit

Ankit — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 07:12:40 +0000

It comes under corruption since he isnt doing his job and making unnecessary demands.

I had read somewhere that the Govt. is considering hiring Bluedart for the courier thingy, at my time I collected it from the RTO 3 days after my driving test.

I was appalled at this though, its similar to the parking scam at the RPO office in Bhikaji Cama Place where in the parking guy asks you for Rs.20 instead of the actual Rs.10 and many people pay it, its only the ones who resist that don’t pay it.

By: Apoorv Khatreja

Apoorv Khatreja — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 21:25:46 +0000

@Ankit
The problem is that I never had any source of information that clearly stated what documents are needed which ones aren’t. And with the state of affairs over there, I could hardly even think of complaining against them. My only concern was to get my license made ASAP as it was the last day. And does this come under corruption? He wasn’t asking for bribe or anything, maybe was just trying to harass the license seekers or make the line shorter so he had to do less work.

About the courier guy, I don’t think he was from Bluedart or for that matter any courier service. Looked like a pretty young guy, 18-19 yrs old, and seemed he was only delivering licenses. Where can I complain for this?

By: Ankit

Ankit — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 20:54:03 +0000

There is NO rule about PUCs and RCs, you should have called the DCP traffic’s phone number displayed there or the anti corruption cell and they would have scattered like ants.

Also I like what u did to the guy that delivered the license, you should probably complain about it to Bluedart also.

By: Apoorv Khatreja

Apoorv Khatreja — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 05:37:05 +0000

@GeneralMaximus

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By: GeneralMaximus

GeneralMaximus — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 05:31:07 +0000

@Apoorv: Dang, I didn’t uncheck the “Notify me of followup comments via e-mail” thing. Can you do something about it?

By: GeneralMaximus

GeneralMaximus — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 05:30:16 +0000

Oh, come on. You should’ve given the guy his 20 bucks. I wasn’t at home when the delivery man arrived, but my parents handed him Rs.100. Guy was happy as a 16-year-old who’d just lost her virginity.