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Renewal of Licence -Expired

Reported on July 7, 2017 from Tiruvannamalai , Tamil Nadu  ι Report #166143

A driving school nearby to the RTO Office here in Tiruvannamalai, named Anand Driving School, suggested I pay a bribe to themselves and to the RTO officer a charge of Rs2000.00 plus Rs500 fee to renew my expired driving licence. I said - "Fine, as long as you give me a bill delineating all of the standard fees." At this point it became more difficult; suddenly a language barrier went up.

I went on the say that my original two-wheeler licence officially only cost Rs 60.00 so it was hard to understand that an overdue licence renewal could cost over Rs 2000.00!

I decided not to pay up immediately but to look at other avenues to renew the licence.

The Tiruvannamalai RTO has been a hotbed of corruption and bribery for as long as I can recall, which especially endangers and impedes the lives, training and safety of young riders and motorists by issuing licenses without any testing etc.

What is your reaction after reading this report?