Sir, I wish to bring to the notice of the authorities concerned for corrective action at RTO and/ or Traffic Police to prevent cases of vehicles, especially the new two-wheelers, being freely used on the roads without the registration number. The basic purpose of the registration number with its specification of size, colour and format…
Attention RTO, Shaktinagar
August 3, 2017Sir, A visit to RTO at Shaktinagar indicates that a lot is required to improve the basic facilities at this place frequented by people of all ages. One can find long queues and senior citizens and differently-abled persons too have to stand in general queues. It is the responsibility of the society to help those…
Mysuru’s first Automated Driving Test Track to open soon
July 17, 2017By M.T. Yogesh Kumar The civil works of laying the city’s first automated vehicle driving test track is almost done with a small percentage of works to be done. A swanky office of Road Transport Office (RTO) East has been constructed near the track. Road Transport officials are waiting for funds from the government and…
Insurance and Fitness Certificate for vehicles
May 25, 2017Sir, As per the Motor Vehicles Act, it is mandatory for all the running motor vehicles to obtain Fitness Certificate (FC) from the RTO, for the safety of the passengers. If this statutory requirement laid down in the Motor Vehicles Act is violated, the insurance companies can deny the claims. Though MV Act stipulates that …
Transport Commissioner’s first meeting
May 8, 2017Transport Commissioner and former City Police Commissioner B. Dayananda seen holding a meeting of Regional Transport Officers of the five districts of Mysuru, Mandya, Chamarajanagar, Kodagu and Hassan, at the RTO West office, here this morning. Issues like staff shortage, vacancies and achievements in the RTOs are being discussed at the meeting which was on…
RTO may slash fee hike
April 15, 2017Bengaluru – The State Government may cut fees for Driver’s Licence, Fitness Certificates and Vehicle Registration following widespread protests against the hike in January. Sources said that Transport Minister Ramalinga Reddy held a meeting with the representatives of various lorry owners associations and transporters during which a decision was taken to reduce the fees. It…
Taxi owners take out rally for fulfilment of demands
April 5, 2017Demanding roll back of third party Insurance premium hike, reduction in auto gas and fuel prices, roll back of hiked RTO fees etc., members of the Mysuru District Luxury Taxi Stand owners and Drivers Association took out a car-taxi rally in city this morning. The members, who took out rally from the taxi stand opposite…
Heavy rush at city vehicle showrooms, RTOs
April 1, 2017Echo of SC order on BSIII emission norms Hundreds of Mysureans rushed to their nearest automobile showrooms yesterday as dealers offered huge discounts and a slew of freebies to clear leftover stock of cars and two-wheelers compliant with older BS-III (Bharat Stage III) emission norms. On Wednesday, the Supreme Court banned the sale of BS-III-compliant…
New RTO (East) building awaits inauguration by CM
February 15, 2017The newly-constructed building at Rajiv Nagar 3rd Stage here to house the Regional Transport Office (East) and the office of the Additional Secretary, Regional Transport Authority, is waiting for inauguration and will be opened to public soon. The building, constructed at a cost of Rs. 8 crore, has two floors spanning 4,300 square meters. The…
High-beam lights must be banned
February 11, 2017Sir, I had heard that Mysuru was a pensioner’s paradise. But in the last 6 years I have found that while Mysuru could still be called a paradise during day time (compared to Bengaluru where I lived for long years), honestly, it is like hell to drive during nights. No road in Mysuru is bright…
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