Transport Department applies brakes on white board taxis
News

Transport Department applies brakes on white board taxis

March 23, 2022

Mysore/Mysuru: The Transport Department has warned private vehicle owners not to rent out their cars to bike taxis and car rental companies as it is illegal to use private two-wheelers and cars for commercial purposes. The warning comes as app-based aggregators use white board two-wheelers as bike taxis and some rental vehicle companies are using white board cars.

“Several private two-wheelers and four-wheelers sporting white boards illegally carry people with an unauthorised aggregator app. Owners of vehicles should stop using such apps to rent their vehicles,” stated Senior Road Transport Officer (RTO), West Bheemanagowda Patil.

“There is no provision in the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 to permit two-wheelers having a white board to run as taxis. Using such vehicles for taxi service is illegal. If any such vehicle is found operating in the city, then a criminal case will be filed against the owner of the company and the owner of the vehicle,” he added. “Those who want to give their vehicles for rent-a-car services should first register them as self-drive vehicles. Unlike a private white board number plate, commercial vehicles are given black number plates with yellow fonts,” he said. In the case of an accident, he warned, cars operated by someone the owner does not know will not be covered by insurance.

ABOUT

Mysuru’s favorite and largest circulated English evening daily has kept the citizens of Mysuru informed and entertained since 1978. Over the past 45 years, Star of Mysore has been the newspaper that Mysureans reach for every evening to know about the happenings in Mysuru city. The newspaper has feature rich articles and dedicated pages targeted at readers across the demographic spectrum of Mysuru city. With a readership of over 2,50,000 Star of Mysore has been the best connection between it’s readers and their leaders; between advertisers and customers; between Mysuru and Mysureans.

CONTACT

Academy News Papers Private Limited, Publishers, Star of Mysore & Mysuru Mithra, 15-C, Industrial ‘A’ Layout, Bannimantap, Mysuru-570015. Phone no. – 0821 249 6520

To advertise on Star of Mysore, email us at

Online Edition: [email protected]
Print Editon: [email protected]
For News/Press Release: [email protected]