Bought a car 5 months back and on-time of delivery all I got was a challan from the RTO that fees have been paid to secure registration of the vehicle. Initially they told me that it would take 2 months to “make” the smart card. Well the wait has been ON for many months with little or no light at the end of the tunnel. Finally I decided to take matter into my own hands. Called up the dealer and asked them why it was taking so long. They gave me an explanation about how there is a “shortage” of smart cards in Karnataka it seem !!!!!

How preposterous would this be if it were reality. The state which levies one of the heaviest taxes in the country for new vehicle registration does not have money to buy smart cards. Then I heard stories of how the cards were not compatible with most readers. A technology which has been massively used since 1999 is still not compatible for the RTO !!! I remember the year 1999 when the same ‘super’ cards which the RTO is giving us was used as telephone calling cards. Yes in 1999 this card could be read by a device placed inside a rudimentary gadget called a public payphone. Well I guess after paying all those taxes and levies now Ill have to run around for something that ideally should have been ‘home delivered’. In the process God alone knows how many sleazy slimeballs I’ll have to meet who wants to get some ‘downpayment’ out of me.

Add this to the list woes of the stupid common man in the IT capital of India along with other incredibly stupid things like paying 4 lakhs for BWSSB water when buying an apartment all for a pipes ending through which water is not going to come at least for the next 10 years. Governance my friend …… All this is called Governance…..

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