Hyderabad, January 07: Automobile showrooms in the city have been directed to display notice boards mentioning various statutory fees decided by the government for benefit of the customers.
Joint transport commissioner B Venkateshwarlu in a statement said the decision was taken since many showrooms are collecting exorbitant fees from customers by making a special classification called ‘registration fee’.
“Showroom owners have got nothing to do with a vehicle’s registration. Despite the rules being clear, they are making money by exploiting customers. A display board should be put in place mentioning that showrooms have nothing to do with registration,’’ the JTC said.
He said for the last several days, many unauthorised persons have been barred to enter into RTA offices because of allegations of rampant corruption. “Authorities of several showrooms have been giving impression that permanent registration at RTA centres have been stopped. This is making motorists continue using the vehicle despite lapse of temporary registration. But the fact is showrooms are misguiding customers to earn the extra buck. Registrations have been taking place at all RTA centres,’’ Venkateshwarlu said.
–Agencies