A recent checking drive conducted by the Motor Vehicles Department squad has brought to light serious violations in the timely transfer of registration certificates of sold commercial and private vehicles.
The squad found several sales agreements remaining unfilled by the owners, but, bearing their signatures. When questioned, most of them said that the agreement was signed as the buyers assured them that they would fill it up later during the transfer of registration.
As a result, several vehicles, even after the resale, are plying in the city in the name of the first registered owner. Sale after sale are carried out in the name of the first registration certificate owner, but, in most of the cases, the owner never comes to know of the deal.
Two-wheelersMainly, two-wheeler owners were found flouting the resale rules.
“The seriousness of the practice will come to light when these vehicles meet with any serious accident or are caught in suspected criminal activities. The first owner will be held responsible for such an event,” said an officer attached to the Regional Transport office in Kozhikode. The renewal of insurance is another hurdle, which many of the buyers fail to keep up after purchasing a vehicle. For long months, the vehicle runs with the same insurance coverage obtained by the first owner.
At the time of renewal, most of the buyers ignore the renewal and put the risk on the first owner. Till the transfer of registration, the RC owner concerned will be responsible for paying the damages for any accident in the lack of insurance coverage.
As per the existing MVD rules, the Registration Certificate of the sold vehicle should be changed in the name of the new buyer within one month after the sale.
Small fineAccording to MVD officials, the transfer of registration can be done even after this term by paying an additional fine amount.
All the required application forms are available on the department website and it can be utilized to legally sell the vehicles, they add.
