<p>The Transport department officials on Saturday booked as many as 103 outstation vehicles playing without paying road tax.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Check points were set up at various locations in the City as part of the drive. As many as 76 four-wheelers and 26 two-wheelers with non-Karnataka registration were booked for not paying road tax. <br /><br />Officials said that similar drives would be conducted in the coming days. A sum of Rs six lakh was collected as fine during the drive conducted on December 21, 2013.<br /><br />An official of the department said that many residents buy vehicles in neighbouring states to save on taxes, which are lesser compared to Karnataka. <br /><br />Last year, the department had launched a special drive in this regard and had collected road tax of Rs. 84 lakh and fines totalling Rs. 64,300 from April to November in 2013.<br /></p>
<p>The Transport department officials on Saturday booked as many as 103 outstation vehicles playing without paying road tax.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Check points were set up at various locations in the City as part of the drive. As many as 76 four-wheelers and 26 two-wheelers with non-Karnataka registration were booked for not paying road tax. <br /><br />Officials said that similar drives would be conducted in the coming days. A sum of Rs six lakh was collected as fine during the drive conducted on December 21, 2013.<br /><br />An official of the department said that many residents buy vehicles in neighbouring states to save on taxes, which are lesser compared to Karnataka. <br /><br />Last year, the department had launched a special drive in this regard and had collected road tax of Rs. 84 lakh and fines totalling Rs. 64,300 from April to November in 2013.<br /></p>
