Pune accident: Porsche car's registration was pending since March due to non-payment of ₹1,758 fee
The Hindu
Luxury Porsche car involved in fatal accident in Pune had pending registration due to non-payment of fees.
The permanent registration of the luxury Porsche car involved in the accident in which two IT professionals were fatally knocked down in Pune city was pending since March due to non-payment of ₹1,758 fees by the owner, top officials of the Maharashtra transport department said on May 21.
The electric luxury sports sedan— Porsche Taycan— was being driven allegedly by a prominent builder's 17-year-old son, who the police claim was drunk at the time of the accident that took place in the Kalyani Nagar area in the early hours of May 19.
Maharashtra Transport Commissioner Vivek Bhimanwar told PTI that the Porsche car was imported in March by a dealer in Bengaluru and from there it was sent to Maharashtra on a temporary registration.
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"When it was produced at the Pune Regional Transport Office (RTO), it was found that a certain registration fee was not paid and the owner was asked to pay the amount for completion of the procedure. However, the vehicle was not brought to the RTO for the completion of the registration process after that," he said.
According to officials, road tax is exempted for electric vehicles registered in Maharashtra, and hence for the registration of this Porsche Taycan model, the registration fees that were applicable were only ₹1,758 with the break-up of ₹1,500 hypothecation fees, ₹200 smart card RC fees and ₹58 postal charges.
Interestingly, as per Porsche India's website, the ex-showroom price of the vehicle manufacturer's various cars starts at ₹96 lakh and goes over ₹1.86 crore. Though the price of the Porsche Taycan model is not given on the website, transport department sources said that it could be in crores.
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