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Delhi’s Red Fort blast case has exposed a major flaw in the buying and selling of second hand vehicles. Investigation revealed that the car used by terrorist Dr. Omar Mohammad was not in his name. At the same time, the Chamber of Trade and Industry (CTI) has written a letter to Union Minister Nitin Gadkari demanding that RC transfer be made mandatory when buying a second hand vehicle.
New Delhi. A serious flaw in the buying and selling of old vehicles has once again been exposed as the car involved in the blast in the country’s capital Delhi, despite being sold to several hands, still has its ownership in the name of the previous owner. The i20 car that was being used by terrorist Dr. Omar Mohammad, who was involved in the Red Fort blast, was not in his name. The Chamber of Trade and Industry (CTI) has demanded to make RC transfer mandatory when purchasing a second hand vehicle.
On this issue, the top organization of traders, Chamber of Trade in Industry (CTI) Chairman Brijesh Goyal said that more than one-third of second hand vehicles in Delhi and the country are being driven in the name of the original buyer, the people who are driving those vehicles are not the owners of those vehicles on paper. Generally, neither the seller understands the importance of registering the vehicle at the time of sale nor does the buyer show interest in registering the vehicle in his own name.
CTI made this demand
CTI Chairman Brijesh Goyal has written a letter to Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari on this issue that RC transfer policy should be made mandatory on purchase of second hand vehicle and also the RC transfer process should be made easier so that more and more people can get the RC of their vehicle transferred in the name of the new buyer while selling the old vehicle.
RC transfer process very complex
Brijesh Goyal said that currently the process of RC transfer is very complicated due to which most of the people shy away from getting RC transferred while selling their vehicle. The transport department or traffic police checks whether the driver has insurance, pollution or vehicle documents or not. Goyal said that people realize their mistake when that vehicle is used in some crime and they are implicated in that case, hence people should definitely get their name transferred while selling their vehicle. If the new owner commits a traffic violation or is involved in an accident, the seller can also be held liable as their name is still registered in the RC. In such a situation, sometimes even those people in whose name the vehicle is in their name also get trapped.
