Activists: Mention vehicle no. on cantt toll plaza receipt

Aurangabad: With the aim to address the long-pending issue of overcharging at the Cantonment Board toll plaza, activists and transporters are now asking for the vehicle registration numbers to be mentioned on each vehicle entry tax (VET) receipts.

Over the last few years, the Cantonment police station of Aurangabad city has registered a number of offences against the toll plaza known for forcing truck drivers, especially those hailing from other cities and states, to purchase multiple VET bills, instead of one bill of Rs 60.

In the past, transporters had also raised questions over the Cantonment police’s alleged attempt to silence several complaints against the toll plaza which is run by a private contractor.

Activist Shafiq Ansari said, “Despite raising the issue for years, there has not been any permanent solution to the financial harassment that truck drivers face. Now, we plan to move the high court for the redressal of our grievances.”

However, authorities in the Cantonment Board said that they have acted on every complaint received. CEO of Aurangabad Cantonment Board Vikrant More told TOI, “On all the complaints reaching us, we ensure probe followed by appropriate action.”

The officer welcomed the suggestion to mandatorily have registration numbers mentioned on the toll tax bills.


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