COVID-19 is not going to go away in the near future. The standard operating procedures for registration of vehicles in excise and taxation office, Rawalpindi, are a serious problem because of the office’s location in a narrow lane without parking arrangements and the enormous number of visitors for various tasks.

Therefore, online registration of new vehicles is a good option. The excise and taxation inspector can visit the showroom to verify chassis and engine number. He can then recommend the issuance of registration number plate.

The owner can be charged a fee for this visit. The showroom can collect provincial taxes from the owner through pay order before the issuance of the number plate. It will facilitate the owner to drive the vehicle without the unauthorised ‘applied for’ plate and minimise the rush at the excise and taxation office besides making things convenient to the owner.

There is no dearth of fine brains in the Punjab excise and taxation department to develop such a programme and make it a success.

M. Akram Niazi
Rawalpindi

Published in Dawn, July 6th, 2020