Speed Governor RTA Hyderabad for Transport Vehicles

Speed Governor RTA Hyderabad for Transport Vehicles

A speed governor is a speed limiting device which either acts on the fuel supply line or the accelerator to control the speed at a specified speed.

Government of Andhra Pradesh have notified the fitment of speed governors on all transport vehicles vide G.O.Ms. No .... Dated. 14.7. 2009 The same has been published int he gazette on the 16th of July, 2009. vide the said notification the following are the speeds notified:

There are primarily two types of speed governors ( speed limiter device).

• Fuel Control Type of SLD: The fuel control type of speed limiter device reduces the fuel momentarily when the driving speed exceeds the specified speed.
• Accelerator Control SLD: The accelerator control speed limiter device operates on the accelerator of the vehicle, which will be disabled beyond the specified speed.

Either of the type of speed limiter device do not impact on the engine or the pick up.There is a general misconception as the speed governors merely operate to control the speed of a vehicle to the set speed of the governor.  they either work on the fuel line or on the accelerator.  Either of the speed governors never impact the engine or the pick up.   The pick up of a vehicle would depend on a variety of factors which include horse power of the vehicle, contracted load, torque of the engine, condition of the vehicle and the engine, no. of kilometers run, condition of the roads etc.

Speeds notified by the Government of Andhra Pradesh for Transport Vehicles

Before purchasing a speed governor you must check if the speed governor being purchased has a valid approval from the testing agency as prescribed by the government of India.  the certificate of approval should be specific and be applicable for

• Make of the Vehicle
• Class of the Vehicle
• Speed as notified by the Government namely 50 KMPH or 65 KMPH.

As a matter of caution please check if the vendor selling the speed governors has got a good service back up.

Source : RTA Hyderabad

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Profession Tax for Transport Vehicles Permit Holders Hyderabad

Profession Tax for Transport Vehicles Permit Holders Hyderabad

Profession Tax is a tax on professions and levied under the A.P. tax on Professions, Trades, Callings and Employments Act 1987 and Rules 1987.  Every person engaged in any profession, trade, calling or employment in the state is liable to tax as specified in the schedule to the act.  For the purpose of the transport sector the amount is Rs. 750 per vehicle subject to a maximum of Rs. 2,500 in addition to Rs. 2,500 per company and each of its branches.

Who has to pay Profession Tax?   
For the purpose of the Transport Sector any permit holder is expected to pay a profession tax at the rate of Rs. 750 per vehicle per year subject to a maximum of Rs. 2,500.  In addition if the permit holder runs a transport company he shall be liable to pay an amount of Rs. 2,500 for the company and a similar amount for each of its branches.

How do I pay profession tax?
The transport department has been authorized to collect the profession tax from all permit holders as they have regular transactions with the department.  henceforth, profession tax shall be collected on an annual basis when the permit holder visits the transport office.  The following are the steps to be followed to pay profession tax:

• Secure an Enrollment number from the commercial tax department through the concerned DCTO.
• The Enrollment number forms the basis for collection of the profession tax
• once the Enrollment number is secured, submit it to the RTO office and get all the vehicles you hold in your name to the RTO office. Remember that the name in the enrollment number should be the same as the permit holder.
• Profession tax will be levied at the rate of Rs. 750 per vehicle subject to a maximum of Rs. 2,500 per year
• The company should also pay an amount of Rs. 2,500 per year and also pay for each of its branches. 

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Traffic Signs and Symbols for Road Safety and Driving Licence Test

Traffic Signs and Symbols for Road Safety and Driving Licence Test

India has a list of Road Safety Signs and Symbols which let us know how to drive the vehicle ahead. These Road Signs indicate if there is a school ahead or a speed breaker or its a no horn zone etc.

These Traffic symbols are important to know as these form the etiquette of driving in city Traffic . Also learning these symbols lets you clear the driving tests.




This is only a basic list of Traffic road signs India and you need to learn more of such signs which are issue in public interest to be a better driver.

Source : Hyderabad RTA

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