I am one of those unfortunate person who lost his wallet in a flight. This made me to apply for a duplicate driving license. Last year i had got my driving license registered locally as it was issued in Maharashtra. The whole process of address change, smart card and an international driving license was done through an agent. This time i did not want to go through the agent. Preliminary inquiries suggested that i need to file a police complaint and also get an affidavit. When i went to the police station he asked me to get the affidavit first. At this juncture i did the google search and came across this useful blog! In the discussion section it was mentioned that there is no need for police fir/acknowledgement. With this and also the information on the RTO website made me confidently go to Indiranagar BDA complex. There the work of affidavit was done in few minutes time by one called Raju. He works for Mr.Krihnamurthy. Assuming that duplicate DL can be issued by any RTO i went to the Indiranagar RTO. The lady asked for police acknowledgement but when i mentioned that it is not necessary, she agreed! But i had a different ordeal. They searched for my name in their database and it was not found. When i mentioned that my smart card DL was issued in K R Puram RTO, they said i need to go there. When i reach K R Puram RTO, there is a big line. The person goes through our documents and puts his initials after which we are to pay the fees. This guy was adamant that i need to get the police acknowledgement. I waited for sometime and then again stood in the line. This time i mentioned that i have a friend in Hubli RTO with whom i verified about the police slip. According to his suggestion i am requesting you. He looked at me uneasily and put his initials. He however mentioned that he cannot make exceptions and he does not have the authority to wive it off. So he wanted his superior to authorize. The superior did the needful with much ado. After paying the fees, the photograph and fingerprint was taken. The data entry operator verified the details and finally i received the acknowledgement slip. I am keeping my fingers crossed as i am yet to receive my smart card DL.
So what did i learn?
1. The police acknowledgement is not a must.
2. The K R Puram RTO is not that well staffed as the Indiranagar one.
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