Even i was tortured by those greedy octroi guys....i had purchased CM HAF922(massive cabinet and heavy too, easily visible even in a huge crowd) and my gpu and psu were in my bag....somehow we passed the octroi station and then after a small distance they caught us and alleged us of running away with the stuff without paying octroi...they were asking us for 5k fine + octroi charges...but then later they asked me to open my bag too...where they found the new gpu,psu...and then the fine increased to 10k...somehow we managed to convince them at 2k....shyaaa..i felt it would have been better if i had hired a cab directly from lamington road rather than going through all these hassles
Dude, I WAS in a cab when that guy stopped my driver. I did not know about octroi then, leave alone not-paying it. I told him that, and then he accused the driver why he did not stop as he must be knowing it.
He then started saying that I've to pay 10k as fine (I was taking my new system home, costing 80K).
Somehow managed to get him off my back by paying 3.5K. Most horrible experience of my life. He told that, at around 50-100 persons roam in Thane east and west gates and station for this purpose only!
where to pay octroi and how much will i have to pay?
U may not needto pay as u are carrying old (used) system. But you may need to open the baggage and show them.
Yesterday I moved from Pune to Thane. Again the octroi guys stopped my truck and asked about the baggages. The driver told that these are household goods hence they are not allowed to open it.
Somehow the officers were convinced and did not charge octroi.
