DVRS Registers 6,214 New Vehicles

Sumaira FH Published January 19, 2017 | 06:10 PM

LAHORE, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 19th Jan, 2017 ) : Dealer Vehicle Registration System (DVRS) has registered more than 6,214 vehicles through 23 registered dealers online in the districts of Lahore, DG Khan, Rawalpindi and Multan during November and December 2016.

So far total revenue collected through registration of vehicles is recorded Rs 63,988,242. The registered vehicles include 4936 motorbikes, 1055 cars, 181 commercial vehicles and 42 imported vehicles.

Punjab Excise & Taxation Department and Punjab Information Technology board (PITB) jointly took this initiative for the elimination of bogus and non-registered vehicles in the province, says a press release on Thursday.

Earlier, DVRS was formally launched in November 2016 by Chief Minister Punjab Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif while it will being expanded to Bahawalpur and Faisalabad districts very soon. The new system will help reduction in late registration of vehicles and evasion of government tax on vehicles while facilitating the citizens in the quickest registration of their vehicles before it leaves from the dealer's showroom.

The average new registration under the DVRS system in five districts of the province is noticed above 100 vehicles per day.