NewsWhore
11-18-2009, 04:40 PM
Although drivers were given at least four months to get their marbete stickers, as of 5pm Tuesday afternoon, 300,000 drivers, about 30% of the car-owning population, still hadn't fulfilled the essential requirement for driving a vehicle in the DR. In previous years, extensions were given, but not this year.
Long lines could be seen at large and small branches of banks yesterday, with frustration mounting for many drivers. Hoy reports that system failures affected the process at several banks, which were hard-pressed to handle the avalanche of last minute requests in the final three days.
The Tax Department (DGII) has collected RD$819 million from the 604,370 drivers who did pay their tax. Of this total, RD$49.5 million was received through the DGII's online payment option, with the remaining RD$769,553,6000 being paid through banks or savings and loans institutions.
The RD$600 late payment penalty applied as of today. AMET officers were sent to city intersections and streets to catch drivers who don't have the sticker on their vehicle.
Keeping to their word, on the first day (Wednesday, 18 November) they confiscated 1,148 vehicles across the country. About 740 cars were impounded in the province of Santo Domingo with 133 taken in the eastern provinces, 67 in the south, 145 in the north, and 63 in the northeast.
Drivers can still pay for their marbetes between 8am and 4pm today, but the stickers can only be purchased at the DGII offices, so expect long lines.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#5)
Long lines could be seen at large and small branches of banks yesterday, with frustration mounting for many drivers. Hoy reports that system failures affected the process at several banks, which were hard-pressed to handle the avalanche of last minute requests in the final three days.
The Tax Department (DGII) has collected RD$819 million from the 604,370 drivers who did pay their tax. Of this total, RD$49.5 million was received through the DGII's online payment option, with the remaining RD$769,553,6000 being paid through banks or savings and loans institutions.
The RD$600 late payment penalty applied as of today. AMET officers were sent to city intersections and streets to catch drivers who don't have the sticker on their vehicle.
Keeping to their word, on the first day (Wednesday, 18 November) they confiscated 1,148 vehicles across the country. About 740 cars were impounded in the province of Santo Domingo with 133 taken in the eastern provinces, 67 in the south, 145 in the north, and 63 in the northeast.
Drivers can still pay for their marbetes between 8am and 4pm today, but the stickers can only be purchased at the DGII offices, so expect long lines.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#5)