Car Registration in Hyderabad

I relocated to Hyderabad from Gurgaon in Sep 2013. I have an i10 which I moved with me to Hyderabad. I had a lot of questions and apprehensions while moving to Hyderabad about car registration etc.

I also had a 6 month old (or rather new) Verna in Gurgaon which I sold before relocating to Hyderabad as I had heard that RTO is quite strict there. It would have costed me ~1.25 lakh for the Verna registration.

Below are a few experiences of my colleagues who moved to Hyderabad (Andhra Pradesh) from other states:

• One of my friends paid road tax for his Gurgaon HR 26 Ford Figo diesel car in Hyderabad soon after coming using the help of a broker. The broker charged him Rs. 1,000 over and above the registration cost. Advantage: Got rid of the tension of being caught up soon.
•  I also took the quotation from the same broker but tried to delay the process as much as possible, though it was a stressful time while I was driving on roads. I was caught by an RTO officer who did listen to my excuses but impounded my DL. I paid the road tax and got my DL back. Advantage: Saved Rs.1,000 which I would have paid to the broker! I have never been caught after that.
• Another colleague has been driving his Karnataka car for about 8 months. He has paid Rs.500 so far as he was stopped by a constable twice - both times being in the last (eighth) month.
• One of our team managers has a Honda City but has not yet paid the road tax even after 6 months. He has a West Bengal car. He was also caught up initially but made excuses like he has recently arrived in the city etc. Not sure how many times he's been held up for this. In fact, he avoided coming by his car for a few days but I see him driving again.

Suggestion:

• Ask me for the RTO officer number if you are interested in paying the road tax to avoid broker charges!