AoA everyone!
It's been ages since I last posted here in the forums, but since the Punjab government increased the cars token tax to these insane levels this year, I had to comment here and to share my experience and for the discrepancy in the rate lists for the 10 years and older cars. I went to pay the token taxes at two different locations on the 9th at 10:30am.
The list posted by lazer is being applied in the Lahore Cantt GPO (I have a 1992 Civic 1198 cc registered here and paid Rs 1215 for it same as last year) while just 3 KMs away in the CMA post office under Sherpao bridge, the list posted by Vaqas1 is being applied (I have a 2002 Kia Grand Sportage 1998 cc registered here and so far didn't pay anything as rate here was higher than the list at Cantt GPO. I paid Rs 3040 last year and the rate now is from double in one list to more than that in the other list). I pointed out this to the attending clerk and he himself was perplexed as to why it is this way. He then told me that most people of 1500 cc and bigger cars have been coming and after finding out the rates, just leave without paying. He further advised me to wait a week or 10 days more and come back as he's been hearing that this list would be revised downwards and I surely hope so that is the case. At CMA post office when I arrived at 10:45am, Owls were nesting as we would say in Urdu. Sheer height of stupidity by the authorities not to mention the taxes being charged.