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those who request vehicle permits majority were doctors. i don't heard any other professional asking for permit. Doctors always try to do is upscale there life style over other professions , They always maintain monopolistic behavior in society by step down others. Permit is on of the weapon they used for diversification, This time they manage to get nearly 5 million tax exception even MBBS doctor with 5 years working. think how much tax income lost for government. Finally those all losses should paid by innocent people while paying doctor fee to same doctor,. 90 % of doctors those work eligible for permits were sold their permit and earn near 4 million as well. what a country is this. because of this kind of stuff middle class of srilanka step down to lower class and top level class growth more and more. Shame on Sri Lanka

its not a reverse camera. The back camera to be fitted in the back windscreen. Even inside the vehicle will be fine. Both cameras record simultaneously.

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Depends on the job and type of products being used. As I've mentioned above, if it's a minor scratch or ding, once manual straightening is done, you might be able to skip applying cataloy. For a general job however, after bodywork is done, local mechs use a sealant to prevent the metal from rusting. The sealant is then sanded and cataloy is applied. Some types of cataloy (when I say cataloy, I mean curing Body Fillers. Using cataloy and putty here for ease) can retain moisture. So primer needs to be applied on it to create a moisture barrier. After this, the primer is sanded, then small imperfections are filled with putty. Then goes primer. You can repeat a couple of putty - > primer - > wet sanding cycles to get the surfaces to the level you want. Base coat goes on after this. Sikkens is the best from my experience.

I have been using the Capacitor version of Viafo A119 and it's a very solid product. Night time video clarity is superior compared to everything I have come across. Only an expensive (Rs 25,000/=) Transcend unit of one of my friends came close the quality. So I think Viafo 1119 is the best budget cam out there. Got it from ebay for around Rs 12,000/=. Came with all the accessories necessary for install

10-11 in the city is what an average small hatchback will do, so you are getting the right figures. A wagonR hybrid would do around 13. Lot of Sri Lankans lie about the fuel figures either consciously or subconsciously. Its the same as adolescent boys discussing about each other's penis sizes. Just a mental stigma.

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Hi Jude, Welcome to the forum. They're all body fillers. Cataloy is a brand. From my experience, there are two types of body fillers. Curing Body Fillers These are fillers that come with a separate hardener. You basically mix the resin and hardener according to the specified ratio and they react with each other and steer to harden within a few minutes. These types of filler are used mainly as the base body filler since they're good to fill in large dents and form contours on the metal. Because it's a curing filler, they don't shrink after being applied. There are different types of curing fillers - some have fibreglass mixed into it to strengthen it and so on. Cataloy/Apoloy are some famous local brands. A couple of years ago I used an alloy based curing filler for alloy wheels and the curing process starts when the paste is kneaded like crafting clay. Drying Body Fillers These are body fillers that can be directly applied without having to mix with a hardener. The liquid in the filler evaporates and makes the filler hard. These types of filler are mostly used for glazing or final touch up work after the first type is used and then primer is applied. This is because this type of filler is much more smoother. These are the type of fillers referred to as putty locally. So basically the two types are used during two stages of the body work. If the damage is very minor, you could do without cataloy and apply putty on a sanded paint surface. The process of applying filler and preparing a car for paint is different from country to country and even region. For a hot and humid country like Sri Lanka, you can't leave exposed sheet metal for long without it developing surface rust. So we apply a sealer (the brown paint) But in dry climates, body filler is directly applied to the metal, primed, glazed, primed again before painting.

I am not bothered about the ethics, morals and other assorted nonsense in any service. No one forced anyone to take up any job. They all chose it with their own free will. Only concern I have is preferential treatment of a profession. Do you guys even realize that working hard, dire working conditions, internal politics within the organization, lack of training etc. are not grounds for tax concessions? If that's the case, telecom tower riggers should get at least 10 million tax-free permit. That job was found to be the most dangerous job (in america). The situation is only worse in Sri Lanka due to lack of OHS laws. How about the naattamis in pettah who carry tons of goods every day, the software engineering guys who work from 9AM till midnight, seven days a week etc.? arent their conditions dire? arent they facing politics where they work? working hard is grounds for tax concession? then you ought to give a tax concession to the garment girls. They are some of the hardest working people in this country. During the 90s garments boom, did you know that factories were running 20-hour work days and the poor girls were given just a 4-hour break? and not swindling public funds is a ground for tax concession? They don't. They do have increments based on grade, experience etc. However, every once in a while they fight (usually go on strike) to get 'salary corrections' (වැටුප් විෂමතා ඉවත් කිරීම). Basically the same thing. The difference is most private sector folks don't stoop that low, even if they don't get increments. Only explanation I can agree with, is the one given by @peugeot407 However, that's not the way teh permit scheme operates now. If a permit vehicle is used only for official purpose with no ability to sell it, that's at least reasonable (not really a violation of human rights).

Exactly!! In most cases the victims tend to give up due to the inconveniences and bare the damage themselves which I believe should not happen. You should stand up for justice. Something similar happened to me few months back. It was my mother’s funeral and I was travelling to the cemetery in the funeral procession in my car. Suddenly a Tipper came from behind me cutting the double lines and veered in towards the funeral procession and hit my car from the rightside. The driver fled the scene and the car was damaged with a broken tire. I Ieft the car with some of my friends and attended the funeral and later in the evening made a complaint to the police. Luckily the whole thing was recorded in my DVR and I showed it to the police and they were convinced about the crime committed by the driver. They tracked down the driver with the help of DMT and informed me once they summoned him for inquiries. Police asked us to come to a settlement but the driver was not willing to pay me the due amount for the damage that was caused. He was only willing to pay a very small amount. I challenged him to go to courts and won the case in just one sitting. He had to pay me 50,000 for the damages and I was asked to file a civil case against him to get any remaining amount from his insurance company. My friends, family and even the police asked me to come to a settlement with him but I insisted on going to courts as I wanted to teach him a lesson for the insult he caused to my dear mother. I won because I stood up against them. @jdz10 I wish the justice will prevail in your incident as well. Be strong !!

lets understand the basis of government servants permit. According to the government service regulations ( which was prepared by sudda fellows) most of the executive grade government officers are entitled for an official vehicle. However, due to the expansion of state sector and prevailing economic situation the government was not afford to buy and maintain a official vehicle for all executive grade state servants. As a remedy for this problem then government proposed a duty concessionary permit for state servants , where they could import a vehicle from their private funds. Importantly, this vehicle should be used for official duties for five years and then only the absolute ownership of the vehicle would be transferred to the original importer. This scheme was mutually beneficial for both government and state servants. In fact, those days government servants were very reluctant to transfer the ownership fearing departmental disciplinary action for violating permit conditions. Unfortunately, as usual in this wonderful Island nation the discipline of state servants drastically dropped during early 2000. Gradually state servants began follow their parliamentary counterparts and began selling their permits two third parties and no action was taken against these violations. Finally during the regiment of our former president, he completely removed the clause restricting selling of duty concessionary vehicles. thus ending what ever benefit government attained through this scheme and converting it to an expense. Rather than arguing about the permit we must first analyse why it was issued.

This is utter rubbish. I have plenty of government employees in the family (in different fields). True... the basic salary very low. Some experienced folks /grads get about 30k But they get allowance after allowance. They claim OT even if they do it or not. Some get 120 hrs of OT per month. If you add them all up, a person who gets a 30k basic will take home around 200k. We look at the 30k basic and say they earn extremely less. Even now, lot of people join government jobs because 'aanduwe rassaawak' mindset. We colombo folks dont care about that but in villages, people die for them because of the stigma and the pressure by parents etc. Finally, NO ONE forced anyone to become a low-paid government servant. Every government employee chose it. Its like you choosing to work for a company that pays 10,000 over a company that pays 50,000. If you are capable, you can always choose a higher paying job. Getting paid low is not an excuse for violation of fundamental rights of 20million people.

A bloody naattaami works as hard as any government servant. So let’s give the ‘government servants deserve permits’ argument a rest. It’s all about pleasing the vote banks.

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Giving any kind of vehicle tax rebate on any particular profession is not fair on the others who toil hard in this country. This permit scheme is a gross violation of the fundamental rights of rest of the population. In a nation where law and order and justice prevails, the whole permit scheme can be challenged in courts. Unfortunately no judge in this country will rule in favour of this because ... guess why... they are entitled for the permits too...

If you buy a used car manufactured in early 2000; you may have to do few repairs here and there. No matter how well maintained they are; it is usual to come across a repair or two here and there. But; definitely you won’t have to spend the additional 10 lakhs you save by not buying a brand new one on those repairs. There will be few other benefits as well and it’s up to you to decide. The comparison would be as follows; Buying a reliable used car for 20 lakhs Low cost in spare parts. Easy diagnosis and low labor costs for repairs as the models are well known by local mechanics More spacious than the brand new hatchbacks Some may even have more options than the brand new ones Better value in resale You can remain debt free (invest your cash, go on a trip or too, By some fancy stuff, donate to charity Oh.. the possibilities :D) Buying a new car for 30 lakhs Better fuel economy Peace of mind due to less repairs and company warranties Sense of accomplishment in owning a new ride Opportunity to Impress the neighbors, “Pretend” friends, relatives, nagging in-laws etc. etc.