New Registration Charges for Motor Vehicles – Budget 2012

The presently applicable relevant withholding tax will be amalgamated with vehicle registration charges and he applicable new vehicle registration charges will be as follow. (Effective from 24 November 2011)

Luxury, Semi Luxury and Dual Purpose Motor Vehicle Taxes

Luxury, Semi Luxury and Dual Purpose Motor Vehicle Taxes Sri Lanka 2012

Revenue Licensing Annual Fee for Motor Vehicle

The prevailing license fee has been increased by Rs. 150 for Motor bicycles
and Three Wheelers and by Rs. 500 for other vehicles (except Lorries
Tractors, Busses and Trailers).

There will be a 50% tax cut for vehicles in the tourism industry and a 50% tax reduction on tyres for bus.

Download Budget Highlights 2012 (PDF)

Toyota Prius Start Up Problems

Toyota Prius (hybrid) wont start, what’s wrong?

When I pressed the power on button, nothing would happen. No lights, no sound, no response… the car was absolutely dead. (NHW 20)

What can I do? Is it a problem of the 12v battery? or the 400v? Can a Prius 2 be started with jumper cables on the 12v battery? Or should I just call the Toyota official dealer?

Please help, do you have any ideas or suggestions what I can do to get the car working or what is wrong?  Dr. Sampath

Dear All, please check out this videos. hopefully this wasn’t a mistake & Don’t Let Your Prius’ Battery Die, Ever.

Thanks, Indrajith.

Question about Prius Dashboard Light Brightness at Night Time (NHW 20)

If you are a Prius Gen2 owner who does a considerable amount of night driving and use the steering wheel controls quite often, then this mod is for you!

As a person who constantly answers phone calls via the built-in Bluetooth handsfree, change radio stations, change climate settings, etc. while on the move, I find it quite annoying when trying to locate the right button(s) to press even when the lights are switched on at night. This is on account of the brightness level of the steering wheel controls being extremely low.

I have resolved this issue by modifying the circuitry of the steering wheel controls so that the light intensity of these backlit buttons is increased by many folds. Moreover, I have introduced a control knob (located below the steering wheel column) to offer better control over the brightness level.

Please check out my video.

Feel free to contact me on 0773 781255  if you wish to know more about this.

Thanks! Kaveen.

Free Download 2010 Prius Owner’s Manual – PDF

Below are download links to MegaUpload.com for both the 2010 Prius Owner’s Manual (A – Z Users Guide) on PDF and the 2010 Prius Navigation PDF Manual (English Language – 620 pages)

Free Download 2010 Prius Owner's Manual - PDF