Book the Tata Nano online

Mar 27, 2009 Cars

Image: Tata Nano website

All the hype surrounding the Tata Nano continues unabated, and what’s more, the car, launched on March 23, can now be booked online as well, a first in the Indian auto industry. The bookings will commence on April 9 and will go on till April 25.

They are offering a discount of Rs.100 per form if booked online, as opposed to offline forms available at SBI branches, Westside, Croma and Titan showrooms. Customers need to pay only Rs.2,999 as a booking fee, and financing is available from 15 NBFCs.

The Tata Nano will be priced between Rs.1.34 lakhs and Rs.1.85 lakhs (ex-showroom Mumbai). Some points to note:

Online Booking

The cost of the Online Form is Rs. 200/-
Fill out the application form online and proceed to make an online payment
Your application will then be directed to a third party payment gateway site
You will then submit your payment through net banking
The amount to be paid is the Cost of Application Form plus the Booking Amount
The site will confirm your payment by generating a transaction ID
You will be returned to the Tata Nano website where a Unique Identification Number (UIN) will be generated
Booking is now complete, you can take a print of receipt, an email is sent to you with the receipt
Credit cards will not be accepted for payment of booking amount.

Offline Booking

Buy an application form for Rs 300/- from any of the following locations
- Select SBI branches
- Tata Motor Delearships
- Croma Outlets
- Westside stores
- Tata Indicom Exclusive Stores
- World of Titan Showrooms
The application form will have 3 copies (Applicant’s copy, the bank’s copy and TML’s copy) Please fill all of these copies before submitting it
You can submit your Booking Forms at the following locations:
- Select SBI Branches
- Tata Motors Dealerships
- Croma Outlets
- Westside Stores

Pretty cool, though I’m at a loss to understand why credit card payment is not allowed, considering it is a standard feature offered by all payment gateways.