PANJIM, April 12 -- An inquiry has been initiated against an automobile dealer after a new luxury car given for a test drive was found involved in a fatal accident at Dona Paula last week.

The Additional Director of Transport, South has issued a show cause notice to the automobile dealer rom Verna asking him as to why action should not be taken against him for giving vehicle for test drive without accompanying staff. The vehicle was also not registered with the department.  

Rule 33 of the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989 states that no motor vehicle in the possession of a dealer shall be driven for purposes such as a test drive unless it is accompanied by a duly authorised representative of the dealer and complies with prescribe...