Fellow CAs and accountants — looking for your real experience here, not textbook answers.
We all know e-way bill validity is distance-based. For long haul deliveries (Mumbai to Chennai, Delhi to Bangalore etc.) trucks often get delayed mid-route due to breakdowns, highway jams, or late night halts.
My questions:
- Has a client ever called you after hours or on a weekend because their e-way bill expired mid-route?
- How did you handle the extension — were you able to do it without being physically at your office or without opening Tally?
- Is the NIC portal mobile-friendly enough to extend from phone in an emergency?
- How often does this actually happen — once a month, once a week, rarely?
- What's the worst case you've seen when it wasn't extended in time?
Why I'm asking: Trying to understand the real ground reality of long haul compliance management — not what the rulebook says, but what actually happens at 11pm or later when a driver calls.
Any experience shared is genuinely helpful. Thank you.
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