They have demanded reduction of diesel price by Rs 10 per litre since crude oil prices in the international market have declined drastically. The list also includes levying uniform four percentage point VAT on diesel, scrapping registration and return filing requirements in the new Carriers Act, reducing tyre prices by 30-35 percent and rolling back national permit fees from Rs 5,000 to Rs 1,500. The Bombay Goods Transport Association (BGTA), an association of agents with around 15,000 trucks, said that its 1,200 transport firms have shut their godowns and will not be operating vehicles. Sunil Kale, BGTA vice president, said, “We have received good response throughout the country and in Maharashtra, but we have taken care that essential commodities are not hit due to the stir.”