DMT says 48cc mopeds still need RMV registration — so why do dealers sell them as 'no licence needed'?

The Department of Motor Traffic came out this week (22 Oct) and said flat out: 48cc motorcycles are NOT exempt from registration, after noticing sellers pushing these bikes to buyers — often students and first-time riders — with the line that no RMV registration or licence is required. DMT's warning is clear: ride one unregistered and police can fine you on the spot, no matter what the shop told you. One side says this is just shops exploiting a loophole buyers don't know enough to question, and the people who end up fined are the ones who trusted the sales pitch, not the ones making money off it. The other side says buyers should know better than to take a seller's word for anything involving the RMV — if you didn't check, that's on you, not the shop. Did anyone here get sold a 48cc on the 'no registration needed' line, or know someone who got fined riding one? What did the shop tell you, and did registering it after the fact cause any hassle? මෙහෙම රථයක් 'ලියාපදිංචි කරන්න ඕන නෑ' කියලා අරගෙන පස්සේ පොලිසියෙන් fine කෑවා කියලා අය ඉන්නවද?