Unpaid fines piling up as traffic violators in Lucknow evade challans
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Unpaid fines piling up as traffic violators in Lucknow evade challans

Hindustan Times  

LUCKNOW The City of Nawabs, rich in history, has created another history of sorts - traffic violators haven’t paid up ₹127.40 crore in fines for 5,54,065 challans over the last one year. The data showed that the highest one-month fine amount stood at ₹ 15.7 crore from 81,246 challans in December 2023. A detailed study of the said data revealed that 92.64% of the challan amount remains unpaid by traffic violators, showing high reluctance in paying fines. The data showed that the highest one-month fine amount stood at ₹15.7 crore from 81,246 challans in December 2023 and the lowest was ₹9.12 crore from 47,205 challans in September 2023.

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5,267 traffic fines issued in Gautam Budh Nagar during Holi; 7 held for assault
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1 week, 5 days ago

5,267 traffic fines issued in Gautam Budh Nagar during Holi; 7 held for assault

Hindustan Times  

Noida The Noida traffic police issued 5,267 traffic violation challans on March 14 and 15 across the Gautam Budh Nagar district as part of a crackdown on traffic violations during Holi, officers said on Sunday. Similarly, on March 15, 1,386 challans were issued for helmetless riding, 146 for tripling on two-wheelers, 106 for wrong-lane driving, and three for using black …

Only 121 out of 5,790 challans on Telangana RTC buses cleared in 2024; Fines over ₹1 crore pending
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Only 121 out of 5,790 challans on Telangana RTC buses cleared in 2024; Fines over ₹1 crore pending

The Hindu  

In January this year, the Telangana State Road Transport Corporation racked up 232 challans for traffic violations. Information from the Hyderabad Traffic Police obtained through a Right to Information application, filed by Kareem Ansari, shows that the public transport sector undertaking is not ‘fine’ in terms of adhering to traffic rules. In the previous year, the Traffic Police issued 5,790 …

Goa police constable collects over ₹17 lakh in traffic fines, suspended
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Goa police constable collects over ₹17 lakh in traffic fines, suspended

Live Mint  

Goa news: The Goa police suspended a woman police constable on Wednesday, February 5, for allegedly misappropriating ₹17.3 lakh in traffic fines, within over 11 months at the Bicholim police station in North Goa. The woman constable, who was originally posted at the Bicholim police station and later transferred to the escort cell, has since returned the misappropriated ₹17.3 lakh …

Traffic violations: Mumbai police collects ₹89 lakh in fines during New Year Celebration
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2 months, 4 weeks ago

Traffic violations: Mumbai police collects ₹89 lakh in fines during New Year Celebration

Live Mint  

Mumbai traffic police on New Year's Eve collected a staggering ₹89 lakh from issuing challans as they kept a close watch on people breaking rules on the roads amid the New Year celebrations, reported the news portal NDTV on January 1. The police also mentioned that speed limit violations in the city attracted 842 challans and driving without a seatbelt …

Traffic Challans Worth Rs 89 Lakh Issued On New Year In Mumbai, 17,800 Motorists Penalised
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Traffic Challans Worth Rs 89 Lakh Issued On New Year In Mumbai, 17,800 Motorists Penalised

ABP News  

The Mumbai traffic police has penalised 17,800 motorists and collected penalties worth Rs 89.19 lakh for the violation of road rules during the New Year celebrations in the city. The Mumbai police conducted the drive from the New Year's eve till the early hours of Wednesday, a report in PTI said. "Action was taken against people indulging in drunk driving, …

Mumbai police collects nearly ₹89 lakh in fines on New Year celebrations
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Mumbai police collects nearly ₹89 lakh in fines on New Year celebrations

The Hindu  

Mumbai traffic police collected ₹89,19,750 in penalty for traffic offences commited during new year celebrations, and took action against 17,800 “unruly drivers” on violation of traffic rules. “In celebration of bidding farewell to the year 2024 and welcoming the New Year 2025, citizens of Mumbai celebrate at prominent locations such as Gateway of India, Marine Drive, Bandstand, and Juhu Chowpatty, …

Ggm traffic police fines 2.7 million violators, collects ₹15.17 cr in ‘24
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Ggm traffic police fines 2.7 million violators, collects ₹15.17 cr in ‘24

Hindustan Times  

The Gurugram traffic police issued over 2,726,000 challans to traffic violators from January 1 to December 28, 2024, collecting fines worth ₹15.17 crore, officers said. Violations such as riding without helmets, wrong-side driving, illegal parking, lane changing, drunk driving, over-speeding, and using black films on vehicles topped the list of offences this year. According to police, for wrong-side driving, over …

Pending traffic fines: Police issue SOP for impounding vehicles, filing charge sheets
3 months, 1 week ago

Pending traffic fines: Police issue SOP for impounding vehicles, filing charge sheets

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: With the total amount under unpaid traffic fines crossing ₹700 crore, the traffic police department has decided to impound vehicles and initiate criminal cases against their owners if they continue to ignore pending e-challans. On Saturday, the traffic police approached the Lok Adalat and recovered ₹17.26 crore in fines from 230,175 motorists who had pending e-challans. Meanwhile, many motorists …

5% of 21.8 million transport vehicles in India have speed governors: Gadkari
3 months, 2 weeks ago

5% of 21.8 million transport vehicles in India have speed governors: Gadkari

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI: Only 5% of the 21.8 million transport vehicles in the country are fitted with speed-limiting devices, union minister of road transport and highways Nitin Gadkari told the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday. The minister said 180 million e-challans were issued between 2019 and 2023 by 31 states and UTs Responding to a question by Congress MP Shaktisinh Gohil from …

Traffic police in Delhi slaps fines totalling ₹1 crore for violations after GRAP-3 invoked
4 months, 1 week ago

Traffic police in Delhi slaps fines totalling ₹1 crore for violations after GRAP-3 invoked

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi, Delhi Traffic Police has issued around 550 challans, imposing a total fine of over ₹one crore, to BS III petrol and BS IV diesel vehicles on Friday on the first day of the ban on these vehicles under the Graded Response Action Plan III in the national capital, officials said. Traffic police in Delhi slaps fines totalling ₹ …

Surge in the number of drivers visited by bailiffs over unpaid fines
7 months, 1 week ago

Surge in the number of drivers visited by bailiffs over unpaid fines

The Independent  

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Cops impound 21 vehicles with over 100 traffic violations
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Cops impound 21 vehicles with over 100 traffic violations

Hindustan Times  

The Pune city traffic police have impounded 44 vehicles in its latest drive against owners who have failed to pay over 50 traffic violation fines, according to officials. Over 21 vehicles have been found to have over 100 traffic offences each with fines pending against them since June 1, 2021 till July 25, 2024. Traffic branch officials said the aggregate …

Hyderabad’s gridlocked IT corridor records 18 lakh traffic violations in first half of 2024
8 months, 1 week ago

Hyderabad’s gridlocked IT corridor records 18 lakh traffic violations in first half of 2024

The Hindu  

The Cyberabad Commissionerate, the IT hub of Hyderabad that sees gridlocked roads with office traffic, recorded 17.34 lakh traffic violations in the first half of 2024, second only to the Hyderabad Commissionerate, according to the Cyberabad traffic police. Of these, 66.02% or 11.45 lakh cases were non-contact cases registered via surveillance cameras across 75 categories, including helmetless riding, driving while …

Puja to face action for 21 traffic violations
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Puja to face action for 21 traffic violations

Hindustan Times  

Pune: The traffic police on Thursday visited the probationary Indian Administrative Service officer Puja Khedkar’s residence of bungalow number 112 on Baner Road and issued a notice regarding misuse of beacon and government insignia on her private vehicle. According to traffic police, there are 21 challans for various traffic offences amounting to a fine of ₹ 26,000 to be recovered …

Bengaluru man pays traffic fine of ₹49,100, cops post a pic with him
1 year, 1 month ago

Bengaluru man pays traffic fine of ₹49,100, cops post a pic with him

Hindustan Times  

In a crackdown of traffic fine defaulters, Bengaluru police caught a man with pending fines of ₹49,100. Bengaluru man pays pending traffic fine of ₹ 49,100, cops post a pic with him In an announcement, the Deputy Commissioner of Police for traffic said, “For Traffic Violations, Today we collected 49,100/- rs fine full amount from the owner of the KA50-S-3579 …

Bengaluru police crack down on vehicles with pending fines, warn violators of clearing dues
1 year, 1 month ago

Bengaluru police crack down on vehicles with pending fines, warn violators of clearing dues

Hindustan Times  

Bengaluru traffic police conducted a special drive to identify vehicles violating traffic rules and refraining from paying fines. Bengaluru police crack down on vehicles with pending fines, warns violators A total of 10,210 violations were recorded, attracting fines worth ₹ ₹1.07 crore. In an X post, Bengaluru police wrote, “Crackdown Alert: Traffic South Division's recent operation led to the seizure …

Motorist with ₹3.2 lakh fine issued warning
1 year, 1 month ago

Motorist with ₹3.2 lakh fine issued warning

Hindustan Times  

Bengaluru: At least 2,681 vehicles in Bengaluru have over ₹ 50,000 pending fines for traffic violations The traffic police on Monday tracked down a Sudhama Nagar resident after discovering a staggering fine of ₹3.2 lakh on his two-wheeler. When the vehicle owner claimed his inability to pay the exorbitant ₹3.2 lakh fine, citing the vehicle’s market value at ₹30,000, the …

Bengaluru traffic offenders with over ₹50k fines to get summons
1 year, 1 month ago

Bengaluru traffic offenders with over ₹50k fines to get summons

Hindustan Times  

Bengaluru: At least 2,681 vehicles in Bengaluru have over ₹ 50,000 pending fines for traffic violations. he Bengaluru traffic police have intensified their efforts to collect pending fines from serial traffic violators, targeting vehicle owners with outstanding fines exceeding ₹50,000. In a statement to the media, joint commissioner of police, MN Anucheth, said, 2,681 vehicles in the city have accumulated …

Pimpri-Chinchwad police collects ₹2.72 cr in fines from traffic violators in November
1 year, 3 months ago

Pimpri-Chinchwad police collects ₹2.72 cr in fines from traffic violators in November

Hindustan Times  

To ensure road safety and discipline among commuters, the Pimpri-Chinchwad police cracked down on traffic violators last month and collected ₹2.72 crore in fines. As per the data, as many as 939 people were penalised for talking on mobile while driving/riding, 1,728 for signal jumping, 3,559 for riding triple seat, 2,880 for not wearing helmet, 2,220 for not wearing seat …

4.47 lakh traffic challans among 24.36 lakh cases settled in Lok Adalats in Karnataka
1 year, 6 months ago

4.47 lakh traffic challans among 24.36 lakh cases settled in Lok Adalats in Karnataka

The Hindu  

Around 4.47 lakh traffic rule violations were among the 24.36 lakh cases to be amicably settled in the national-level Lok Adalats organised by the Karnataka State Legal Services Authority across the State on September 9. Speaking to mediapersons in Bengaluru on September 12, Justice K. Somashekar, a judge of the High Court and Chairman of High Court Legal Services Committee, …

830 Challans, Rs 5.3 Lakh in Fines Daily for Speeding on Highways, Expressways in Delhi in 2022: MoRTH Data
1 year, 8 months ago

830 Challans, Rs 5.3 Lakh in Fines Daily for Speeding on Highways, Expressways in Delhi in 2022: MoRTH Data

News 18  

The ministry of road transport and highways told Rajya Sabha on Wednesday that at least 830 challans were issued and Rs 5.30 lakh collected daily, on an average, in 2022 for speeding on highways and expressways in Delhi. In all, 3.02 lakh challans were issued and Rs 19.22 crore collected in fines for the traffic violation across the national capital. …

Traffic cops collect ₹1.18 crore fine, register 404 FIRs against wrong-side drivers in 20 days
1 year, 10 months ago

Traffic cops collect ₹1.18 crore fine, register 404 FIRs against wrong-side drivers in 20 days

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: As part of their special drive to crack down on wrong-side drivers across the city, the Mumbai traffic police collected a fine of ₹1.18 crore from the offenders and issued challans to 34,677 motorists for violations. “A week ago, a two-wheeler rider was hit by a heavy vehicle travelling on the wrong side at Kandivali East causing the biker’s …

Plea in SC: Only 7.61% of E-challan fine recovered
1 year, 11 months ago

Plea in SC: Only 7.61% of E-challan fine recovered

Deccan Chronicle  

NEW DELHI: An application was filed before the Supreme Court to evolve an effective mechanism for time bound recovery of the fines imposed through e-challan for violation of traffic rules. The applicant relied upon the response of the Union government in the Rajya Sabha that only 7.61 per cent of the fine amount imposed through e-challans could be recovered against …

E-monitoring roads: unpaid fines driving govt. rethink
1 year, 11 months ago

E-monitoring roads: unpaid fines driving govt. rethink

The Hindu  

Four years after the introduction of a law enabling the electronic monitoring of roads and highways to prevent fatalities and accidents, the government in the Supreme Court is accepting that its implementation has potholes which require mending. One of the blind spots in the implementation of Section 136A of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 is integral to its success and …

Traffic Violations: With 16,000 e-Challans Per Day, Delhi Recorded Highest No. of Fines in 2022, Data Shows
2 years ago

Traffic Violations: With 16,000 e-Challans Per Day, Delhi Recorded Highest No. of Fines in 2022, Data Shows

News 18  

Among at least 115 cities across India, Delhi has topped the chart for the highest number of e-challans issued through Integrated Traffic Management System and revenue generated from it, the ministry of road and transport data shows. On an average, more than 16,000 e-challans were issued per day for traffic rule violations in Delhi and the daily average revenue generation …

Bengaluru traffic dept collects ₹5.6 cr after 50% discount offer on penalties
2 years, 1 month ago

Bengaluru traffic dept collects ₹5.6 cr after 50% discount offer on penalties

Hindustan Times  

Bengaluru traffic police have collected over ₹5.6 crore on Friday in traffic violation fines after announcing a 50 per cent discount on all penalties. Violators across Karnataka owe the traffic police department around ₹530 crore in penalty fees, of which ₹500 crore is due to come from state capital Bengaluru alone. READ | Karnataka announces 50% discount on all pending …

Hurry Up, Karnataka! Clear Your Pending E-challans As 50% Discount on Traffic Fines Announced
2 years, 1 month ago

Hurry Up, Karnataka! Clear Your Pending E-challans As 50% Discount on Traffic Fines Announced

News 18  

With an aim to clear backlogged e-challan cases, the Karnataka government has announced a 50 per cent discount on the payment of pending traffic fines until February 11. Soon after the announcement, the Bengaluru Traffic Police started getting the pending amount of fine through the digital payment platform Paytm. Bengaluru Traffic Speaking exclusively to News18 recently, Saleem, had said that …

Fines of ₹115 crore still unpaid, Noida traffic police to start seizing vehicles
2 years, 1 month ago

Fines of ₹115 crore still unpaid, Noida traffic police to start seizing vehicles

Hindustan Times  

With traffic fines amounting to ₹115 crore remaining unpaid, the Gautam Budh Nagar traffic police on Wednesday started a campaign to seize vehicles that have a large number of unpaid fines against them. According to traffic police, over 2.3 million fines are still unpaid, and the amounts vary from a minimum of ₹ 500 to a maximum of ₹ 10,000. …

₹70.50Cr fine levied on 9.06 lakh people in 2021 by Highway Safety Patrol – most on Expressway in last 4 years
3 years ago

₹70.50Cr fine levied on 9.06 lakh people in 2021 by Highway Safety Patrol – most on Expressway in last 4 years

Hindustan Times  

In the last four years, the Highway Safety Patrol fined the maximum number of motorists on Mumbai-Pune Expressway in 2021 by penalising 9.06 lakh of them. ₹ 70.50Cr fine levied on 9.06 lakh people in 2021 by Highway Safety Patrol – most on Expressway in the last four years. In the last four years, the maximum fine was levied in …

1,000 challans per minute
3 years ago

1,000 challans per minute

The Hindu  

Motorists at a lightning speed have attempted to clear their unpaid challans by availing the huge concession offered by the Telangana police which started on Tuesday. On day one, officials said that around five lakh challans were cleared with nearly ₹5 crore as penalties being credited into the State’s exchequer. We expected that around two lakh challans would be paid …

First-of-its-kind: Delhi Traffic Police to release 100 ‘most unsafe drivers’ list for violating traffic rules
3 years, 6 months ago

First-of-its-kind: Delhi Traffic Police to release 100 ‘most unsafe drivers’ list for violating traffic rules

India TV News  

The Delhi Traffic Police will release a list of 100 “bad drivers” or "most unsafe drivers" of the city who are regularly violating traffic rules and are risking lives every day. At present, when people break traffic rules, Traffic Police send them e-challans and the offender can pay a fine of Rs 100 to Rs 5,000, depending on the violation. …

Over 1.38 Crore Traffic Violations Reported Last Year as against 1.05 Cr in 2019: Police
4 years, 1 month ago

Over 1.38 Crore Traffic Violations Reported Last Year as against 1.05 Cr in 2019: Police

News 18  

Despite the COVID-19-induced lockdown, over 1.38 crore traffic violations were reported last year in comparison to 1.05 crore in 2019, the police said on Friday. It also said they collected a 30 per cent higher amount from challans last year in comparison to 2019. The police said the amount was higher due to a hike in fines for traffic violations …

Gurugram Records 55 Percent Year-on-Year Dip in Traffic Fines Due to Covid-19 Impact
4 years, 3 months ago

Gurugram Records 55 Percent Year-on-Year Dip in Traffic Fines Due to Covid-19 Impact

News 18  

Gurugram district has seen a nearly 55 per cent dip in traffic fines as compared to the previous year due to the Covid-19 impact. The Gurugram Traffic police have issued 2,16,199 challans for no-entry, drunken driving, jumping the red light, wrong side parking, lane change, wrong parking and driving without helmet till December 14 this year. In view of the …

Andhra Pradesh Police Offers Two Days Grace Time For Over 68,000 Motorists With Pending Penalties
4 years, 4 months ago

Andhra Pradesh Police Offers Two Days Grace Time For Over 68,000 Motorists With Pending Penalties

News 18  

Andhra Pradesh’s Prakasam district police gave a grace time of two more days for 68,943 vehicles owners to clear their penalties or else face legal action. Siddhartha Kaushal, Prakasam district Superintendent of Police, said that 1.51 lakh vehicles have been levied a penalty of Rs 4.6 crore for violating rules in 2020 so far. “Therefore, the concerned vehicle owners have …

Police to Andhra Pradesh\'s traffic violators: Pay pending penalties or face action
4 years, 5 months ago

Police to Andhra Pradesh\'s traffic violators: Pay pending penalties or face action

Deccan Chronicle  

TIRUPATI: If you have been a traffic violator and haven’t bothered to pay an e-challans, beware! Traffic police are in pursuit of errant motorists roaming freely without paying fines in spite of receiving e-challans from the department. The AP traffic police department have more than valid reasons to do so as majority of errant motorists have failed to pay fines …

Coronavirus Outbreak: Mumbai traffic police collect Rs 9 crore from lockdown violators between 20 March to 13 May
4 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus Outbreak: Mumbai traffic police collect Rs 9 crore from lockdown violators between 20 March to 13 May

Firstpost  

Mumbai traffic police collected Rs 9 crore by issuing challans to those violating lockdown norms in the city since the travel restrictions came into force in March, an official said. Mumbai: Mumbai traffic police collected Rs 9 crore by issuing challans to those violating lockdown norms in the city since the travel restrictions came into force in March, an official …

Noida Traffic Police recovers ₹ 14.76 crore in challan in 2019; almost 2K people fined daily
5 years, 2 months ago

Noida Traffic Police recovers ₹ 14.76 crore in challan in 2019; almost 2K people fined daily

India TV News  

Almost 2,000 people were fined for traffic violations in Noida every day in 2019 and Rs 14.76 crore was recovered from them in penalties, leading to a whopping 532 per cent increase in revenue collection compared to 2018, according to official data. Altogether 6,99,708 vehicle owners were issued challans from January till December last year for violating road traffic rules …

Delhi: Truck slapped with over ₹2 lakh fine for several offences under MV Act
5 years, 6 months ago

Delhi: Truck slapped with over ₹2 lakh fine for several offences under MV Act

Live Mint  

Driver and owner of a truck were slapped with fines amounting over ₹2 lakh for various offences including overloading under the amended Motor Vehicles Act, near Mukarba Chowk in Jahangirpuri area here on Wednesday night.The truck, registered in Haryana, was heading towards Bhalswa from Mubaraka Chowk when it was stopped and found carrying 18 tonnes more than its permissible loading …

New traffic challan: Truck slapped penalty of over Rs 2 lakh for MV Act violations in Delhi
5 years, 6 months ago

New traffic challan: Truck slapped penalty of over Rs 2 lakh for MV Act violations in Delhi

India TV News  

The driver and the owner of a truck were slapped a total fine of over Rs 2 lakh in the national capital, perhaps the highest in the country so far, for various offences under the tweaked Motor Vehicles Act, including overloading and driving without a proper licence, a Delhi Transport Department official said on Thursday. The truck, having a Haryana …

New traffic fines: Outraged Twitterati lampoon Modi govt, joke collections may surpass GST revenue
5 years, 6 months ago

New traffic fines: Outraged Twitterati lampoon Modi govt, joke collections may surpass GST revenue

Firstpost  

Many Indians have ridiculed a sharp increase in traffic fines this week, lampooning the poor state of roads and joking that the revenue from the fines would soon exceed that from taxes Bengaluru: Many Indians have ridiculed a sharp increase in traffic fines this week, lampooning the poor state of roads and joking that the revenue from the fines would …

Motor Vehicles Act: Trolley driver fined ₹59,000 for drunk driving in Gurugram
5 years, 6 months ago

Motor Vehicles Act: Trolley driver fined ₹59,000 for drunk driving in Gurugram

Live Mint  

Gurugram: Gurugram traffic police have penalised a trolley driver with a challan of ₹59,000 for driving under the influence of alcohol. "Gurugram Traffic Police is working under the provisions of Motor Vehicles Act, 2019, under which challans are being issued," said Assistant Commissioner of Police, Crime Shamsher Singh. On Tuesday, the Gurugram traffic police issued a challan of ₹23,000 to …

New traffic rules: Drunk auto driver fined ₹47,500 under Motor Vehicles Act
5 years, 6 months ago

New traffic rules: Drunk auto driver fined ₹47,500 under Motor Vehicles Act

Live Mint  

After the new traffic rules came into effect from September 1 under the Motor Vehicles Act, several cases of autorickshaw drivers paying hefty fines are being reported from different parts of India. In Gurgaon, an auto driver was handed over a challan of ₹32,500 after he was found to have jumped red light signal and in Bhubaneswar a drunk autorickshaw …

Rs 32,000 challan shocker for auto-rickshaw driver for jumping light, not having papers
5 years, 6 months ago

Rs 32,000 challan shocker for auto-rickshaw driver for jumping light, not having papers

Hindustan Times  

On the day a two-wheeler rider was fined Rs 23,000 for not wearing a helmet and travelling without relevant papers, the Gurugram traffic police also issued a challan of Rs 32,500 to an auto-rickshaw driver on Tuesday after the Motor Vehicles Act, which steeply raised penalties for traffic violations, came into force two days ago. According to his challan, he …

New traffic rules set in: Delhi Scooty rider challaned Rs 23,000 for violations
5 years, 6 months ago

New traffic rules set in: Delhi Scooty rider challaned Rs 23,000 for violations

India TV News  

Breaking the traffic rules can now be extreemely hard on your pocket. A citizen of Geeta Colony, Delhi got challaned for Rs 23,000 for traffic rule violations in Gurugram. Dinesh Madan who was riding the scooty, in his defence said that he was trying to arrange the car's documents from home when the policeman cut the challan. Here is the …

Mumbai police hits record high in traffic penalties
5 years, 7 months ago

Mumbai police hits record high in traffic penalties

India TV News  

The Mumbai Traffic Police collected record fines totalling nearly Rs 139 crore in 2018 for violations of traffic rules, according to an RTI filing here on Tuesday. This figure is much higher compared to the Rs 8.6 crore collected in 2017, said RTI activist Jeetendra Ghadge, and the credit for this goes to the 'e-challan' system implemented by the Mumbai …

Mumbai police hit record high in traffic penalties
5 years, 7 months ago

Mumbai police hit record high in traffic penalties

India Today  

The Mumbai Traffic Police collected record fines totalling nearly Rs 139 crore in 2018 for violations of traffic rules, according to an RTI filing here on Tuesday. This figure is much higher compared to the Rs 8.6 crore collected in 2017, said RTI activist Jeetendra Ghadge, and the credit for this goes to the 'e-challan' system implemented by the Mumbai …

Bengaluru: Hefty fines awaits you – Traffic violators beware
5 years, 8 months ago

Bengaluru: Hefty fines awaits you – Traffic violators beware

Deccan Chronicle  

BENGALURU: Vehicle drivers beware! The traffic police, who on an average book about 16,000 cases of traffic violation cases daily, will be eager to charge traffic offenders with costly receipts. According to traffic police, on the first day of new fine slabs traffic offenders, who were used paying fines in hundreds, were taken aback when they were asked to pay …

Traffic rule violations: Over 40000 challans, Rs 51.43 lakh recovery in Noida in March
5 years, 11 months ago

Traffic rule violations: Over 40000 challans, Rs 51.43 lakh recovery in Noida in March

India TV News  

The Noida Traffic Police has collected Rs 51.43 lakh in fines for violation of traffic rules in March, a whopping 59 per cent jump from the previous month, according to officials. As many as 40,061 vehicles and 13,505 offenders were issued challans, totalling Rs 1.34 crore, for violating road traffic rules last month, an official said. "However, only 33 per …

Hyderabad traffic police fleece violators with user charges'
6 years, 7 months ago

Hyderabad traffic police fleece violators with user charges'

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The traffic police in the city are overcharging traffic violators, or it does appear so, going by the huge “user charges” they are levying on every e-challan issues for traffic violations. For a Rs 100 e-challan issued, the department levies Rs 35 as user charges and the same applies to multiple challans issued by the traffic police for violations …

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