New traffic challan: Truck slapped penalty of over Rs 2 lakh for MV Act violations in Delhi
5 years, 3 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 registration number, was challaned by an enforcement team of Transport Department on the GT Karnal Road on Wednesday evening, the official said. The enforcement team challaned the truck for a total amount of Rs 2,00,500 for various offences. The total amount of penalty included Rs 1,31,000 for violation of traffic norms and Rs 69,500 on the truck owner.

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Mumbai police collects nearly ₹89 lakh in fines on New Year celebrations
1 week 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, …

5% of 21.8 million transport vehicles in India have speed governors: Gadkari
4 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 …

Over 4.79 lakh challans issued for improper parking in Delhi this year
1 month, 1 week ago

Over 4.79 lakh challans issued for improper parking in Delhi this year

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Delhi Police has issued over 4.79 lakh challans this year for obstructive or improper parking, according to official data. Between October 1 and November 22, the police issued 62,042 challans and over one lakh notices for improper parking. As part of their enforcement efforts, the police have also towed 1.73 lakh vehicles this year, with a towing fee …

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

Unpaid fines piling up as traffic violators in Lucknow evade challans
5 months, 4 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 …

Bengaluru man pays traffic fine of ₹49,100, cops post a pic with him
10 months, 2 weeks 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 …

Motorist with ₹3.2 lakh fine issued warning
10 months, 3 weeks 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 …

4.47 lakh traffic challans among 24.36 lakh cases settled in Lok Adalats in Karnataka
1 year, 3 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, 5 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, 8 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 …

Activists urge police to implement amended MV Act against overloaded trucks
2 years, 8 months ago

Activists urge police to implement amended MV Act against overloaded trucks

New Indian Express  

More than 1,000 lorries are transporting minerals to Kerala from the district via Puliyarai every day. Meanwhile, the staff of the Regional Transport Office in Tenkasi seized a few overloaded mineral-laden trucks and imposed a fine of Rs 20,000 on each of them as per the amended Act. Motor Vehicle Inspector Manibarathi in a statement said, "We seized five vehicles …

₹70.50Cr fine levied on 9.06 lakh people in 2021 by Highway Safety Patrol – most on Expressway in last 4 years
2 years, 9 months 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 …

New MV Act Comes Into Effect In Himachal Pradesh
3 years, 5 months ago

New MV Act Comes Into Effect In Himachal Pradesh

News 18  

The Himachal Pradesh government has implemented the amended Motor Vehicle Act 2021 in the entire state. If someone is caught driving a vehicle without carrying a valid driving license, he/she will be fined anywhere between Rs 5, 000 and Rs 7, 500. Anyone riding a vehicle without having valid insurance will be issued a challan of Rs 2, 000- 6, …

Overloading In Vehicles: Allahabad High Court Calls Upon Transport Commissioner In Plea For Compliance Of Motor Vehicles Act
4 years, 1 month ago

Overloading In Vehicles: Allahabad High Court Calls Upon Transport Commissioner In Plea For Compliance Of Motor Vehicles Act

Live Law  

The Allahabad High Court has called upon the Transport Commissioner, Uttar Pradesh to respond on the issue with regard to compliance of the mandatory provisions of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988. "Having considered the argument advanced and the facts averred in the petition for writ, we deem it appropriate to call upon the respondent no.2, Transport Commissioner, Uttar Pradesh to …

Police to Andhra Pradesh\'s traffic violators: Pay pending penalties or face action
4 years, 2 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 …

Noida Traffic Police recovers ₹ 14.76 crore in challan in 2019; almost 2K people fined daily
5 years 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 traffic police to withdraw 1.5 lakh challans issued on National Highway 24
5 years, 2 months ago

Delhi traffic police to withdraw 1.5 lakh challans issued on National Highway 24

India TV News  

Nearly one and a half lakh challans issued mostly to those who were found overspeeding on National Highway 24 between August and October 10 are set to be withdrawn, the Delhi traffic police have decided. Commenting on the plan, a Joint Commissioner-level traffic police officer said, "Delhi Traffic Police is withdrawing about 1.5 lakh challans issued in two and a …

Odd-Even violations will cost Rs 20,000 in Delhi under new Motor Vehicles Act
5 years, 3 months ago

Odd-Even violations will cost Rs 20,000 in Delhi under new Motor Vehicles Act

India TV News  

The amended Motor Vehicles Act, which imposes higher driving penalties from September 1, may further cause trouble for Delhi commuters during the implementation of the Odd-Even scheme as any violation in the road rationing scheme may cost people Rs 20,000, up from Rs 2,000 earlier. While the Delhi government is yet to notify a final decision on the fine during …

Delhi traffic: You may be fined ₹20,000 for violation of odd-even rule
5 years, 3 months ago

Delhi traffic: You may be fined ₹20,000 for violation of odd-even rule

Live Mint  

With the Delhi government deciding to return to the odd-even rule from November 4 in the national capital, any violation of the scheme will lead to a fine of ₹20,000. Earlier, such a violation would have led to punishment with a fine of ₹2,000 but an amendment in the Motor Vehicles Act has now increased the penalty amount by 10 …

New Motor Vehicle Act: Hyderabad cops giving helmets, documents instead of challans
5 years, 3 months ago

New Motor Vehicle Act: Hyderabad cops giving helmets, documents instead of challans

India TV News  

At a time when the imposition of heavy fines for violation of traffic rules is evoking public anger in parts of the country, Rachakonda police commissionerate in Greater Hyderabad is trying an innovative method to make the motorists follow the rules. Instead of imposing fines for violations, the traffic police is facilitating the violators to buy the helmet or obtain …

Truck operator fined ₹6.5 lakh in Odisha
5 years, 3 months ago

Truck operator fined ₹6.5 lakh in Odisha

The Hindu  

The transport authority in Odisha has slapped a penalty to the tune of ₹6,53,100 on a truck operator in Sambalpur district, which is being dubbed as the single-highest imposition in the State so far. The amount would have been much higher had the truck operator been penalised as per the amended Motor Vehicles Act. Mr. Behera said the truck operator …

Delhi truck driver, owner slapped with penalty of over Rs 2 lakh in National Capital for violations under Motor Vehicles Act
5 years, 3 months ago

Delhi truck driver, owner slapped with penalty of over Rs 2 lakh in National Capital for violations under Motor Vehicles Act

Firstpost  

The driver and the owner of a truck were slapped a total fine of over Rs 2 lakh in Delhi, for various offences under the tweaked Motor Vehicles Act. New Delhi: 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 …

Bihar Police to pay double the penalty levied on civilians for traffic violations under new Motor Vehicles Act
5 years, 3 months ago

Bihar Police to pay double the penalty levied on civilians for traffic violations under new Motor Vehicles Act

Firstpost  

Police personnel in Bihar will now be liable to pay double the penalty levied on civilians under the new Motor Vehicles Act on violating traffic rules. Patna: Police personnel in Bihar will now be liable to pay double the penalty levied on civilians under the new Motor Vehicles Act on violating traffic rules. “If any police personnel is found driving …

Forgot driving licence at home? We will tell you how to avoid paying hefty monetary penalty
5 years, 3 months ago

Forgot driving licence at home? We will tell you how to avoid paying hefty monetary penalty

India Today  

There has been a lot of hue and cry over the hefty monetary fines being slapped on the traffic violators following the implementation of the Motor Vehicles Amendment Act 2019 from September 1. A major excuse given by the motorists for not carrying relevant documents, including the driving licence and the vehicle registration certificate, is that they simply 'forgot' them. …

Truck driver in Odisha fined Rs 86,500; becomes biggest violator under new Motor Vehicles Act in the country
5 years, 3 months ago

Truck driver in Odisha fined Rs 86,500; becomes biggest violator under new Motor Vehicles Act in the country

Firstpost  

A truck driver in Odisha’s Sambalpur district, who was issued a challan of Rs 86,500 by the Regional Transport Office, has become the biggest violator under the amended Motor Vehicles Act in the country so far. The truck driver identified as Ashok Jadav was fined on 3 September, but the picture of the challan reportedly started to trend on the …

New traffic rules ALERT: Your smartphones can save you from paying hefty challan if you do THIS
5 years, 4 months ago

New traffic rules ALERT: Your smartphones can save you from paying hefty challan if you do THIS

India TV News  

New traffic rules under the Motor Vehicles Act 2019 with revised penalty rates have set in India from September 1, 2019. Soon after new traffic rules came into effect, news of Delhi man being fined whooping Rs 23,000 is making round. New traffic rules As many as 63 clauses of the Motor Vehicles Amendment Act 2019 has come into effect …

Steep fines under Motor Vehicles Act meant to dissuade people from breaking law, says Union minister Nitin Gadkari
5 years, 4 months ago

Steep fines under Motor Vehicles Act meant to dissuade people from breaking law, says Union minister Nitin Gadkari

Firstpost  

Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday said steep penalties under the amended Motor Vehicles Act are not meant to collect fines but to ensure that people do not violate the law New Delhi: Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday said steep penalties under the amended Motor Vehicles Act are not meant to collect fines but to ensure that people do …

Motor Vehicles Act: Trolley driver fined ₹59,000 for drunk driving in Gurugram
5 years, 4 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, 4 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 …

Odisha auto-rickshaw driver fined ₹47,500 under new MV act
5 years, 4 months ago

Odisha auto-rickshaw driver fined ₹47,500 under new MV act

Hindustan Times  

A day after a motorcyclist in Gurugram was fined ₹23,000 for violations under the new Motor Vehicle Act, transport department officials in Bhubaneswar on Wednesday imposed a hefty penalty of ₹47,500 on an auto-rickshaw driver for a slew of violations. A Officials of Regional Transport Office of Bhubaneswar imposed a whopping ₹47,500 penalty on Haribandhu Kanhar, the auto-rickshaw driver, after …

Motor Vehicles Act 2019: Netizens go on overdrive in response to new traffic rules
5 years, 4 months ago

Motor Vehicles Act 2019: Netizens go on overdrive in response to new traffic rules

India TV News  

The Motor Vehicles Act 2019 -- with revised fine rates -- came into existence with effect from Sunday. While people not wearing helmets or seat-belts will be fined Rs 1,000, which was Rs 100 earlier, those driving without a licence can be fined Rs 5,000 or asked to face three-month jail term. To this end, just a day after the …

Auto-rickshaw driver challaned Rs 47,000 under new traffic rules
5 years, 4 months ago

Auto-rickshaw driver challaned Rs 47,000 under new traffic rules

India TV News  

Ever since the traffic rules have been introduced in India under the Motor Vehicles Amendment Act 2019, it has been digging deeper holes in the pockets of those found guilty of violations. In a recent case, an auto-rickshaw driver in Odisha's Bhubaneswar was fined a whopping Rs 47,500 for violating a slew of traffic rules under the Motor Vehicles Amendment …

Rs 32,000 challan shocker for auto-rickshaw driver for jumping light, not having papers
5 years, 4 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, 4 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 …

Delhi gets 3,900 challans on the first day of new Motor Vehicles Act
5 years, 4 months ago

Delhi gets 3,900 challans on the first day of new Motor Vehicles Act

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Delhi Police issued 3,900 challans to traffic rule violators after the amended motor vehicles act came into effect on Sunday, officials said. Parliament in July passed the Motor Vehicles Bill, 2019, which seeks to tighten road traffic regulations such as the issuance of driving licence and imposed stricter penalties for violations in an attempt to improve road safety. …

3,900 challans issued in Delhi on first day of new Motor Vehicles Act
5 years, 4 months ago

3,900 challans issued in Delhi on first day of new Motor Vehicles Act

India TV News  

Delhi Police issued 3,900 challans to traffic rule violators after the amended motor vehicles act came into effect on Sunday, officials said. Parliament in July passed the Motor Vehicles Bill, 2019, which seeks to tighten road traffic regulations such as the issuance of driving licence and imposed stricter penalties for violations in an attempt to improve road safety. The Delhi …

Motor Vehicles Bill 2019: Full list of fines you’ll be paying for traffic violations
5 years, 5 months ago

Motor Vehicles Bill 2019: Full list of fines you’ll be paying for traffic violations

Live Mint  

The Rajya Sabha on Wednesday passed a bill to tighten road traffic regulations such as issuance of driving licence and imposed stricter penalties for violations in an attempt to improve road safety. The Upper House passed the Motor Vehicles Bill, 2019 with 108 votes in favour and 13 against it, with three amendments moved by Road Transport and Highways Minister …

Traffic rule violations: Over 40000 challans, Rs 51.43 lakh recovery in Noida in March
5 years, 9 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 …

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