Motor Vehicles Act 2019: New Traffic Rules And Fines
Now, fork out more for not following traffic rules
Now, fork out more for not following traffic rules
In the past few days, there has been a hue and cry about the new Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act 2019 that came into effect on September 1. The government is imposing severe penalties on motorists infringing road traffic rules. The fines have grown exponentially to which the Indian motorist is making much fuss about. However, given the fact that these penalties are for breaking the laws, one should focus on making the roads a safer place for all.
The new rules have increased the fines up to 10 times more than the previous penalties. For instance, a rider could be fined Rs 100 for not wearing a helmet while riding a bike. Now, the same offence attracts a fine of Rs 1,000 and/or disqualification of licence for three months as well as community service. Similarly, a fine of Rs 1,000 and/or punishment up to three months was applicable for riding an uninsured bike. However, now you will need to fork out a fine of Rs 2,000 and/or imprisonment of upto three months for not having an insurance cover.
List of Fines And Penalties Applicable for Traffic Rule Offenders Since September 2019
|
Offence |
Old Penalty |
New Penalty |
|
General (offences for which no penalty is defined otherwise) |
Rs 100 for first offence; Rs 300 for subsequent offence |
Rs 500 for first offence; Rs 1,500 for subsequent offence |
|
Road regulation violation |
Rs 100 |
Rs 500 |
|
Disobedience of orders of authorities |
Rs 500 |
Rs 2,000 |
|
Unauthorized use of vehicles without licence |
Rs 1,000 |
Rs 1,000 - Rs 5,000 |
|
Driving without licence |
Rs 500 |
Rs 5,000 and/or community service |
|
Driving despite disqualification |
Rs 500 |
Rs 10,000 and/or community service |
|
Oversized vehicles |
N/A |
Rs 5,000 - Rs 10,000 and/or community service |
|
Over-speeding |
Rs 400 |
Rs 1,000 - Rs 2,000 for LMV Rs 2,000 - Rs 4,000 for MPV/HPV and/or impounding of driving licence |
|
Dangerous driving (e.g. jumping red light) |
Rs 1,000 |
Rs 1,000 - Rs 5,000 and/or imprisonment of 6 months to 1 year for first offence, seizure of licence; Rs. 10,000 and/or imprisonment of up to 2 years for subsequent offence |
|
Drink driving |
Rs 2,000 |
Rs 10,000 and/or imprisonment of up to 6 months to 1 year for first offence; Rs. 15,000 and/or imprisonment of up to 2 years for subsequent offence |
|
Speeding/Racing |
Rs 500 |
Rs 5,000 and/or imprisonment of 1 month, community service; Rs 10,000 and/or imprisonment of up to 1 month for subsequent offence |
|
Offences relating to accident |
N/A |
Up to Rs 5,000 and/or imprisonment of up to 6 months for first offence; Rs 10,000 and/or imprisonment of up to 1 year for subsequent offence |
|
Driving when mentally/physically unfit to drive |
Rs 200 for first offence; Rs 500 for subsequent offence |
Rs 1,000 for first offence; Rs 2,000 for subsequent offence |
|
Vehicle without permit |
Up to Rs 5,000 |
Rs 10,000 and/or imprisonment of up to 6 months, community service |
|
Aggregators (violations of licencing conditions) |
N/A |
Rs 25,000 to Rs 1 lakh |
|
Overloading |
Rs 2,000 and Rs 1,000 per extra tonne |
Rs 20,000 and Rs 2,000 per extra tonne |
|
Overloading of passengers |
N/A |
Rs 1,000 per extra passenger |
|
No Seat belt |
Rs 100 |
Rs 1,000 and/or community service |
|
Overloading of two wheelers |
Rs 100 |
Rs 2,000, disqualification of licence for 3 months and/or community service |
|
Not wearing a helmet |
Rs 100 |
Rs 1,000 and/or disqualification of licence for 3 months, community service |
|
Not providing way for emergency vehicles like ambulance |
N/A |
Rs 10,000 and/or community service |
|
Driving without insurance |
Rs 1,000 and/or punishment up to 3 months |
Rs. 2,000 and/or imprisonment up to 3 months for the first offence; Rs. 4000 and/or imprisonment up to 3 months for the subsequent offence |
|
Offences by juveniles |
N/A |
Guardian/owner shall be deemed to be guilty. Rs 25,000 with 3 years imprisonment and cancellation of the registration of the vehicle for 12 months. Juvenile will be tried under The Juvenile Justice Act. |
|
Power of officers to impound documents |
N/A |
Suspension of driving licence |
|
Offences committed by enforcing authorities |
N/A |
Twice the penalty under the relevant section |
|
Taking vehicle without lawful authority/seizing motor vehicle by force |
Rs 500 |
Rs 5,000 |
|
Obstructing free flow of traffic |
Rs 50 |
Rs 500 |
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