Bengal to finally hike traffic violation fines as per MV Act
Kolkata Jan 26 PTI With an aim to reduce the number of road accidents the West Bengal government has decided to increase traffic violation fines as per the Motor Vehicles Act a notification has said The Centre had increased the fines in 2019 but the West Bengal government had not imposed them so far considering the difficulties faced by the common man A person driving a car without a licence will have to shell out Rs 5000 up from the previous fine of Rs 500 Similarly one driving recklessly with have to pay a fine of up to Rs 4000 which was Rs 400 earlier the notification issued by the state Transport Department on Tuesday said One has to pay an amount between Rs 500 and Rs 1000 for violating driving rules on the road while Rs 2000 will be slapped for lapsed car insurance and Rs 5000 for racing on the road A fine of Rs 10000 will be slapped if any vehicle plies sans road permit and Rs 5000 if its not registered A biker will have to pay Rs 1000 for riding without a helmet One will be fined between Rs 2000 and Rs 4000 for honking in a silent zone it said According to the notification fines have been increased for a total of 26 traffic violations The new guideline will come into effect soon Traffic police personnel and motor vehicle inspectors can collect the fines The hike will on one hand increase revenue of the government and on the other lead people to follow rules he said PTI SCH ACD ACD
Kolkata Jan 26 PTI With an aim to reduce the number of road accidents the West Bengal government has decided to increase traffic violation fines as per the Motor Vehicles Act a notification has said The Centre had increased the fines in 2019 but the West Bengal government had not imposed them so far considering the difficulties faced by the common man A person driving a car without a licence will have to shell out Rs 5000 up from the previous fine of Rs 500 Similarly one driving recklessly with have to pay a fine of up to Rs 4000 which was Rs 400 earlier the notification issued by the state Transport Department on Tuesday said One has to pay an amount between Rs 500 and Rs 1000 for violating driving rules on the road while Rs 2000 will be slapped for lapsed car insurance and Rs 5000 for racing on the road A fine of Rs 10000 will be slapped if any vehicle plies sans road permit and Rs 5000 if its not registered A biker will have to pay Rs 1000 for riding without a helmet One will be fined between Rs 2000 and Rs 4000 for honking in a silent zone it said According to the notification fines have been increased for a total of 26 traffic violations The new guideline will come into effect soon Traffic police personnel and motor vehicle inspectors can collect the fines The hike will on one hand increase revenue of the government and on the other lead people to follow rules he said PTI SCH ACD ACD
