1,500 autorickshaws challaned in two hours
8 Jun 2012 12:36 AM GMT
As many as 1,500 autorickshaws were challaned during a special late night drive in the capital, police said on Thursday.
The drive was launched after Traffic Police received information than most autorickshaws in the city were operating without mandatory Public Service Vehicle badge, particularly during night.
‘To verify things and check wrongdoings, we carried a city-wide check last night from 9-10:30 pm, and the results were not very good,’ said Satyendra Garg, Joint Commissioner of Police (Traffic).
Of the 2,570 autos checked, 657 did not have the mandatory badges and a large number of drivers did not even have driving licences, he said.
A total of 1,480 challans were issued in 90 minutes. ‘For this offence, which is termed violation of permit conditions, they are likely to get permit suspended for a period up to 30 days. We would continue action against this unsafe, illegal operations of autos in the city,’ Garg said.
Root cause of overcharging and refusal by autos is the plying by drivers who are not owners of their vehicles.
‘They violate rules and their owners contribute in this. They do not have PSV badges and many times even driving licences,’ Garg added.
The drive was launched after Traffic Police received information than most autorickshaws in the city were operating without mandatory Public Service Vehicle badge, particularly during night.
‘To verify things and check wrongdoings, we carried a city-wide check last night from 9-10:30 pm, and the results were not very good,’ said Satyendra Garg, Joint Commissioner of Police (Traffic).
Of the 2,570 autos checked, 657 did not have the mandatory badges and a large number of drivers did not even have driving licences, he said.
A total of 1,480 challans were issued in 90 minutes. ‘For this offence, which is termed violation of permit conditions, they are likely to get permit suspended for a period up to 30 days. We would continue action against this unsafe, illegal operations of autos in the city,’ Garg said.
Root cause of overcharging and refusal by autos is the plying by drivers who are not owners of their vehicles.
‘They violate rules and their owners contribute in this. They do not have PSV badges and many times even driving licences,’ Garg added.
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