Traffic violators in Ggn asked to cough up Rs 12L in fines

Gurugram: For salaried middle class if one goes by the recent amount that includes Rupees 37,000 Rs 24,000 and Rs 16,000 they may just relate it of being their monthly salaries. However, these are the fines that have been levied on those middle class citizens that have violated traffic rules under the new motor vehicle act.

From the time the new motor vehicle act has come into implementation, more than 1500 vehicles have been fined that has resulted in accrual of more than Rs 12 lakh in just three days.

If incidents of auto driver being levied a fine of Rs 32,500 and two scooty driver being Rs 23,000 and 24,000 was not enough. On Wednesday a trolley driver in Gurugram was fined Rs 59,000.

The Gurugram tractor-trolley driver was caught near New Colony in Harayana's Gurugram. He was charged with a litany of traffic offenses. These include driving without a driving license, driving without a registration certificate, plying a transport vehicle without a fitness certificate, driving a vehicle without third-party insurance, violating air pollution standards carrying dangerous goods, dangerous driving, disobeying police orders, disobeying traffic signals violation of light or yellow.

The Gurugram traffic police seized the tractor-trolley soon after catching the driver flouting the traffic rules.

The Gurugram case is the latest in a list of drivers in the city being heavily under the new Motor Vehicle Act norms. Earlier, an auto rickshaw driver was asked to pay Rs 32, 500 for violating several rules.

Similarly, flouting traffic rules while riding a two-wheeler valued at around Rs 15,000.

These new fines are a result of amendments made to the 1988 Motor Vehicles Act. The amendments were cleared by Parliament earlier this year and significantly increased fines imposed for flouting traffic rules.

The Gurugram police have been on proactive in levying fines on the traffic offenders ever since the new motor vehicles has been set in from September 1.

On day one, most of the fines that were levied were on the offenders who were not wearing the seat belts and helmets.

One of the major challenges however being faced by the law enforcement officials is the lack of up-gradation of the software that is resulting in the delay in the process of levy of fines. As of now over 1500 vehicles have been levied fines

"Our officials are on the ground to ensure that there are no violations that are committed.Gurugram is not the only place in the country where fines are being levied there are also other places in the country where those who are breaking the law are being punished," said a senior official from Gurugram police.