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Brief
description of offences
|
Unit
|
Penalty
Amount
|
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Speeding
|
|
|
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Exceeding any speed limit
|
35
|
1750
|
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|
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Failing to give way
|
|
|
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Fail to give way to pedestrian
|
14
|
700
|
|
Fail to give way
|
14
|
700
|
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Fail to give right of way to police or emergency vehicles
|
16
|
800
|
|
|
|
|
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Keeping left
|
|
|
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Fail to keep left of the on coming vehicle
|
12
|
600
|
|
Fail to keep left of centre
|
12
|
600
|
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Fail to keep as far left as practicable
|
12
|
600
|
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Diverge when unsafe
|
14
|
700
|
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Not stopping to give way to a vehicle coming up-hill
|
15
|
750
|
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Pass to the right of right turning vehicle
|
12
|
600
|
|
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Overtaking
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|
|
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Overtake vehicle from the left or unsafe distance
|
12
|
600
|
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Increase speed or fail to move to the left when being
overtaken.
|
12
|
600
|
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Disobeying “No overtaking” signs
|
14
|
700
|
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Moving directly in front of the other vehicle after overtaking
|
12
|
600
|
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Signaling
|
|
|
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Fail to give signal
|
12
|
600
|
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Fail to cancel a wrong signal or incorrectly operating signal
|
12
|
600
|
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Not giving way to A moving vehicle While coming out of A
stationery position
|
14
|
700
|
|
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|
|
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Turning
|
|
|
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Perform unsafe u turn
|
12
|
600
|
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Making incorrect left or right turn
|
12
|
600
|
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Disobeying the “one way only” sign
|
14
|
700
|
|
|
|
|
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Lighting
|
|
|
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Fail to have head lights and tail ON at night
|
12
|
600
|
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Fail to have all other prescribed lights ON at night or
driving with any of the prescribed lights damaged
|
12
|
600
|
|
Brake and signal lights not in working condition
|
15
|
750
|
|
Lighting system not clean or obscures the vision
|
15
|
750
|
|
Display of dazzling lights on vehicle
|
11
|
550
|
|
|
|
|
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Insurance
|
|
|
|
Driving without a valid certificate of insurance Passengers
buses ( including taxis )
|
35
|
1750
|
|
Other heavy vehicles
|
20
|
1000
|
|
Light vehicles
|
15
|
750
|
|
Two Wheelers
|
12
|
600
|
|
Failing to
produce Insurance Certificate on the
spot
|
15
|
750
|
|
|
|
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Commercial vehicles
(passenger buses/taxis)
|
|
|
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Interfering with any equipment inside a vehicle without
permission from the driver or the owner
|
25
|
1250
|
|
Carrying passenger in excess of the specified seating capacity
(per passenger)
|
20
|
1000
|
|
Driver not in proper dress or not behaving properly
|
14
|
700
|
|
Fail to display fare chart
|
25
|
1250
|
|
Fail to display taxi information card
|
20
|
1000
|
|
Charging excess fare (per passenger)
|
10
|
500 plus refund of excess fare
|
|
Passenger not in possession of ticket
|
12
|
600
|
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Fail to issue
ticket to the passenger
|
20
|
1000
|
|
|
|
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Parking
|
|
|
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Not parking within designated parking Area
|
12
|
600
|
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Parking contrary to parking requirements
|
12
|
600
|
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Parking in a no standing /no parking area
|
12
|
600
|
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Not parking parallel to road boundary
|
12
|
600
|
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Parking too far from road boundary
|
12
|
600
|
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Causing undue obstruction as a result of wrong parking
|
12
|
600
|
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Parking in front of private drive
|
12
|
600
|
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Parking on foot path
|
12
|
600
|
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Double parked
|
12
|
600
|
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Not parked within the space provided in the angle parking
|
12
|
600
|
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Stopping in the middle of the
road
|
12
|
600
|
| Wheel Clamped vehicle for not parking in designated
parking or wrong parking |
12 |
600 |
|
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|
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Pedestrian
|
|
|
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Move in to the path pf vehicle
|
11
|
550
|
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Alight from or board moving vehicle
|
14
|
700
|
|
Remaining on road contrary to regulation
|
11
|
550
|
|
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|
|
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Safety
|
|
|
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Ride two wheeler without helmet or with passenger without
helmet
|
15
|
750
|
|
Ride 2 wheeler with a passenger not securely seated in a side
car or a pillion seat
|
15
|
750
|
|
Open door or alight from vehicle to impede traffic or endanger
other person
|
15
|
750
|
|
Drive or travel with any part of the body protruding
|
11
|
550
|
|
Drink driving
|
35
|
1750
|
|
Refusal to hand-over the key or vehicle document to authorized
person when found to be driving under the influence of alcohol
|
25
|
1250
|
|
Faulty tyres ( passenger buses and taxi )
|
30
|
1500
|
|
Vehicle door open while in motion ( buses and taxis )
|
20
|
1000
|
|
No fire extinguisher or fire extinguisher not working
condition ( incase of passenger buses)
|
12
|
600
|
|
Driving on neutral gear
|
16
|
800
|
| Using mobile/handset phone while driving |
20 |
1000 |
| Not wearing seat belts |
12 |
600 |
| Spilling gravels, sand, oils and dangerous materials
along the road |
20 |
1000 |
| Hit and Run |
35 |
1750 |
| Reckless driving |
35 |
1750 |
| Fail to remove accident/damaged vehicle from the road |
20 |
1000 |
| Fail to install safety equipment in passenger buses
(such as fire extinguisher, first aid box etc.) |
20 |
1000 |
| Frequent stopping of passenger buses at unauthorized
locations along the highway |
20 |
1000 |
| Driving with children or animal on the lap |
25 |
1250 |
| Using vehicles with tinted glass |
25 |
1250 |
|
No
road worthiness certificate (fitness certificate)
on the spot
|
10
|
500
|
| Unauthorized tempering with wheel clamp |
25 |
1250 |
|
|
|
|
Over-loading
|
|
|
|
Exceeding weight limits(penalty for each extra metric Ton (MT)
of load carried)
|
30
|
1500
|
|
Insecure load
|
20
|
1000
|
|
Fail to display weight information of the vehicle
|
15
|
750
|
|
Refusal to obey the instructions to get the load weight
|
25
|
1250
|
|
Refusal to remove part of the load which the vehicle is over
loaded
|
30
|
1500
|
|
|
|
|
| Environment |
|
|
| Washing vehicles in stream and rivers |
10 |
500 |
| Littering along the road |
20 |
1000 |
| Emitting excessive smoke by the vehicle |
20 |
1000 |
| Excessive noise from the engine or unnecessary horn |
30 |
1500 |
| Failure to produce Emission Test Certificate |
30 |
1500 |
| Invalid Emission Test Certificate |
20 |
1000 |
|
|
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| Driving Licence |
|
|
|
Unlicensed driving
|
35
|
1750
|
|
Not in possession of a driving license while driving (the
defaulter will still need to produce it within 48 hrs )
|
15
|
750
|
|
Refusal to produce license on demand
|
15
|
750
|
|
Fail to display “L” plates while learning to drive
|
20
|
1000
|
|
Learning to drive without a valid learner license/permit
|
15
|
750
|
| Learner driver not accompanied by an expperience
driver holding a valid license |
20 |
1000 |
| Driving a taxi without a valid professional driving
license |
35 |
1750 |
| No learner license on the spot |
10 |
500 |
|
|
|
|
Registration certificate
|
|
|
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Using unregistered of vehicle
|
16
|
800
|
|
Not following the numbering and colour standards prescribed by
the authority
|
15
|
750
|
|
Number plates obscured, not clearly distinguishable, covered,
altered, defaced or not fixed
|
15
|
750
|
|
Registration or insurance label obscured, altered, defaced or
not fixed
|
12
|
600
|
|
Refusing to allow the inspection of motor vehicle by an
authorized person
|
15
|
750
|
|
Driving a motor vehicle without a valid certificate of road
worthiness (Fitness):
|
|
|
|
Passenger buses and taxis
|
20
|
1000
|
|
Trucks and other heavy vehicles
|
15
|
750
|
|
Light vehicles
|
14
|
700
|
|
Two wheelers
|
12
|
600
|
| Fail to produce registration certificate for
inspection on the spot |
15 |
750 |
| Invalid registration certificate |
10 |
500 |
|
|
|
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Miscellaneous
|
|
|
|
Reverse when unsafe
|
12
|
600
|
|
Drive motor vehicle on footpath, bicycle path or reserved
areas
|
12
|
600
|
|
Place or leave dangerous substance (including stones)
on the road
|
12
|
600
|
|
Leave motor vehicle unattended with keys in ignition, brake
not secured, wheels not turned in and with motor running
|
12
|
600
|
|
Follow too closely in a vehicle (Tailgating)
|
12
|
600
|
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Fail to obey traffic instructions
|
14
|
750
|
|
Enter a blocked intersection or one that is likely to be
blocked
|
11
|
550
|
|
Use, permit or allow the use of motor vehicle when prohibited
by notice
|
16
|
800
|
|
Failure to pay fine within the specified period (unless they
convey their intention to take up the matter to
the court, within 7 days )
|
15
|
750
|
| Late penalty on delayed payment of fines after seven
days (per day) |
12 |
600 |
|
Unauthorized interference with other's vehicle
|
12
|
600
|
|
Use of horn in prohibited areas
|
14
|
700
|
| Repeated offence |
20 |
1000 |
| Charging an authorized person |
20 |
1000 |
| Blowing horns at odd hours and in residential areas |
20 |
1000 |
|
Use
of vacuum horn
|
30
|
1500
|
| Private vehicles operating as commercial vehicles.
i.e carrying paid passengers like taxi |
35 |
1750 |
| Splashing water to the pedestrians |
20 |
1000 |