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New Traffic Rules & Fines in India

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Written by Sharad Bajaj

Updated Mar 05, 2024

Traffic Rules in India: All changes in fines and penalties

The new Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act 2019 has been made applicable in the country since September 01, 2019. Under the new regulations, higher fines and stricter penalties are imposed on traffic rule offenders. Enhanced penalties and fines aim to curb the increasing violation of traffic rules in the country, thereby increasing people’s safety on the roads. Let’s have a look at all the changes in fines and penalties for violation of traffic rules applicable in 2024

Traffic Rules India: Fines and Penalties in 2024

While under the previous rules, driving an uninsured vehicle, i.e. a vehicle without at least a third party only car insurance, attracted a fine of ₹1,000 and/or punishment up to 3 months, under the new rules, you can be fined ₹2,000 and/or put in jail for up to 3 months for the offence committed for the first time.

Similarly, the fine for driving without a seat belt has been hiked 10 times from ₹100 to ₹1,000 under the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act 2019.

New Fines and Penalties For Violation of Traffic Rules in India

Following is the new list of fines and penalties in 2024 for violation and traffic rules in India:

Offence

Old Penalty

New Penalty

General (offences for which no penalty is defined otherwise)

₹100 for first offence; ₹300 for subsequent offence

₹500 for first offence; ₹1,500 for subsequent offence

Road regulation violation

₹100

₹500

Disobedience of orders of authorities

₹500

₹2,000

Unauthorized use of vehicles without licence

₹1,000

₹1,000 - ₹5,000

Driving without licence

₹500

₹5,000 and/or community service

Driving despite disqualification

₹500

₹10,000 and/or community service

Oversized vehicles

N/A

₹5,000 - ₹10,000 and/or community service

Over-speeding

₹400

₹1,000 - ₹2,000 for LMV

₹2,000 - ₹4,000 for MPV/HPV and/or impounding of driving licence

Dangerous driving (e.g. jumping red light)

₹1,000

₹1,000 - ₹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

₹2,000

₹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

₹500

₹5,000 and/or imprisonment of 1 month, community service; ₹10,000 and/or imprisonment of up to 1 month for subsequent offence

Offences relating to accident

N/A

Up to ₹5,000 and/or imprisonment of up to 6 months for first offence; ₹10,000 and/or imprisonment of up to 1 year for subsequent offence

Driving when mentally/physically unfit to drive

₹200 for first offence; ₹500 for subsequent offence

₹1,000 for first offence; ₹2,000 for subsequent offence

Vehicle without permit

Up to ₹5,000

₹10,000 and/or imprisonment of up to 6 months, community service

Aggregators (violations of licencing conditions)

N/A

₹25,000 to ₹1 lakh

Overloading

₹2,000 and ₹1,000 per extra tonne

₹20,000 and ₹2,000 per extra tonne

Overloading of passengers

N/A

₹1,000 per extra passenger

No Seat belt

₹100

₹1,000 and/or community service

Overloading of two wheelers

₹100

₹2,000, disqualification of licence for 3 months and/or community service

Not wearing a helmet

₹100

₹1,000 and/or disqualification of licence for 3 months, community service

Not providing way for emergency vehicles like ambulance

N/A

₹10,000 and/or community service

Driving without insurance

₹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. ₹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

₹500

₹5,000

Obstructing free flow of traffic

₹50

₹500

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Reference

https://www.egazette.nic.in

Disclaimer: This article is issued in the general public interest and meant for general information purposes only. Readers are advised not to rely on the contents of the article as conclusive and should research further or consult an expert in this regard.

Wish

Written by Sharad Bajaj

Sharad is an insurance industry veteran who has managed motor insurance products for over a decade. Read More

Disclaimer

This article is issued in the general public interest and meant for general information purposes only. Readers are advised not to rely on the contents of the article as conclusive in nature and should research further or consult an expert in this regard.
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