DON'T GET FOOLED BY TRAFFIC OFFENCE PENALITY

Most of time commuter,who violate traffic rules end up paying Fines 5 times higher than the actual amount!

The penality for speeding offence fixed by Police is rs  Rs400 after receiving the notice and only if paid within 30 days otherwise  Rs100 will be collected as  Late fee for the next 10 days.The fine can be paid at District collection Centres or through net banking, Credit or Debit cards.

For people from Kerala, for example, can check their payments at www. keralapolice.gov.in  - to know if a penality is imposed on their vehicle.

At Kerala itself, Police have installed more than 100s of surveillance cameras in the National

Highways to check the traffic Violations. The live feed is received at the hi-tech traffic enforcement control room functioning at the police training colleege.The control room will then identify the offender with the help of data with the motor vehicle department and notice will be send by post to the offender.

IMPORTANT  TIPS  FOR MOTORIST-

• If you are not carrying license or vehicle papers with you in the car, you are being challenged, don't pay fine immediately, you will get a legal 15 days to show papers.Your challan can get cancelled by showing the papers with 15 days of the challan date. 
• Only an officer above the rank of Assistant Sub-inspector (ASI) is allowed to collect fine from any offender on the spot. A constable is not allowed to collect the fine.
  
• If a driver is caught without pollution under control  certificate(PUC),the driver need not pay fine,instead he can surrender his driving Licence to the Traffic Officer and take it back from him after obtaining the Certificate.
• Children below the age of 15 years and woman cannot be called to the police station for taking statement.
• During the night time a woman accused can be detained only by the woman police.
• A woman can be checked physically by a woman police only.

BELOW ARE VARIOUS FINE AMOUNT:                                                                                               

           *TRAFFIC OFFENCES:/FINE AMOUNT(Rs)                                                                                                                                                                     

1. Dangerous driving-Two wheelers-300
2. Dangerous driving-Non transport vehicle(white board)-400
3. Dangerous driving-Transport vehicle(yellow board)-500
4. Driving over speed Limits(whoever drives the vehicle)-300
5. Racing and trails of speed-500
6. Carrying excess passenger in 3-wheeler/transport vehicle-100(for each passenger)
7. Drunken driving- 2000.(1st offence)*
8. Drunken driving- 4000.(2nd offence)*
9. Drunken driving- 8000.(3rd offence)*
10. Drunken driving- 10000.(4th offence)*.
11. Parking at No parking-100
12. Defective Fare meter-100
13. Defective silencer-100
14. Emitting black smoke-300
15. Driving without permit-Court fine.
16. Driving without License-Two wheeler-300
17. Driving without Licence-Non transport vehicle- 400      
18. Driving without Licence-Transport vehicle-500
19. Driving in public places  by under aged person-500
20. Improper number plate-100
21. Using horn in silence zone-100
22. Vehicle fitted with dark cooling papers-100
23. Not using safety belts-100
24. Using musical horn-500
25. Using mobile phone while driving-1000(1st offence)
26. Using mobile phone while driving-2000(2nd offence)
27. Driving hashly with one hand-500
28. Taking U-Turn at no u-turn-100
    
29. Not wearing helmet-100
30. Driving without valid insurance-1000.
31. Driving without valid PUC-1000.
32. Driving with more than 2 people on a Two wheeler-200.
33. Driving without headlights on at night-1000.
34. Driving under influence of narcotics-5000*
35. Causing serious injury in an accident-50000*
36. Causing death in an accident-100000+*      

• * Denotes that the offence may lead to imprisonment or cancellation of License.          

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  HAPPY AND SAFE MOTORING!