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Traffic Violation In Bangalore: Traffic fines, new challan rate and more
The number of traffic fatalities in Bangalore reached 686 while the 4129 injuries were reported on account of road accidents during the year of 2018. Officials clarify that one of the two main reasons behind such grave numbers should be the traffic violations conduct by the road users in Bangalore.
In an effort to curtail the grave numbers of violations and traffic deaths as well as raise people’s awareness among drivers, the Indian government has released the amended version of the Motor Vehicle Act 1988.
According to the new Motor Vehicles Act (Amendment), the traffic fines are increased considerably for traffic law-breakers in India, including Bangalore. Here are all you need to know about the new challan rate, traffic fines and traffic violations in Bangalore.
In fact, while some states show its resistance towards the new revised challan rates, Karnataka was among the first ones to bring the new rates into force just two days away from Sep 3, 2019, when the new vehicle act was implemented in the country. Interestingly, the Government of Karnataka has also reduced a few rates of traffic fines on Sep 21, 2019. That gives it a win-win situation for both the state’s Traffic Department as well as the individuals in Bangalore.
1. Traffic fines in Bangalore that remains unchanged till date
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Violation |
Traffic penalties as per the Motor Vehicles Act (Amended) |
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Registered vehicles driven by a minor |
Rs 25,000 along with prison sentence to 3 years. Deregistration the vehicle for 1 year |
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Drunken driving |
Rs 10,000 with/ without prison sentence of 6 months (1st time) Rs 15,000 with/ without prison sentence of 2 years (repeated offender) |
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Violating road regulations |
Rs 500 – 1,000 (depending upon the degree of violation) |
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Driving with a hand-held cell phone |
Rs 5,000 |
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Honking in silent zones |
Rs 2,000 (1st time) Rs 4,000 (repeated offence) |
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Driving an authorized vehicle |
Rs 1,000 – 5,000 |
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Violating vehicular size limits in particular areas |
Rs 5,000 – 10,000 with/ without implementing community service |
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Exceeding the permissible number of riders in two-wheelers |
Rs 2,000 + losing license with/without doing community services for 3 months |
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Exceeding the speed limits or engaging in races |
Rs 5,000 with/ without a prison sentence of 3 months + community services. (1st time) Rs 10,000 with a prison sentence of 1 year with community services (repeated offence) |
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Riding/driving a motor vehicle with a legitimate ticket |
Rs 500 |
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Driver’s disqualification |
Rs 10,000 with/ without community service |
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Bribery among traffic lay enforcers |
Double the amount of originally levied as penalty |
2. Revised Traffic Fines in Bangalore
Having said, the traffic fines in Bangalore have been raised considerably from what was in action ahead of the Motor Vehicles Act 2019 rollout. Although some common man might find it unfair to pay such higher traffic penalties compared to some other states, many people think it’s a necessary measure to instil the responsibility among drivers and lessen the numbers of road accidents. According to some recent reports, Bangalore has witnessed approximately Rs 72 lakh worth traffic fines after a week of implementation of new challan rates.
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Violations |
Traffic Fines (Implemented on Sep 3, 2019) |
Revised Traffic Fines (Sep 21, 2019 – present) |
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Riding/ Driving without a licence |
Rs 5,000 with/ without community service |
Rs 1,000 for two- and three-wheelers Rs 2,000 for 4-wheelers and light motor vehicles Rs 5,000 for other vehicles |
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Riding/ Driving unregistered vehicle |
Rs 5,000 (1st time offence) Rs 10,000 (repeated offence) |
Rs 2,000 for two- and three-wheelers Rs 3,000 for 4-wheelers and light motor vehicles Rs 5,000 for other vehicles |
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Driving uninsured vehicle |
Rs 2,000 |
Rs 2,000 Rs 1,000 for two-wheelers only |
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Vehicle overloading |
Rs 20,000 and additional Rs 2,000/ tonne |
Rs 5,000 and additional Rs 2,000/tonne
|
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Two-wheeler overloading |
Rs 1,000 |
Rs 5,000 |
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Violating the speed regulations |
Rs 2,000 for two-, three- and four-wheelers and light motor vehicles Rs 4,000 for other types of vehicles |
Rs 1,000 for two-, three- and four-wheelers and light motor vehicles Rs 2,000 for other types of vehicles |
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Not wearing seatbelt |
Rs 1,000 |
Rs 500 |
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Riding/ Driving without wearing helmets |
Rs 1,000 |
Rs 500 |
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Not making way for emergency vehicles like ambulances, police car, firefighters, etc. |
Rs 10,000 |
Rs 1,000 |
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Driving dangerously |
Rs 5,000 (1st time offence) Rs 10,000 (repeated offence) |
Rs 1,500 for two- and three-wheelers Rs 3,000 for four-wheelers and light motor vehicles Rs 5,000 for other vehicles Rs 10,000 (repeated offence) |
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