New Traffic Rules and fine amount for Traffic Violations in India September 2019
As the motor vehicle act got an update, There is a lot of buzz across all over the country. The government is all set to crack the whip on some of the most common traffic violations across the country. Motor Vehicles Act, 2019, effective from 1st September.
Let's take a look at the list and details of new traffic fines for violations in India.
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SECTION
|
PARTICULARS
|
PREVIOUS PENALTY
(Fines in INR)
|
NEW PENALTY
(Fines in INR)
|
177
|
General
penalty
|
·
First
offense-fine up to 100
· Second offense-
fine up to 300
|
·
First offense-fine up to 500
· Second offense-
Fine up to 1500
|
177A
|
Violation
of road regulation
|
New
Provision
|
500
|
178(3)(b)
|
Traveling
without ticket
|
Fine up
to 200
|
Fine up to 500
|
179
|
Disobedience of orders of authorities and refusal to give
information
|
Fine up
to 500
|
Fine up to 2000
|
180
|
Unauthorized
use of vehicles
without license
|
Fine up
to 1000
|
Fine of 5000
|
181
|
Driving
without license
|
Fine up
to 500
|
Fine of 5000
|
182(1)
|
Driving despite
disqualification
|
Fine up
to 500
|
Fine of 10,000
|
182(2)
|
Acting as a conductor after disqualification
|
Fine up to 100 and/or imprisonment up to
one month
|
Fine up to 10,000
|
182A(1)
|
Penalty relating to construction,
maintenance, sale, and alteration of
motor vehicles and
components.
|
New
Provision
|
Imprisonment
for up to 1 year and/or fine of 1,00,000
per vehicle
|
182A(2)
|
Defective
vehicles
|
New
Provision
|
Imprisonment
for up to 1 year and/or fine up to
100,00,00, for
defective automobiles
|
182A(3)
|
Sale of
critical safety component in violation of rules
|
New
Provision
|
Imprisonment for up to 1 year and/or fine of 1,00,000 per
component
|
182A(4)
|
Alteration of retrofitting in contravention of
rules
|
New
Provision
|
Imprisonment for up to 6 months and/or fine
of 5000 per alteration
|
182B
|
Oversize
vehicles
|
New
Provision
|
5000
|
183(1)
|
Over-speeding
|
Fine up
to 400
|
·
1000 to 2000 for LMV
·
2000
to 4000 for medium passenger or goods vehicles
·
Second
subsequent offence- impounding of
Driving license
|
184
|
Penalty
for dangerous driving
|
·
First
offence- Imprisonment up to 6 months and a fine up to 1000
·
Subsequent
offence (within 3 years from first offence)- Imprisonment up to 2 years and/or
fine up to 2000
|
·
First offence- Imprisonment 6 months to 1 year and/or fine 1000
to 5000
·
Subsequent offence (within 3 years from first
offence)- Imprisonment up to 2 years and/or
10000
|
185
|
Drunken
driving
|
·
First
offence- fine up to 2000 and/or
imprisonment up to 6 months
·
Second
offence, within 3 years of first
offence- fine up to 3000 and/or imprisonment
up
to 2 years
|
·
First
offence- fine up to 10000 and/or imprisonment up to 6 months
·
Second
offence - fine of 3000 and/or
imprisonment up to 2 years
|
186
|
Penalty for
driving when mentally or physically
unfit to drive
|
·
First
offence- fine up to 200
· Second offence-
fine up to 500
|
·
First
offence- fine up to 1000
· Second offence-
fine up to 2000
|
187
|
Penalty for
offences relating to accident (Section
132(i), 133 and 134)
|
·
First
offence- fine up to 500 and/or
imprisonment of 3 months
· Second offence-
fine up to 1000
|
·
First
offence- fine up to 5000 and/or imprisonment of 6 months
· Second offence-
fine up to 10,000
|
and/or imprisonment of 6
months
|
and/or imprisonment of 1 year
|
||
189
|
Punishment for racing and speeding
|
Fine up to 500
and/or imprisonment up to 1 month
|
·
First
offence- Fine up to 500 and/or imprisonment up to 1 month
·
Second offence- Fine of 10,000 and/or imprisonment up
to 1 month
|
190(1)
|
Using vehicle in unsafe
condition with defect
|
Fine up to 250
|
·
First
offence- fine of 1500
·
Second offence-
fine of 5000
|
190(1)
|
Using vehicle
in unsafe condition with defect resulting in bodily injury or damage to property
|
Fine of 1000
and/or imprisonment up to 3 months
|
·
First
offence- fine up to 5000 and /or
imprisonment up to 3 months
·
Second
offence-
Imprisonment up to 6 months or fine up to
10,000
|
190(2)
|
Penalty for
driving vehicle violating road safety, noise/air
pollution standards
|
·
First
offence-Fine of 1000
· Second offence-
Fine of 2000
|
·
First offence- Imprisonment up to 3 months and/or fine of 10,000, and disqualification for holding
license for 3 months
· Second offence-
Imprisonment up to 6 months
|
and/or fine up to
10,000
|
|||
190(3)
|
Penalty for carriage of goods
dangerous/hazardous to human life
|
·
First
offence- fine of 3000 and/or imprisonment up to 1 year
·
Second offence- fine up to 5000 and/or imprisonment up to 3 years
|
·
First
offence- Fine of 10,000 and/or
imprisonment up to 1 year, and disqualification for holding license for 3 months
·
Second offence- Fine up to 20,000 and/or imprisonment up
to 3 years
|
191
|
Sale of
vehicle in or alteration
of vehicle to condition contravening the Act
|
Fine of
500
|
Omitted
|
192
|
Using a vehicle without registration- Explanation
|
New
provision
|
Contravention of
section 56
also punishable under this provision:
·
First
offence- Fine from 2000 up to 5000
·
Second
offence- Imprisonment up to 1 year or fine
from 500 up to
10,000
|
192A
|
Using
vehicle without permit
|
·
First offence- Fine from 2000 up to 5000
·
Second offence- Imprisonment minimum 3
months to
1 year and/or fine between 5000 to
10,000.
|
·
First offence- Imprisonment up to 6 months and fine of 10,000
·
Second offence- Imprisonment between 6 months to 1 year and/or
fine of 10,000
|
These were some general rules and their charges. Comment below what do you think about the change.
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