Traffic Violation Fines As Per The 2016 Motor Vehicle Bill

By Rajkamal

Updated: Saturday, August 6, 2016, 17:33 [IST]

We all know that India has taken a drastic step to bring down road accident numbers. A new bill was passed recently and many violations have seen revised fines to enforce rules to a new level.

The first two rules most would have seen is for drunk driving and riding without a helmet. But there is more. Here is a detailed list of sections under the Motor Vehicle Act, their description, along with the old and revised fines.

The list is issued for public interest by the Karnataka Police Department.

Description	Old Fine	New Fine
General	Rs. 100	Rs. 500
Violating road rules	Rs. 100	Rs. 500
Traveling without ticket	Rs. 200	Rs. 500
Disobeying authorities	Rs. 500	Rs. 2000
Unauthorised use of vehicle	Rs. 1000	Rs. 5000
Driving without DL	Rs. 500	Rs. 5000
Driving despite disqualification	Rs. 500	Rs. 10,000
Oversized vehicle	NEW	Rs. 5000
Over speeding	Rs. 400	Rs. 1000 onward
Dangerous driving	Rs. 1000	Upto Rs. 5000
Drunk Driving	Rs. 2000	Rs. 10,000
Racing	Rs. 500	Rs. 5000
Vehicle without permit	upto Rs. 5000	Upto Rs. 10,000
Aggregators violating licence	New	Upto Rs 1 lakh
Overloading	Rs. 2000	Rs. 20,000
Overloading passengers	---	Rs. 1000 per passenger
Seat belt	Rs. 100	Rs. 1000
Overloading two-wheelers	Rs. 100	Rs. 2000 + DL suspension for 3 months
Helmets	Rs. 100	Rs. 1000 + DL suspension for 3 months
Not letting emergency vehicles	NEW	Rs. 10,000
Driving without insurance	Rs. 1000	Rs. 2000

One major section includes Section 199, which refers to Juvenile offence. In this situation, the guardian or the vehicle owner will be held reponsible, with a fine of Rs. 25,000 and three year imprisonment. The minor will be tried under the Juvenile Justice act. The registeration of that particular vehicle (which has had an accident) will be cancelled.