B'lore: June 9 New Deadline To Remove Sun Films

Published: Thursday, June 7, 2012, 16:53 [IST]

The Bangalore Traffic Police has yet again extended the deadline to remove tinted glass from vehicles, said sources. According to a local TV channel report, June 9 has been fixed as the new deadline by cops to remove sun films. The Global Investors Meet 2012 scheduled to be held in the city from June 6-8 has been pointed to be the reason for the new extension of the deadline.

Earlier, the Traffic Police had extended the initial deadline of May 19 to June 5 giving enough time for four wheeler owners to comply with the law. Incidents of Regional Transport Office (RTO) officers stopping vehicles sporting tinted glass and fining car owners on Tuesday, June 5 were reported from many parts of the city. (Read: Over 200 Caught For Sporting Tinted Glass)

The Traffic Police were expected to start action June 6 with the deadline ending on June 5, but RTO officials claimed that the deadline for removing sun films from vehicles ended on June 5. Heated arguments were made between RTO officials with many refusing to pay fines.

However, the yet again extended deadline has given more time to car owners who haven't removed sun films from cars. The Supreme Court had banned the use of tinted glass on cars blocking vision beyond permissible limits prescribed under the Motor Vehicles Act due to increasing criminal activities and the rule has come into effect in many other cities of the country.