Pay traffic challan within 3 months or your license will be cancelled... Know what is the government's plan

Pay traffic challan within 3 months or your license will be cancelled... Know what is the government's plan

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The government is making new rules to be strict on drivers. Those who do not pay the challan within three months may have their licenses suspended. Insurance premium may also increase if two challans are pending in the last financial year.

The government is considering a new rule for those who do not pay traffic challans. Those who do not pay their traffic e-challan (fine) amount within three months may soon have their driving licenses suspended. At the same time, those who have accumulated three challans in a financial year - for breaking red lights or driving dangerously - may have their licenses confiscated for at least three months.

If challan is pending, insurance will be expensive

These are part of a series of measures that the government plans to implement to rein in errant drivers. The government has found that barely 40% of the e-challan amount has been recovered. There has been massive non-compliance. Sources said that the government has also prepared a strategy to add high insurance premium. If someone has at least two pending challans from the previous financial year, then he may have to pay a higher premium for his insurance.

Details after the order of the Supreme Court

This detail has been prepared after the order of the Supreme Court. In this, 23 states and seven union territories have been directed to file compliance reports indicating the implementation of electronic monitoring as per the provision in the Central Motor Vehicles Act.

Section 136A of the Act specifically describes the deployment of advanced technologies such as speed and CCTV cameras, speed-guns, body-worn cameras and automatic number plate recognition systems to ensure better traffic management and enforcement of traffic laws.

Low fine recovery in Delhi

TOI has learned that among the states and union territories where traffic rule violations are high, Delhi has the lowest rate of fine recovery, which is barely 14%. It is followed by Karnataka (21%), Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh (27-27%) and Odisha (29%). Rajasthan, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Haryana are among the major states that have recorded a recovery rate of 62%-76%.

Why are people not paying the fines?

Sources said there are several reasons why people do not pay the fines quickly. These include late payment of challans and faulty challans. They said the government is going to bring in a comprehensive standard operating procedure, which will include minimum specifications for cameras and to ensure that alerts about pending challans are sent repeatedly every month to vehicle owners or drivers until they are paid.