Karnataka Transport Minister & Deputy CM Laxman Savadi said on Saturday that the Karnataka government led by BJP has agreed to slash the traffic penalties under the new amendment motor vehicle act.
Mr. Savadi also informed that he has a copy of the revised traffic fines in Gujrat state.
Laxman Savadi also said that “We will look it on Monday morning & will take the final decision on the same day”.
The amendment to the motor vehicle act came into effect from 1st September 2019, midnight. Under this newly revised act, the traffic fines are increased by approximately 10x for driving errors.
Here is the new traffic penalties under motor amendment vehicle act, from 1st September 2019
| Section | Old Provision / Penalty | New Proposed Provision / Minimum Penalties | |
| 177 | General | Rs 100 | Rs 500 |
| New 177A | Rules of road regulation violation | Rs 100 | Rs 500 |
| 178 | Travel without ticket | RS 200 | Rs 500 |
| 179 | Disobedience of orders of authorities | Rs 500 | Rs 2000 |
| 180 | Unauthorized use of vehicles without license | Rs 1000 | Rs 5000 |
| 181 | Driving without license | Rs 500 | Rs 5000 |
| 182 | Driving despite disqualification | Rs 500 | Rs 10,000 |
| 182 B | Oversize vehicles | New | Rs 5000 |
| 183 | Over speeding | Rs 400 | Rs 1000 for LMV Rs 2000 for Medium passenger vehicle |
| 184 | Dangerous driving penalty | Rs 1000 | Upto Rs 5000 |
| 185 | Drunken driving | Rs 2000 | Rs 10,000 |
| 189 | Speeding / Racing | Rs 500 | Rs 5,000 |
| 192 A | Vehicle without permit | upto Rs 5000 | Upto Rs 10,000 |
| 193 | Aggregators (violations of licencing conditions) | New | Rs 25,000 to Rs 1,00,000 |
| 194 | Overloading | Rs 2000 and Rs 1000 per extra tonne | Rs 20,000 and Rs 2000 per extra tonne |
| 194 A | Overloading of passengers | Rs 1000 per extra passenger | |
| 194 B | Seat belt | Rs 100 | Rs 1000 |
| 194 C | Overloading of two-wheelers | Rs 100 | Rs 2000, Disqualification for 3 months for license |
| 194 D | Helmets | Rs 100 | Rs 1000 Disqualification for 3 months for license |
| 194 E | Not providing way for emergency vehicles | New | Rs 10,000 |
| 196 | Driving Without Insurance | RS 1000 | Rs 2000 |
| 199 | Offences by Juveniles | New | Guardian/owner shall be deemed to be guilty. Rs 25,000 with 3 yrs imprisonment. For Juvenile to be tried under JJ Act. Registration of Motor Vehicle to be cancelled |
| 206 | Power of Officers to impound documents | Suspension of driving licenses u/s 183, 184, 185, 189, 190, 194C, 194D, 194E | |
| 210 B | Offences committed by enforcing authorities | Twice the penalty under the relevant section |
New Traffic Penalties List Source – Press Information Bureau India
