The new Moto Vehicle Bill (Amendment)) has been passed by both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha. There are significant changes when it comes to the amount of money as a traffic fine. It also includes a new section for Juveniles and the owner of the vehicle. Here’s the list of Penalties Traffic Fine Motor Vehicles Act 2019 for road traffic violations. We have included both old and new penalties to understand the drastic changes. At the end of the table is the list of new Section introduced with it.
New Penalties(Traffic Fine) in Motor Vehicles Act 2019
| Section | Old Provision | Penalty | New Provision | Minimum Penalties |
| 177 | General | Rs 100 | Rs 500 |
| New 177A | Rules of Road Regulation | Rs 100 | Rs 500 |
| 178 | Travelling without a ticket | Rs 200 | Rs 500 |
| 179 | Disobedience of orders of authorities | Rs 500 | Rs 2,000 |
| 180 | Unauthorised use of vehicles without license | Rs 1,000 | Rs 5,000 |
| 181 | Driving without a license | Rs 500 | Rs 5,000 |
| 182 | Driving despite disqualification | Rs 500 | Rs 10,000 |
| 183 | Over speeding | Rs 400 | Rs 1,000 for Light Motor Vehicle
Rs 2,000 for Medium Passenger Vehicle, Medium Goods Vehicle, Heavy Good Vehicle, and Heavy Passenger Vehicle |
| 184 | Dangerous driving penalty | Rs 1,000 | Up to Rs 5,000 |
| 185 | Drunken driving | Rs 2,000 | Rs 10,000 |
| 189 | Speeding/racing | Rs 500 | Rs 5,000 |
| 192A | Vehicle without a permit | Up to Rs 5,000 | Up to Rs 10,000 |
| 194 | Overloading | Rs 2,000 and Rs 1,000 per extra tonne | Rs 20,000 and Rs 2,000 per extra tonne |
| 194B | Not wearing a seat belt | Rs 100 | Rs 1,000 |
| 194C | Overloading of two-wheelers | Rs 100 | Rs 1,000 + Disqualification of licence for 3 months |
| 194D | Not wearing a helmet | Rs 1000 | Rs 1,000 + Disqualification of licence for 3 months |
| 196 | Driving without insurance | Rs 1,000 | Rs 2,000 |
All these penalties can be paid online. For example here is how to pay traffic fines in Kolkata and Howrah.
List of new section passed in the Motor Vehicles Act 2019
1] Section 199 — Offences by juveniles:
Guardian or owner of the vehicle will be held guilty along with a fine of Rs 25,000 and three years of imprisonment. Also, the registration of the vehicle will be canceled.
The Juvenile will be treaded under Juvenile Justice Act + Registration of vehicle to be canceled
2] Section 206 — Power of officers to impound documents
Suspension of driving licences under sections 183, 185, 185, 189, 190, 194C, 194D or 194E
3] Section 210B — Offences committed by enforcing authorities
Twice the penalty under the relevant section
4] Section 194A — Overloading of passengers
Rs 200 per extra passenger
5] Section 194E — Not providing a way for emergency vehicles
Rs 10,000
6] Section 193 — Aggregators (violations of licensing conditions)
Rs 25,000 to Rs 1,00,000
7] Section 182B — Oversize vehicles
Rs 5,000
Let us know what you think about these new penalties and sections of the Motor Vehicles Act 2019.