Motor vehicle bill: New penalties for offences

Among the highlights of the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill are the penalties for offences committed by drivers and vehicle owners.

Here is the full list of offences and the penalties proposed in the bill.

Motor Vehicle (Amendment) Bill: Offences and Penalties

Offence	Proposed penalty	Current penalty
Drinking and driving	Rs 10,000	Rs 2,000
Substandard vehicle manufacturing and maintenance	Rs 100 crore or one-year imprisonment or both
Unauthorised use of vehicles without licence	Rs 5,000
Dangerous driving	Rs 5,000	Rs 1,000
Not making way for emergency vehicles	Rs 10,000
Driving despite licence disqualification	Rs 10,000
Overloading	Rs 20,000	Rs 2,000
Speeding	Rs 1,000-2,000
Driving without insurance	Rs 2,000	Rs. 1,000
Riding two-wheeler without helmet	Rs 1,000 + 3-month suspension of DL
Aggregator violating licencing conditions	Up to Rs 1 lakh
Not wearing seatbelt	Rs 1,000	Rs 100
Offences by juveniles on roads	Rs 25,000 + cancellation of vehicle registration for guardian/owner
Traffic violation	Rs 500	Rs 100
Disobedience of orders of authorities	Rs 2,000	Rs 500