NH & MTWY Dept announced raise in traffic fines up-to 900%

The National Highways and Motorway Police (NHMP) has formally announced an increase in fines for traffic offences of up to 900 percent.

National Highways and Motorway Police

This change is expected to take effect on October 1, 2023.

NHMP is currently spreading this information through numerous communication channels, including social media, as part of its public awareness programme.

The following are the updated fines:

S. No.	Code	Violation	Existing Fine Amount	Revised Fine Amount	Percentage Increase (%)
1	B-20	Exceeding speed limits	Rs.750	Rs.2500	233.33
2	B-24	Overtaking where prohibited	Rs.300	Rs.1500	400
3	B-25	Failure to yield the right of way to other vehicles	Rs.300	Rs.1000	233.33
4	B-26	Interfering with an emergency vehicle	Rs.500	Rs.5000	900
5	B-28	Driving at night without proper light	Rs.1000	Rs.5000	400
6	B-29	Driving on the wrong side of the road	Rs.500	Rs.2500	400
7	B-30	Disobeying stop sign	Rs.500	Rs.3000	500
8	B-32	Following too closely or cutting in too sharply	Rs.300	Rs.1000	233.33
9	B-33	Driving with the rear screen covered i. Partially ii. Fully	Rs.150 and Rs.300	Rs.750	400 (avg for both)
10	B-34	Jumping traffic queue	Rs.500	Rs.1000	100
11	B-37	Using turn indicator for any purpose other than those prescribed	Rs.300	Rs.750	150
12	B-40	Failure to observe lightening hours	Rs.500	Rs.1000	100
13	B-41	Obstructing Traffic	Rs.500	Rs.2000	300
14	B-42	Failure to Observe slow sign	Rs.200	Rs.2000	900
15	B-45	Prohibited lane changing	Rs.200	Rs.1000	400
16	B-49	Careless Driving	Rs.300	Rs.1500	400
17	B-50	Driving without a Driving License	Rs.750	Rs.5000	566.67
18	B-51	Driving Un-Registered Vehicle	Rs.500	Rs.2000	300
19	B-54	Opening doors dangerously	Rs.200	Rs.1000	400
20	B-55	Improper turn (turn from the wrong lane)	Rs.300	Rs.2500	733.33
21	B-56	Improper Lane Usage (Lane Straddling)	Rs.200	Rs.1000	400
22	B-57	Driving vehicle emitting smoke, visible vapors, grit, sparks, ashes or oily substance	Rs.500	Rs.1250	150
23	B-59	Driving a vehicle producing unduly harsh, shrill, loud, or alarming noise	Rs.300	Rs.1000	233.33
24	B-60	Improper U-turn	Rs.300	Rs.1000	233.33
25	B-72	Parking on a bridge	Rs.300	Rs.750	150
26	B-61a	Use any kind of Phone/tablet/handheld device while driving	New insertion	Rs.500	N/A
27	B-61b	Driving a vehicle without fastening a seat belt or traveling in a vehicle without fastening a seat belt	New insertion	Rs.1500	N/A
28	B-61d	Driving a road vehicle without side mirrors or with bad mirrors	New insertion	Rs.500	N/A
29	B-61i	Installation of unlawful Police Light Mimic LEA	New insertion	Rs.5000	N/A
30	B-61j	Fancy Number Plates / Unreadable to machine	New insertion	Rs.1000	N/A
31	B-61k	Use of HID (High-Intensity Discharge) Lights to disrupt other driver’s vision	New insertion	Rs.2000	N/A
32	B-61m	Evading of law by improvised tinting of glasses	New insertion	Rs.1000	N/A