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- From September 1, 2019, new provisions of the Motor Vehicles Amendment Act 2019 became applicable.
RIGHTS OF THE DRIVER
- Traffic police has to carry a challan book or e-challan machine if he penalises you.
- As per section 130 of the Motor Vehicle Act, you have to produce documents and not handover the documents to the police.
- You can politely ask for identity card of the Police officer. If he refuses, then you are entitled to not display the documents.
- Circular released by the Ministry of Road Transport dated 17.12.2018, documents like DL, RC, Insurance and PUC can be shown to traffic police in the electronic form. (mParivahan)
- If traffic police detains a person, he needs to be produced before the magistrate in less than 24 hours.
- If you are being harassed by traffic police then you can file an official complaint.
- The challan should include all the offence that a driver has committed.
- In case of drink and drive, talking on the phone while driving, or jump the red light Traffic police can detain the driving license.
- The traffic police officer has to provide a valid receipt if he has detained your driving license.
- If you are driving without DL or RC, Traffic police can detain the vehicle also.
- Traffic police cannot tow your car if you are sitting in it.
SHORTCOMINGS
- It does not talk about the enforcement and does leave out loopholes.
- Concerns have been raised if increasing the fines is the only way to go.
- Issue with the infrastructure itself that is yet to be standardised across the country. (sign boards etc.)
SUGGESTIONS
- Don’t simply argue with the traffic police.
- You can politely explain your situation if its emergency.
- If you have violated the traffic rules its better to pay the fine Please stop corruption.
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