For your information.
Subject: Notice from Praveen Sood (Additional Commissioner for
Traffic, Mumbai) - 022 - 22942276.
Dear All,
Please forward this mail as many as you can..do your bit for to help
the ignorant.
Take a printout of this and keep it in your car's glove compartment.
May come handy... Not knowing this may leave a big hole in your pocket.
Information you should have: If you are getting caught quite often by
traffic police, then please read on.
From now onwards, the Traffic Police cannot catch a motorist just to
examine the driving license or vehicle documents.
They can catch you only if you have violated any traffic laws or if you
are driving drunk. Remember that when caught for traffic violation, the
fine you pay must be limited to the violation. In other words, the
police can't bloat the bill saying that you have no insurance cover or
emission certificate, etc.
Many motorists do not know this. According to the law, no policeman can
slap a penalty on you just because you have no insurance or emission
certificate.
If you have not purchased insurance cover for your vehicle, then the
police officer must issue a notice, not impose penalty.
You must be given 15 days' time to purchase insurance cover and one
week for obtaining the emission certificate.
Days later, meet the sub-inspector at his station with the insurance
cover or emission certificate, so that he will annul the charge at once.
Police can fine you only if you fail to produce these documents within
the stipulated period.
If your vehicle is brand new, then you need not bother about obtaining
the emission certificate for one full year.
In response to a question as to why policemen fine people instantly
without giving them time to obtain insurance cover or emission
certificate, Additional Commissioner for Traffic Praveen Sood said,
"Yes, it is a mistake. People must force policemen to issue notice or
complain to me at least the following day."
The best way to teach the police a lesson is by filing a written
complaint with their higher officials and, a week later, using the Right
to Information Act (RTI) to know the action taken against them.
Remember, any question or application filed under RTI cannot be ignored
and no official is bold enough to ignore the RTI Act.
Praveen Sood
(Additional Commissioner for Traffic, Mumbai)
022 - 22942276.
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