Violation Of Motor Vehicle Act and Penalties , Challans

Of late, its been seen that Motorist , have been fined heavily for Violating traffic laws under the Motor Vehicle Act.But most of times this fine is much higher that what is the actual fine under the Act.

I myself have been a victim, i was fined for not wearing a helmet for Rs 300/ while The MV ACT-1988 says , It should have been Rs100/ only.

After this i have been trying to raise awareness among the people and in this endeavour , i write this post. please share and know the Penalty slab.


This is also an initiate against bribing Because many a times we bribe to avoid bigger penalties while the truth is that the MV ACT , penalties are much lower and this is one of the way of making you pay bribe by scaring you with the fine amount.


I have listed only a few major violations which are common among motorists.

For a complete list refer to following links

http://www.htp.gov.in/MV-Act.html
For a PDF file, with violating sections:click here for pdf on panelaties and sections of violation of MV Act