Next time pay your traffic fine online

Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Source:http://indiatoday.digitaltoday.in

You won't have to go to traffic courts to pay your challans next time in case the traffic police send you a notice at your doorstep for violating traffic rules. You will soon be able to pay your challans online.

According to a senior traffic police officer, if someone jumps a redlight or violates any traffic rule and it is not possible for the police to fine them on the spot, the registration number of the vehicle is noted and the list of all such vehicles is sent to the notice branch of the traffic police at Teenmurti Marg in Chanakyapuri.

The notice branch then sends the notices quoting the details of the offence and the fine amount. Traffic violators then have to deposit the challan in traffic courts.

Additional commissioner of traffic police Muktesh Chander said, "People will not have to run around the courts to pay their challans.

They can now log on to the Delhi Traffic Police website and check if a challan is pending against them by submitting the registration number of their vehicles.

They will also be able to pay the fine online by giving details of their credit and debit cards." He added, "We will extend the facility to those violators who are not able to pay fines on the spot. We come across several violators who don't carry cash at the time.

The driving licences of such people are confiscated and sent to court for further action. The violators have to go to court to get back their licences.

"We will stipulate a time limit in such cases and people can get their licence from traffic inspectors after paying the fines. The licence of those who fail to pay the fines within the deadline will be sent to courts," he said.