Motor Vehicles Act

Road Safety Month 2021: From creating public awareness to hosting seminars, how govt plans to secure roadways

The month-long event will see awards being given to best performance in road safety to a state.

Govt extends validity of expiring driving licenses, vehicle documents till 31 December owing to COVID-19 pandemic

This is the third such extension since the pandemic began, the earlier deadlines being 31 July and 30 September.

Ahmedabad RTO slaps owner of Porsche with Rs 9.8L fine for not having valid documents, number plates; vehicle impounded

The owner of a Porsche 911 sports car, worth around Rs 2 crore, was slapped with a fine of Rs 9.8 lakh by the Ahmedabad Regional Transport Office

New Motor Vehicles Act: One month on, states including Maharashtra, Goa, Gujarat resist higher fines; experts claim it will 'reduce road mishaps'

Just about a month after the new Motor Vehicles Amendment Act (MVA) 2019, was issued to be implemented from 1 September 2019, many states like Maharashtra, Gujarat, West Bengal etc have expressed their dissent over the Act

Delhi transport strike: Commuters hit as several buses, cabs stay off roads; protests turn violent in some areas

UFTA general-secretary Shyamlal Gola said over 50 transport associations and unions in Delhi-NCR were taking part in the strike from 6 am to 10 pm. They are demanding withdrawal of the steep hike in road traffic penalties and certain other provisions of the new Motor Vehicle Act.

The new Motor Vehicles Act will hit the brakes on the #ChaltaHai attitude towards road safety

Joyriding with your buddies? Make sure you keep your eyes on the road amidst all the fun.

RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav calls for creating more awareness on Centre’s Motor Vehicles Act

Amid public outcry over hefty provisions in new Motor Vehicles Act, RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Friday said that there is a need to create more awareness among people and bring change in the attitude of policemen

Arvind Kejriwal praises Centre’s Motor Vehicles Act, says new law has improved traffic situation in Delhi

Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday praised the Motor Vehicles Act passed by the Narendra Modi government, saying that the new law has brought a lot of improvement in the traffic situation in the city

Delhi truck driver, owner slapped with penalty of over Rs 2 lakh in National Capital for violations under Motor Vehicles Act

The driver and the owner of a truck were slapped a total fine of over Rs 2 lakh in Delhi, for various offences under the tweaked Motor Vehicles Act.

Uttar Pradesh sticking to old traffic violation fines under Motor Vehicles Act, says state transport minister Ashok Kataria

Amid public outcry over the imposition of hefty fine under the new Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, 2019, Uttar Pradesh transport minister Ashok Kataria on Thursday said the state government is 'relaxing the fines for now.'