It was decided by the Chandigarh administration that notice will be served to the violators having 5 or more unpaid challans, requiring them to pay compounding dues within 15 days. Over the past 2-3 years, Chandigarh saw a sharp rise in unpaid traffic violations, which is a grave cause for concern, calling for immediate attention. There are approximately 7.5 lakh challans that are still unpaid.
"The city is committed to upholding road safety standards and maintaining order on its streets, and those who fail to pay fines for violations will face significant consequences. Despite multiple reminders and notices, a substantial number of drivers neglected to pay fines for offenses such as speeding, red light jumping, and dangerous driving," said a UT official.
Therefore, it was decided by the Chandigarh administration that notice will be served to the violators having 5 or more unpaid challans, requiring them to pay compounding dues within 15 days. Failing this, their driving licence shall be revoked, and the registration certificate will be suspended.
Further, the vehicles of the offenders will be marked as "Not to be Transacted," which will restrict any form of transaction, including ownership transfer, renewal of registration certificates (RC), issuance of duplicate RCs, issuance of PUC, insurance, etc., until the traffic violations are resolved or penalties are paid.
