A 38-year-old cab owner-driver received 208 traffic violation tickets in under 15 months, including 206 for overspeeding totaling over ₹ 4.125 lakh, but continued driving his seven-seater car without paying, prompting the Delhi Police to declare him a habitual rules violator and initiate proceedings to suspend his licence.
Police have sought to suspend his licence under the Motor Vehicle Act. Last week, the Supreme Court directed states and Union territories to freeze online and other vehicle-related services, including renewal of registration, issuance of fitness and pollution-under-control (PUC) certificates, ownership transfers and even renewal of driving licences, where traffic fines remain unpaid. It was part of a nationwide push to make electronic enforcement of road-safety laws more effective. The court directed that vehicles with outstanding e-tickets be blacklisted on the central Parivahan portal, blocking their sale or transfer.
“It took our team 20 days to finally trace the 38-year-old man, who owns a black Maruti Ertiga cab bearing Delhi’s registration number, to Jalpura village in Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh last week. Because the mobile number linked to his driving licence was incorrect, they took around 20 days to trace him.
Deputy police commissioner (traffic) Ranbir Singh said the Delhi address on the vehicle’s registration certificate (RC) was non-existent. Our counterparts in the Uttar Pradesh Police helped us locate him and his vehicle,” he said. It said no centre should be permitted to issue a PUC certificate until pending traffic fines are cleared.
