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50 thousand drivers caught without documents
Dilip Patel
Ahmedabad, August 30, 2025
16 thousand 349 road accidents occurred in Gujarat in the year 2023. Out of these, 7 thousand 854 people died. Excessive speed of the vehicle was found to be responsible for 90 percent of the accidents i.e. 14 thousand 718 accidents. This report has been released by the Central Transport Department. According to Section 183 of the Motor Vehicles Act, overspeeding – driving a vehicle faster than the prescribed speed limit is fined Rs 1000 for light vehicle (LMV) and Rs 2000 for medium vehicle (MPV). Which actually needs to be increased 10 times. A fine of Rs 5 thousand is imposed on those who drive by racing.
Ahmedabad Traffic Police has fined 50 thousand drivers in Ahmedabad city for not having the necessary documents in the 6 months of 2025. It is believed that 1 lakh drivers have been fined in a year. The fine of Rs 10 crore is not being imposed on them through e-challan.
They have been caught driving vehicles without driving license, RC book, insurance and PUC.
The police have imposed a fine of 2.50 crores on drivers without documents. Out of which 10 thousand people have been fined 2 crore 11 lakhs because their vehicles are not insured.
The city’s traffic police has caught 50 thousand such drivers in the 6 months of this year who were driving vehicles without driving license, RC book, insurance and PUC. The police have imposed a fine of Rs 5 crore.
The fine for not having a driving license ranges from Rs 2,000 to Rs 3,000.
If the vehicle is not insured, a fine of Rs 2,000 is imposed for the first time. A fine of up to Rs 2,000 may have to be paid for the first time and a fine of up to Rs 4,000 for the second time. The vehicle can also be confiscated.
The problem of traffic jams and accidents has increased in the city. It is believed that the drivers lack civic sense.
Many mistakes have been made in the construction work of roads by the Mayor of Ahmedabad Metropolitan and Ahmedabad Police Commissioner. Some reasons like faulty design, illegal cuts are responsible for this problem.
In 6 months, 20 thousand people have been caught violating traffic signals while driving. A fine of Rs 500 can be imposed for the first time and Rs 1,000 for the second time.
A fine of Rs 68 lakh has been imposed on 12 thousand people for keeping dark film in their vehicles.
10 thousand drivers have been caught using mobile phones while driving and fined Rs 50 lakh.
In the first 6 months of 2025, 14 lakh people have been caught for not wearing helmets and fined Rs 73 crore. A fine of Rs 500 is imposed for not wearing a helmet.
20 thousand people have been caught violating traffic signals, red lights and zebra stop lines and fined Rs 13 crore.
A fine of Rs 1,500 to Rs 4,000 is imposed for overspeeding. The license can also be suspended for repeated violations. Breaking signals can attract a fine of Rs 1,000 to Rs 5,000 and sometimes even jail.
14 thousand people have been caught for not having a vehicle number plate. A fine of Rs 1 crore 97 lakh has been imposed on 40 thousand people for driving a car without wearing a seat belt. For not wearing a seat belt, both the passengers sitting in the front seat are fined Rs 100. 500.
The fine for three riders on a bike ranges from Rs 100 to Rs 1,000, if there is no PUC (Pollution Control Certificate), the fine ranges from Rs 1,000 to Rs 3,000.
If a minor drives a car, the fine is Rs 25,000, 3 years imprisonment and the RC of the vehicle is canceled.
Dangerous driving / racing: The fine ranges from Rs 5,000 to Rs 10,000, license can be confiscated, if you do not give way to an ambulance or fire brigade, the fine is Rs 1,000.
Wrong direction in Ahmedabad
Narol Circle, Gota Bridge, City Center to Jivraj Tower, Vastral Ring Road, Victoria Garden, Bijli Ghar, Sarkhej Dhal, Vishala Circle, Nehru Bridge Beat Area, Geeta Mandir Chauraha, Kagadpith T Galaxy Chauraha, Naroda Patia Circle, ISRO Dhal, Prabhat Chowk, Umiya Hall Three Chauraha, AEC, Helmet Chauraha, ISKCON, Pakwan, Sanand Circle, Akhbar Nagar, Khodiyanagar Mandir Chauraha. People are violating traffic rules more by driving in the wrong direction at Ajitmill, Garib Nagar, Rakhiyal, Rambagh to Isanpur intersection.
Along with imposing fine on the drivers coming from the wrong direction, FAI will also register them.
A fine of Rs 13.21 crore was imposed in 23 days. Thus, 6.84 lakh cases have been registered and a fine of Rs 45 crore has been imposed in two and a half months of the current year 2025. In this campaign, the maximum action has been taken against drivers not wearing helmets and driving in the wrong direction. Not only this, in the two and a half months of the current year 2025, 6.84 lakh drivers have been sued and fined Rs 45 crore.
Injury
Knee injury and shoulder dislocation are more common in the age group of 15-45 years, while shoulder muscle and soft tissue injuries are more common in people aged 35-65 years.
Fine in 2024
Ahmedabad will have a fine of Rs 100 crore in 2024
Fines were imposed. Cameras have been installed at intersections, in 2023, 3.86 lakh drivers were fined Rs 25.96 crore, while from January 2024 to November 2024 i.e. in 11 months, more than 15 lakh (300%) drivers were fined.
2022-23
In the year 2022-23, a fine of Rs 19.56 lakh was paid per day in Gujarat. In 2022-23, a fine of Rs 71.42 crore was paid in 1.23 lakh cases.
2020-21
In the year 2020-21, a fine of Rs 47.58 crore was imposed in 1.05 lakh cases. A fine of Rs 67.75 crore was imposed in 1.43 lakh cases.
In three years
3.12 lakh vehicles were seized and 6,381 licences were suspended in three years 2021-22-23.
In the last three years, the government has collected fines worth Rs 186 crore for various offences including driving without licence, PUC, insurance, registration and road safety violations. Not a single FIR has been filed in any of the cases. The number of vehicles seized during this period has exceeded 5.26 lakh.
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Traffic Act sections and penalties
As of July 2023
1 – Under section 178, a fine of Rs 500 is imposed for travelling without a ticket.
2 – 179 A fine of Rs 2000 if the officer does not obey the order.
3 – 181 A fine of Rs 5000 for driving without a licence.
4 – 182 A fine of Rs 10,000 for driving even after being disqualified.
5 – 183 Overspeeding – Driving above the prescribed speed limit, fine up to Rs 1000 for light vehicle and Rs 2000 for medium vehicle.
6 – 184 Dangerous driving, fine up to Rs 5000.
7 – 185 Drunken driving, fine up to Rs 10,000.
8 – 189 Overspeeding/racing – Rs 5000 fine.
9 – 1921A Driving without permit – Rs 10,000 fine.
10 193 Violation of licence rules – Rs 25,000 to Rs 1 lakh fine.
11 – 194 Overloading (for goods above the prescribed limit) Rs 2000 and Rs 1000 per tonne and up to Rs 20,000 and up to Rs 2000 per tonne.
12 – Under 194A, overloading (having more passengers than the capacity) is fined Rs 1000 for the extra passenger.
13 – 194B Not wearing seat belt – Rs 1000 fine.
14 – 194C If there are more than two people on the scooter and bike, then there can be a fine of Rs 2000 and license cancellation for 3 months.
15 – 194D Without helmet, fine up to Rs 1000 and license cancellation for 3 months.
16 194E Fine up to Rs 10,000 for not giving way to emergency vehicles like ambulance. 17 – Under 196, a fine of Rs 2000 for driving without insurance.
18 – Under 199, now the parents / owner will be held guilty in cases of crimes committed by minors. In which there is a provision of punishment up to 3 years. A case will be registered against the minor under the Juvenile Act. The registration of the vehicle is also cancelled.
19 – The officer has the right to suspend the driving licence under sections 183, 184, 185, 189, 190, 194C, 194D and 194E.
Accidents
In the year 2023, 16 thousand 349 road accidents occurred in Gujarat. Out of these, 7 thousand 854 people died. Excessive speed of the vehicle was found to be responsible for 90 percent of the accidents, i.e. 14 thousand 718. 7 thousand 278 people died due to speeding.
From 2019 to 2023, 78 thousand 330 road accidents occurred in Gujarat. Out of these, 36 thousand 484 people died. In 2023, 22 people will die every day. Of the fatal road accidents in Gujarat, 2119 occurred in urban and 5106 in rural areas.
Accident injuries in Gujarat
Increase in road accidents in Gujarat, more than 1 lakh injured by August 2025, Ahmedabad has the highest number of 17,000 cases.
There is a constant and alarming increase in the number of injuries due to vehicle accidents in Gujarat. 1.08 lakh people were injured in vehicle accidents in 2025. Last year, about 1 lakh people were injured in road accidents. There has been an 8 percent increase in cases of injuries due to road accidents. An average of 18 people are injured per hour, while an average of 475 people are injured in road accidents every day.
Road Accident Injuries
District – Year 2025 – Year 2024
Ahmedabad – 17,569 – 16,862
Surat – 11,743 – 10,713
Vadodara – 7273 – 6957
Rajkot – 5608 – 5216
Gandhinagar – 3789 – 3594
Valsad – 3642 – 3291
Panchmahal-3534-3090
Banaskantha – 3505 – 3272
Dahod – 3367 – 3037
Kutch – 3283 – 3108
Bhavnagar – 3247 – 3156
Total – 1,08,876 – 1,00,670
Fines in India
For owners of two wheelers, three wheelers and four wheelers Fine. The government, which collected an average of Rs 1490 per challan in 10 years, is collecting crores of rupees from citizens by sending e-memos to 9 crore 37 lakh drivers in a period of one year from May 1, 2024 to May 31, 2025.
In 10 years, the Modi government at the Center gave e-memos worth Rs 51 thousand crores to the drivers of the country.
A legal fine of 51 thousand crores was imposed on the police and RTO.
Gujarat is at number four in imposing fines in 2 years. Gujarat has become the first state to collect a huge fine of Rs 1121 crore.
Rs 51 thousand crores were collected by sending e-memos to 34 crore people in 10 years.
Out of 34 crore 51 lakh e-challans, 38.11% i.e. 13 crore 15 lakh e-challans have been collected. Out of 34 crore 51 lakh, 21 crore 35 lakh e-challans are yet to be collected.
Out of the e-challans of Rs 51 thousand crore, 37.62% i.e. Rs 19 thousand crore has been collected and revenue has been received
Out of Rs 51 thousand crore, Rs 32 thousand crore is yet to be recovered from the citizens.
State governments are imposing fines through CCTV without road marking.
In 10 years, out of 9 crore 76 lakh cases pending in the court, 1 crore 47 lakh cases were settled.
Since 7 crore 78 lakh cases are pending in the court, the number of pending cases is very high.
In the last 10 years, the state that has imposed the highest fines is also Gujarat.
Tamil Nadu has 7 crore 21 lakh traffic violations.
Uttar Pradesh has 7 crore violations.
Kerala has 3 crore 50 lakh violations.
Haryana has 1 crore 77 lakh violations.
Delhi has 1 crore 37 lakh violations.
Gujarat is also among the states that have imposed the highest revenue fines in the last 10 years.
Uttar Pradesh has imposed a fine of Rs 36 thousand crore.
People of Haryana have been fined Rs 21 crore.
People of Rajasthan have been fined Rs 20 crore.
The state of Bihar has been fined Rs 18 crore 38 lakh.
Maharashtra has been fined Rs 1 crore 38 lakh. 15 crore 73 lakh
Pollution Certificate
As per the rules of 2019, a law has been made to control air pollution caused by the use of motor vehicles in India. As per the Central Motor Rules, 1989, to prevent pollution caused by vehicles in the country, all vehicles (including Euro-1/Euro-2/Euro-3/Euro-4, including CNG and LPG vehicles) are required to obtain a valid PUC certificate after completion of one year from the date of RTO registration.
PUC Certificate
What is a Certificate?
As per Rule No. 115 of the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989, a certificate of smoke or gas emission from a vehicle, called a PUC certificate, is issued. In short, PUC (Pollution Control Certificate) means that the vehicle emits smoke only as per the rules prescribed by the government.
Who issues the PUC certificate?
This certificate is issued by the vehicle manufacturer or the testing agency appointed by the state government. It can be obtained from many petrol pumps or workshops. Gujarat had 410 centres for petrol/CNG vehicles and 231 centres for diesel vehicles.
If vehicles violate the rules, it is necessary to get the necessary repairs done to the vehicles.
What is the validity of PUC certificate?
1 year for new vehicle
Then for BS III – after every 6 months
Then for BS IV – after every 1 year
What is the fee for obtaining a PUC certificate?
Petrol/CNG/LPG vehicles
₹25/- for two-wheelers and three-wheelers
₹50/- for four-wheelers
₹100/- for diesel vehicles
Who can ask for your PUC?
As per Motor Vehicles Rule 116(1), a police sub-inspector of the police department or an inspector level officer of the RTO can ask for a PUC from the driver while on duty. If the vehicle does not have a PUC certificate, he can also order it to be obtained and submitted within seven days. Similarly, if it is prima facie found that the vehicle is emitting excessive smoke, he can force it to obtain a PUC certificate by sending it to a testing agency. Also, if the vehicle is emitting more pollution due to a technical fault in the engine, the PUC can order it to be repaired and submitted before use.
2025 Budget
₹100 crore allocated for improvement of roads where existing roads are prone to more accidents. Additionally, 328.73 km of roads are being improved for curve correction, crash barriers, spot widening, road furniture etc. at 80 locations. (Google translation from Gujarati)
