More than 20,000 vehicles in Delhi face over 100 challans issued to each of them, yet their owners have yet to pay the fines.
There are 20,684 such vehicles in the national capital for which 100 or more challans have been issued, according to the Delhi traffic police. There are nearly 1.65 lakh vehicles in Delhi that have 20 or more unpaid challans against them.
The most alarming thing is that these challans are not for minor traffic violations. However, these challans are for serious traffic offences like reckless driving, careless driving, jumping red lights, and unlawful lane changing.
The Delhi government and other state governments have now received a letter from the traffic police, seeking a suspension of the driving licences of the owners of these vehicles. Many of these vehicles, the police said, are registered in other states.
According to the traffic police, as of June 30 this year, 58 lakh vehicles in Delhi faced a total of 2.6 crore challans. Out of them, 2.2 crore challans are still pending, the traffic police said. About 1.65 lakh vehicles account for over 67 lakh challans.
Most of these challans include those issued during spot checking by traffic personnel and those captured by traffic cameras.
