MUMBAI: With Mumbai traffic police yet to implement the new compounding fines, the RTOs have started levying the hefty fines for traffic offences across Maharashtra. For the first time ever, overloading of trucks has attracted such huge fines, officials said.
While in one case, overloading of 2 tonnes attracted Rs 52,000 in fines and 90 days of cancellation of licence by Latur RTO, in another case the fine was the highest so far at Rs 68,000 for a truck caught at the state borders. Now, for overloading, driver and truck owners have to pay Rs 20,000 each, the highest-ever fine for this offence in Maharashtra. The offender will also have to pay an additional fine of Rs 2,000 per tonne of excess load and the liability of expenditure for off-loading the vehicle in the presence of RTO officials.
