Wrong parking to fetch instant notice

Owners to remit amount mentioned at SSP Traffic City office within 15 days

The city traffic police are using innovative methods to streamline traffic movement in the city or punish violators.
Instead of towing away wrongly parked vehicles, the traffic policemen are resorting to instant penalty by sticking notices on vehicles. And if the owner, who has been issued notice, does not turn to pay fine within 15 days, his registration would be cancelled.
The notice is issued under Section 133 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1998, for obstructive and wrong parking.
“The owner/driver of the vehicle should contact the office of the SSP Traffic City, Srinagar, with relevant documents. If you wish to compound the traffic offence, you may remit the below mentioned compound amount at the office of the SSP Traffic City against the proper receipt,” read the contents of notices being pasted on wrongly parked vehicles in the city.
“The failure to reply the would result in submitting the challan in the court with addition of section 187 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, which carries punishment for imprisonment for a term which may extend to three months of with fine which may extend to Rs 500 or with both, in addition to the punishment provided for violating of traffic law and regulation,” it further read. The policemen instantly note down the registration number of the vehicle and flash the message to the headquarters for recording the details.
“If somebody does not turn up to pay the challan amount or does not even bother to go to the courts if the challan is submitted there, then the proceedings for the cancellation of the registration of such vehicle would be initiated,” said a traffic head policeman, who was supervising pasting of such notices on wrongly parked vehicles in one of the city streets. On the other hand, many people have hailed the move, saying it also saves the vehicle owner from inconvenience as once his vehicle was towed, he face lot of problems.
“At least, if you get notice pasted on your vehicle for wrong parking, you have 15 days period to go to the SSP office to submit the penalty amount,” said a vehicle owner.