Bhubaneswar/ Cuttack: Now Toll Gates in Odisha will detect uninsured vehicles and issue e-challans. The State Transport Authority issued a notification in this regard on Saturday.
Now if you don’t have insurance of your vehicle, it will be automatically detected when you will cross toll gates in Odisha. Once the automated system of the Toll Gate detects that you does not have a valid insurance, the system would send an e-challan to the owner of the vehicle. In case of non-payment of the fine, prescribed legal actions will be taken.
This rule will be implemented in all the 22 toll plazas in the state including Bhubaneswar from February.
The State Transport Authority has decided to take action against the violators of the law who are driving vehicles without valid insurance as per the Motor Vehicles Act.
According to Section 146 of the Motor Vehicles Act, it is mandatory for the driver to have his motor vehicle properly insured. Violation of this is punishable with a fine of Rs 2,000 or imprisonment for a term which may extend to 3 months as per Section 196.
In case of repeated violation of the law, a fine of Rs 4,000 or imprisonment for a term which may extend to 3 months is punishable with both.
It has been observed that many private as well as commercial vehicles are violating the rules and are not insuring their vehicles. Hence, at the time of accidents, the victims are failing from getting insurance money. The government has expressed its displeasure over this. Keeping this in mind, the government has decided to take action against the violators of the rules.
Earlier, the violators of permits, fitness, and tax were being identified through e-detection at the toll gates. Now, this will also be applicable for uninsured vehicles.
Therefore, the State Transport Authority has instructed vehicle owners to immediately get their vehicles insured if that does not have a valid insurance to avoid getting caught at Toll Gates.