Hyderabad: Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao has given in-principle approval to the transport department to introduce negative points-based driving licence suspension system. The government will issue orders specifying the number of negative points for each category of violation of the provisions of the Motor Vehicles Act. Sources said licence would be placed under suspension for a year if a motorist accumulates 12 negative points.
A motorist booked for driving a vehicle during licence suspension period would be chargesheeted and be liable for imprisonment up to three months. When contacted, additional commissioner of police, traffic, Jitender said the negative points-based licence suspension system would be implemented once the government issues orders.
Deputy commissioner of police, traffic, A.V. Ranganath said, “As the collection of Aadhaar details is incomplete, negative-points system would be initially implemented during spot checking. Traffic police will stop motorists if they are violating rules and record their Aadhaar or driving licence details based on which the number of violations will be booked and licence suspension would be recommended,” he said. The negative points would be linked to the e-challan system after the collection of Aadhaar details is complete.
It is likely that a driver will get five negative points for drunk driving for transport and passenger vehicles, three points for drunk driving of personal vehicles, two points each for speeding, jumping signals, cellphone driving and three points for dangerous parking of vehicle on highways, sources told this newspaper.
