Rs2,000 ticket sought for wrong bike parking, one-way rule violators

LAHORE: The chief of Lahore traffic police recommended increasing from Rs200 to Rs2,000 the penalty for motorists violating the one-way and parking rules in a bid to control the flow of traffic in the provincial capital.

On the other hand, fines for car parking and one-way rules' violators, those driving unlicensed vehicles, and cars with tainted screens and/or having illegal number plates may also see an increment from Rs2,000 to Rs5,000.

Lahore Chief Traffic Officer (CTO) Muntazir Mehdi said the trend of violation of traffic rules has seen an increase in recent weeks and his force has sought the hefty penalties in order to control the road parking culture, one of the main causes of the long queues.

Mehdi believed the current mechanism of traffic tickets of meagre amounts to be unviable and suggested that in a bid to change the situation in the city, the penalties may be revised.

He wrote this in a letter to the provincial police chief and recommended the increase and revised challan ticket to get the formal approval.

The official said the traffic congestion mostly occurred because of the poor condition of the city roads despite reminders to the authorities. He said the roads remained in a state of disrepair, causing enormous difficulty for the vehicles plying there.

Cricketer Asif Ali and a groom got tickets in Lahore for having the black tinted glasses on his car and plying vehicle without a number plate.