A boy in Bihar's Shivhar district found it expensive to write a strange slogan on a bike. The traffic police stopped his bike and charged Rs. 1500 was paid. The number plate of his bike read – 'Sorry girls my mom is very dangerous.'
This is not the first case of rich people writing such strange slogans on bikes. While driving, we often see many such vehicles on the roads with caste, religion, name, position or strange slogans written on them. Most people do this to make themselves look cool and draw attention to their car. While writing such things on a vehicle is illegal as per the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988. For this the traffic police can levy a fine on the driver.
So today In work news Let's talk about what action can be taken if a slogan is written on the vehicle? You will also learn that-
- What documents should be carried while driving?
- What types of things should not be written on a vehicle?
Expert: Saurabh Kumar, Regional Transport Officer, Banda, Uttar Pradesh
Q- What is the rule about writing inappropriate words or sentences on vehicles? Answer: Banda Regional Transport Officer Saurabh Kumar says that some rules have been made for vehicles under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988. According to these rules, writing anything on the back or number plate of a car, bike or any vehicle is a violation of the rules. Penalties may be imposed for disregarding these rules.
Question- What kind of things should not be written on the vehicle? Answer- As per the traffic rules, the vehicle, whether government or private, should not have any kind of sticker on it. Also, no section or post name should be written. Apart from this, putting any kind of obscene sticker on the vehicle is a violation of the rules. Understand this from the following graphic-
Question: What is the penalty for writing anything on a vehicle? Answer: According to Section 192 of the Motor Vehicles Act, a challan of up to Rs 5000 can be issued if the vehicles have pasted words, stickers or pictures related to caste and religion or the number plates are not in accordance with the guidelines. If the driver does this again, he can be jailed for up to 1 year and fined up to Rs 10,000.
Question: Is anyone allowed to write their name or location on a vehicle? Answer: Yes! For this some vehicles have been allowed. For example, if a vehicle has a government official on duty, words like government, administration can be written on it. However, if the vehicle is not on duty and these words are written at that time it may also be valid.
District Magistrates, senior administrative officers, doctors, ambulance and fire brigade officers can display only when on duty. Apart from this, post can be written during emergency. This is also decided as per the notification issued by the State Government under special circumstances.
Question: What documents should be carried while driving? Answer: A driver needs to have some documents while driving. For example, according to the Motor Vehicles Act 1988, it is mandatory for car owners to have third-party insurance. Penalties may be imposed for not having insurance. Apart from this, what other special documents should be there? Understand this from the following graphic-
Q- What are the rules regarding number plates? Answer- According to traffic rules, it is mandatory to install High Security Registration Plate (HSRP) i.e. High Security Number Plate in vehicles. It needs to be installed in new vehicles as well as old vehicles. In many states of the country, challans are also being issued to those who do not install these number plates.
Made of aluminium, the plate has a hologram in the left corner, which contains the complete details of the vehicle. The plate also has a unique laser code for security. This code cannot be easily removed. This code is different for each vehicle. Apart from this, understand some important things related to vehicle number plate from the pointers given below-
- The background of the number plate shall be white in non-commercial vehicles and yellow in commercial vehicles.
- The numbers on the plate should be clearly visible from a distance.
- Numbers should always be written in popular language terms.
- Fonts should not be different.
- For two-wheelers and cars, the registration letters and numbers should be written in black on a white background.
- For commercial vehicles, the text should be in black on a yellow background.
- The number plate of each series of motor vehicle and the size of its letters should be indicated in the pamphlet.
- Fancy characters are not allowed. Apart from this, other photos, art and name writing are also not allowed on the number plate.
- Number plates must be affixed to both the front and rear of motor vehicles.
Question- What should be the size of vehicle number plate in India? Answer- In India, the number plate size is determined by the vehicle. Understand these pointers below-
- If you have a two-wheeler vehicle, its number plate size should be 200 x 100 mm.
- Size of number plate shall be 340 x 200 mm or 500 x 120 mm for passenger car or light motor vehicle.
- Whereas the number plate size of a medium or heavy commercial vehicle should be 340 x 200 mm.
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