The idea of towing vehicles or putting jammers to discourage people from congesting the roads seems to have failed. "Our intention to put jammers is not to collect the fine but to clear the road. But with people taking so much time to show up, it defeats the whole purpose," he said.
Thanekars who are tardy in showing up at the traffic police office to get jammers or clamps from their vehicles removed will now have to visit court to get their vehicles released. The traffic police have warned people that inordinate delays in paying fines will now have to approach the court to have their vehicles released.
According to Thane traffic police, there is an increase in the number of people who fail to have their towed or clamped vehicles released in time. "We are seeing a rise in the number of people who now prefer to take their own time to pay the fine," says Sandeep Palve, DCP, Traffic police. "For instance, earlier a person would take two hours to have his vehicle released from a jammer, now he takes four or more hours because he knows he will have to pay the same amount of fine," he said.
The idea of towing vehicles or putting jammers to discourage people from congesting the roads seems to have failed. "Our intention to put jammers is not to collect the fine but to clear the road. But with people taking so much time to show up, it defeats the whole purpose," he said.
The traffic police have now decided that rather than just collecting fines and removing the jammers, they will file a court case against the offenders. "Now, the offenders will have to come to court to pay the fine. It will take him at least two to three days to get their vehicle released. Probably this will discourage them and make them show up at our office sooner," he added.
The decision will, however, affect only those who delay in approaching the traffic police to release their vehicles. For instance, if a jammer has been put on the vehicle at 10am, and the owner does not show up to pay the fine till 2pm or later, the traffic police will take him or her to court.
A case will be lodged under the Motor Vehicles Act. Currently, the violators have to pay a fine of Rs 200 and Rs 100 for the jammer or towing charges. "We have decided take strict action against such violators before this becomes a trend among people," Palve said.
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