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Speed now, pay later

Updated on: 19 July,2010 08:11 AM IST |
Madhusudan Maney |

Traffic cops collect fines for offences committed by drivers of cab companies from their head offices at the end of every fortnight

Traffic cops collect fines for offences committed by drivers of cab companies from their head offices at the end of every fortnight

The traffic police will not stop drivers of taxis owned by cab companies when they are found speeding, parking at wrong spots and jumping signals.

Surprised?

Since June, the traffic police have been noting the numbers of the offending cabbies and dispatching the notices to the cab company's head office to collect the fine amounts in bulk once a fortnight.

After the success ofu00a0 Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) in collecting fines for traffic violations from BMTC depot managers, the traffic police are settingu00a0 their sights on cab companies.

The amount thus collected is paid to the traffic police once a fortnight.

Said DCP Traffic (West) Panduranga H Rane, "After its success with BMTC buses and private travel agencies, we have extended the arrangement to Meru, Cell and Easy cabs."

Not surprisingly, while the traffic police collected Rs 37 lakh in fines from the BMTC till May, last year, this year, the amount has shrunk to around Rs 5 lakh.

cab cos fined

Meru cabs
Violations: 1012, Fine: Rs 1.25 L, Vehicles in city: 1200
Easy cabs
Violations: 902, Fine: Rs 1.29 L, Vehicles in city: 600
Cell cabs
Violations: 89. Fine: Rs 9,900, Vehicles in city: 100
All figures for June 2010