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Motor Vehicles Act: Mobile phones while driving to be allowed only for route navigation

The road transport and highways ministry said that it has amended rules under central motor vehicle rules, to facilitate maintenance of key vehicle documents

1 min read26 Sep 2020
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More than 6.15 lakh people fined for COVID-19 rule violations in Rajasthan

More than 6.15 lakh people have been slapped with fine, totalling over ₹9 crore, in Rajasthan for violation of guidelines against the novel coronavirus such as wearing of mask and maintaining social distancing

1 min read4 Sep 2020
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States can’t roll back traffic penalties: Centre

The amended Motor Vehicles Act led to a multifold increase in fines for commonplace traffic violationsStates and Union territories cannot reduce fines below the minimum amount fixed by law without the President’s assent

2 min read7 Jan 2020
Politics

States cannot lower fines below prescribed limits under Motor Vehicles Act: Centre

The new Act with stricter provisions has come into force in the country from September 1, 2019Earlier, the government had said that for certain offences Gujarat, Karnataka, Manipur and Uttarakhand had reduced the penalties

2 min read6 Jan 2020
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Government mulls cap on surge pricing, penalty against drivers of cab aggregators

Other steps aimed at protecting consumer interest include penalizing drivers for cancelling ridesWhile a broad framework is expected to improve customer experience, it is also likely to increase the compliance burden

1 min read28 Nov 2019
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No more amendments to Motor Vehicles Act: Govt

This was stated by Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari, while replying to a question from CPI MP M. SelvaraNitin Gadkari said the ministry has not received any information from any state that they are not implementing the provisions of the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, 2019

1 min read21 Nov 2019
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Centre weighs ‘trigger points’ for vehicle recalls

Guidelines for accreditation and registration of testing agencies are also in the worksAs  of  now,  firms voluntarily recall vehicles that do not meet minimum safety standards. However, the amended Motor Vehicles  Act allows the government to recall vehicles

2 min read24 Oct 2019
Companies

Uber’s new terms for users say it’s a ‘tech co connecting riders and drivers’

The revised terms describe Uber as a technology firm that has developed an app that connects users with driver who provide transportation to the userThe revised terms say Uber is not a transportation carrier, and does not employ any drivers

2 min read1 Oct 2019
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Motor Vehicles Act: Driving licence, vehicle documents can be carried in electronic format

Vehicle documents can be presented through DigiLocker or m-parivahan platformsTransport ministry says unnecessary harassment and fine on person for not able to produce the physical copy is not justified as per rules

1 min read23 Sep 2019
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To protest new MV Act, major transport strike announced in Delhi-NCR on 19 Sept

Large number of auto rickshaws, taxis, Ola and Uber cabs are likely to remain off the roads in Delhi-NCR tomorrowPrivate school cabs will also join the transport strike; many schools in Delhi-NCR have issued advisory for parents

2 min read18 Sep 2019
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