Rs.25,000 fine for left-overtaking to be revised: State Minister

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The Transport and Civil Aviation State Minister Ashok Abeysinghe yesterday said the Ministry is considering to amend the fine imposed for overtaking the vehicles on the left side, out of the seven offences for which the least fine of Rs. 25,000 is imposed.

He said the fines for the seven traffic offences were not taken to debate in parliament as yet, and it would be taken on the next parliament gathering on May 7.

“There is a chance to make revisions on the road offences. Numerous requests made by a large number of drivers for the amendment of the fine imposed for overtaking the vehicles from the left. As a Deputy Minister, I also agreed over the revision of the fine, as it was not applicable for the roads in the country,” he said.

He confirmed that the Gazette was already issued for imposing the least fine of Rs. 25,000 for seven traffic offences.

"There were no objections received over the revision on other fines, except for overtaking vehicles from the left," Minister Abeysinge said.

The Rs.25,000 fine would apply for driving without a valid licence, assigning a driver to drive a vehicle without a valid driving licence, driving under the influence of alcohol and other drugs, entering a vehicle into a railway crossing irresponsibly, driving without a valid insurance cover and over-speeding, he said.

Fines for seven traffic offences had been decided to increase to Rs. 25,000 with the aim of reducing the number of deaths caused by road accidents, the Minister said.

He said that he would discuss this revision with the Transport and Civil Aviation Ministry Secretary, Solicitor General of the Attorney General's Department and the Commissioner of the Motor Traffic Department. (Chaturanga Samarawickrama)

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Comments - 9

das Thursday, 18 April 2019 06:23 AM

Does the govt want people to commit this offence?

nadarajah Thursday, 18 April 2019 06:36 AM

good move -winning elections are more important than the country

Swastika Thursday, 18 April 2019 06:38 AM

Millions of 3-wheelers overtake from left

Arnold Thursday, 18 April 2019 06:55 AM

They should fix speed locks into private buses.

Gee Munige jaywardena Thursday, 18 April 2019 06:55 AM

How can the country be developed with this unsteady decesions.

Jude Fernando Thursday, 18 April 2019 08:06 AM

Any disciplined driver who drives according to the highway code will vouch that the offence of overtaking on the left is a huge contributor to road ill-discipline and chaos. Those advocating removal or reduction of the fine are ignorant and selfish. So sad to see narrow minded policy making in the interests of cheap popularity.

Aim Thursday, 18 April 2019 08:17 AM

Revision of fines targeting ELECTION. Really speaking, FINES are imposed to punish the offenders. So why revision ...? it will encourage BUS DRIVERS to commit more crime.

Lord Wolfstein Thursday, 18 April 2019 09:35 AM

Do not give in to the hooligans lobby of 3-wheel and bus drivers. Only harsh punishments help with these street criminals. Anyone who wants to soften these punishments is complicit in the deaths of many people.

Thusitha Ilayperuma Thursday, 18 April 2019 03:01 PM

Drivers find difficulty to pay fine and get the license back when they are travelling a distance plase away from residence. Sujest to offer POS machines to the traffic police officers to pay the fine on the spot by Card.

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