Overview

• The province amended the 12th Schedule under Section 121-A of the Motor Vehicles Ordinance, 1965 to introduce the new penalties.
• Overspeeding now draws Rs5,000 for motorcycles, Rs15,000 for cars, and Rs20,000 for heavy vehicles, along with eight demerit points.
• Driving without a licence carries fines up to Rs50,000 with six points, while reckless driving is set at Rs25,000 with eight points.
• Targeted violations include signal jumping, wrong-way driving, overloading, one-wheeling, riding without a helmet, tinted windows, lane indiscipline, and carrying passengers on rooftops.
• Authorities say the measures aim to save lives, with plans for digital monitoring, traffic-police training, and public awareness campaigns, and repeat violators risk licence suspension or cancellation.