Using motor vehicles without valid motor third party insurance is a punishable offence
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has declared that those who drive or allow an uninsured vehicle to be driven without a valid motor third party insurance will be liable to be punished.1 Such offenders are punishable under Section 196 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988:
- first offence: imprisonment upto 3 (three) months, or fine of INR 2,000 (Indian Rupees two thousand) or both; and
- subsequent offence: imprisonment upto 3 (three) months, or fine of INR 4,000 (Indian Rupees four thousand) or both.
Footnote
1. Press Release dated June 11, 2024
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