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Five Traffic Violations in a Year Could Lead to Driving Licence Suspension: MoRTH
The central government has amended motor vehicle rules to introduce stricter consequences for repeated traffic violations. Under the new provision, committing five or more offences within a year can invite action against a driver’s licence, along with tighter rules around challan issuance and settlement.
Keshav Rajput
Updated Jan 22, 2026, 02:59 PM IST
Five Traffic Violations in a Year Could Lead to Driving Licence Suspension
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has amended the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989, by adding a new condition under Rule 21. As per the amendment, a driver who commits five or more traffic offences or rule violations within a single year can be considered for disqualification or other action related to their driving licence.
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The rule applies to offences recorded from January 1, 2026, and each one-year period will be assessed independently. Violations from a previous year will not be counted when calculating offences in a new one-year cycle.
How repeat offences are counted
The rules clarify that the count resets every year. This means that only offences committed within a specific 12-month period will be considered. Older violations falling outside that window will not influence the current assessment. The provision is aimed at identifying repeat offenders based on frequency rather than the severity of a single violation.
Changes to challan issuance and payment
Challans can now be issued:
- Physically by authorised officers
- Electronically through automated enforcement systems such as cameras.
Once issued, a challan must be delivered within:
- 15 days if served physically.
- 3 days if sent electronically.
All challans will be recorded on a central portal.
Deadlines and penalties for non-payment
Drivers have 45 days from the date of challan issuance to either pay the fine or contest it online with supporting documents. If no action is taken, the challan is treated as accepted.
If payment is still not made after further notice periods:
- Licence-related services or vehicle registration services may be blocked.
- The vehicle may be flagged as “Not to be Transacted” on the government portal.
- Enforcement authorities may detain the vehicle, subject to court orders.
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