Beware Gurgaon drivers! Traffic police may impound your vehicle if you are doing this

If you have many unpaid e-challans, you might face trouble. To enforce traffic rules and make sure fines are paid, Gurgaon police have started seizing vehicles. The city traffic police issue about 4,500 challans daily, with 3,000 from CCTV cameras and 1,500 manually by officers. Since most e-challans are unpaid, the police have launched this enforcement campaign.
Over the past 10 days, 19 vehicles, including auto rickshaws and motorcycles, have been impounded due to non-payment of traffic fines. As per Gurgaon police, each impounded vehicle had accumulated fines amounting to at least Rs 1 lakh. These vehicles had over 100 pending e-challans each, meaning that these were regular offenders.
The seized vehicles, comprising 13 auto rickshaws and six motorcycles, are currently parked at designated areas in Sector 29 and near Rajiv Chowk.

One autorickshaw alone had 289 unpaid challans, while others had 269 and 195 respectively. Among the motorcycles, one had 195 pending challans. The CCTV system captures traffic violations, and alerts are sent to the GMDA's Integrated Command and Control Centre (ICCC) for verification and issuance of e-challans.
Gurgaon e-challans: Common offenses
Common traffic violations in the city include wrong-side driving, unauthorized parking, signal jumping, and riding without helmets, with penalties ranging from Rs 500 to Rs 5,000 based on the severity of the violation. The online challans are linked to the vehicle's registration number, and unpaid fines can accumulate, creating financial burdens for vehicle owners.
While there is no immediate mechanism for automatic fine recovery, unpaid penalties hinder the vehicle owner's ability to sell the vehicle, as a No Objection Certificate (NOC) from the regional transport authority is required.
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