With unpaid fines of 5,000cr, UP to cancel RCs of 3L vehicles, suspend 60,000 licences
Vehicles with five or more pending challans and unpaid fines are being identified for strict action, including cancellation of registration certificates (RCs) to prevent them from plying on roads.
According to officials, the traffic directorate forwarded a list of 3 lakh vehicles and 58,893 driving licence holders to the transport department for cancellation and suspension proceedings. The process has already begun, with 1,006 driving licences and 3,964 vehicle registrations suspended or cancelled so far.
Bareilly zone tops the list with over 21,000 violators identified, including 5,833 DLs already recommended for cancellation and 130 RCs flagged. Meerut zone reported 1,323 violators, with 260 DLs already suspended. In Agra zone, 1,585 DLs were recommended for suspension and over 30,000 vehicles flagged for RC cancellation. Lucknow zone reported 4,351 vehicles and 1,820 DLs recommended for action.
Additional director general (traffic) K Satyanarayan said the pending challan amount across the state runs into thousands of crores, primarily due to repeated violations by vehicle owners and drivers who avoided payment.
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"Those with five or more unpaid challans will have their RCs blacklisted, making their vehicles illegal to operate. Licences of such drivers are also being cancelled to curb reckless driving," he said.
A detailed list was shared with the transport department this month, comprising 3,01,410 vehicles and 58,893 licence holders. Officials noted that many violators deliberately avoid paying challans as they expect courts to reduce the penalty amounts.
In 2021, a total of 67 lakh vehicles were challaned, amounting to Rs 867 crore in fines. By 2024, the number of challans jumped to 1.36 crore vehicles, but the recovery stood at just Rs 105 crore, reflecting the scale of unpaid penalties.
The traffic directorate also identified 20 districts with the highest number of traffic rule violations and road accidents. Lucknow tops the list, reporting 1,630 road accidents in 2024, resulting in 576 deaths and 1,165 injuries.
Other districts with high accident rates include Kanpur, Gorakhpur, Prayagraj, Agra, Bareilly, Noida, Hardoi, Bulandshahr, Mathura, Ghaziabad, Aligarh, Barabanki, Sitapur, Unnao, Meerut, Shahjahanpur, Azamgarh, Lakhimpur Kheri, and Kushinagar.
Special enforcement drives are underway in these regions to improve compliance and reduce fatalities.
Officials confirmed that a statewide crackdown is in progress, targeting not only habitual violators but also addressing road safety issues. The initiative, part of Uttar Pradesh's larger road safety strategy, aims to reduce rash driving, enforce traffic discipline, and ensure timely fine recovery.
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