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Time of India
28-06-2025
- Automotive
- Time of India
Nashik RTO's drive against fancy number plates till July 13
Nashik: The Nashik Regional Transport Office (RTO) began a drive against fancy registration numbers on vehicles from Saturday. It will continue until July 13. Nashik RTO Pradeep Shinde said that there were a high number of vehicles where the fonts of the registration number appear to look like Marathi words like 'Kaka, Dada, Mama', etc. "Hence, it becomes difficult for RTO inspectors and police to figure out the exact registration number on the vehicle," the officer added. The RTO undertook a similar drive from May 28 to June 10 against fancy number plates and black films on the cars, SUVs. A senior official said they had challaned 563 motorists for putting fancy registration numbers on vehicles or putting black films, during the last drive. "We collected a fine of over Rs 4.2 lakh," he added. RTO officials said that there are still a large number of motorists who have such number plates or films on glasses. Over-speeding, rash driving, driving without a helmet or seat belt, and driving from the wrong side of the road are some of the common violations seen throughout Nashik city and rural parts of the district. Traffic violations lead to most of the accidents on streets in Nashik city. Every year, nearly 1,000 people die in road accidents in the entire district, said officials of the city traffic branch.
Time of India
05-05-2025
- Automotive
- Time of India
Nearly 700 pvt bus operators in Nashik fined for violations
Nashik: The Nashik Regional Transport Office (RTO) acted against 692 private buses from Jan to April-end this year for overcharging, operating without valid tax payment, not carrying fitness certificates, and carrying more than the permissible number of passengers in the bus, among other violations. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now RTO officials said, "We checked 2,652 buses in their jurisdiction and booked 692 for violating various rules, collecting a fine of over Rs 16 lakh." The officials also said they consistently conducted checks on private luxury buses across the district to ensure they follow traffic rules, in view of fatal accidents involving private luxury buses in Nashik and elsewhere in the state. Nashik RTO Pradeep Shinde said, "We are continuously acting against erring motorists across the district. However, overloading trucks and buses are continuously on our radar. Over four months, private bus operators were booked for violation of different rules." Officials said that most of the time, buses do not have properly functioning reflectors and indicators. "There are also buses that do not carry fire-fighting instruments. Bus operators are found negligent about getting the non-functioning indicators, reflectors, wipers, lights, etc., repaired. However, these small things at times become the major reason for accidents," said an official. However, there were also some bus operators who did not have the mandatory fitness certificates or did not pay the annual taxes, apart from the regular problem of carrying more than the permissible number of passengers in the buses. A senior official from the Nashik RTO said, "Across the district, our flying squads are on the roads keeping a check on the overload trucks and private buses. The action against such vehicles is taken on the Mumbai-Agra Highway, NashikPune Highway and other state highways in view of everyone's safety on these roads."
