Kolkata: No cash? Swipe card to pay traffic fine

Kolkata | Tuesday | 10th July, 2018

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KOLKATA: Don't have enough cash to pay traffic fines on the spot? Don't fret, you can now pay traffic fines with a swipe of your credit or debit card.The Bidhannagar police on Monday started a week-long trial for the new system of spot payment using card swipe machines. "The spot fine using a POS machine is a part of the Integrated Traffic Management System. The machine generates receipt for the fine. The offender receives intimation of challan, along with the fine paid, both on his cell-phone and e-mail ID," said Amit Javalgi, DCP (Headquarters)..