Rs 2.42L fined from overloaded goods carriers

  • | Wednesday | 20th February, 2019

Such inspections would continue along the highways passing through the city,” motor vehicle inspector G Nedunchezhia Pandian told TOI. TRICHY: Regional transport office (RTO) officials here on Wednesday collected a sum of Rs 2.42 lakh as penalty from 18 goods carriers for carrying goods beyond the permitted limit.Officials said a team of officials headed by Trichy East RTO A Pandian carried out a vehicle inspection on the Chennai bypass road near Sanjeevi Nagar and Palpannai junction between 4am and 9am.They stopped 18 multi-axle trucks and mini trucks for plying with excessive quantity of goods and levied a penalty varying between Rs 10,000 and Rs 15,000 per vehicle under sections 113 and 114 of the Motor Vehicles 1988 (permit violations).“When such heavy vehicles ply with overloaded weight, chances are high for the trucks to develop snag in the braking system, thus resulting in accidents.

TRICHY: Regional transport office (RTO) officials here on Wednesday collected a sum of Rs 2.42 lakh as penalty from 18 goods carriers for carrying goods beyond the permitted limit.Officials said a team of officials headed by Trichy East RTO A Pandian carried out a vehicle inspection on the Chennai bypass road near Sanjeevi Nagar and Palpannai junction between 4am and 9am.They stopped 18 multi-axle trucks and mini trucks for plying with excessive quantity of goods and levied a penalty varying between Rs 10,000 and Rs 15,000 per vehicle under sections 113 and 114 of the Motor Vehicles 1988 (permit violations).“When such heavy vehicles ply with overloaded weight, chances are high for the trucks to develop snag in the braking system, thus resulting in accidents. Such inspections would continue along the highways passing through the city,” motor vehicle inspector G Nedunchezhia Pandian told TOI.

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