Delhi govt halts bike taxis, says carrying passengers on 2-wheelers a punishable offence
New Delhi, February 20: The Delhi government issued a public notice on Monday stating that carrying passengers on two-wheelers is a punishable offence and that bike-taxi is a violation of the Motor Vehicles Act.
"It has been brought to the notice that two-wheelers having Non-Transport (Private) registration mark/number are being used to carry passengers on hire or reward which is a purely commercial operation and in violation of Motor Vehicle Act, 1988 and rules made thereunder," the notice read.
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It further stated that the above-said violation is a contravention of the vehicle's registration condition, which is punishable under Section 192 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, with imprisonment of up to one year and a fine of up to Rs. 10,000, as well as impoundment of the vehicle, for the first offence.
"In addition to the above punishment, the driving license of the driver will be suspended for a minimum period of three months under the direction of the Hon'ble Supreme Court committee." the notice added.
"Further, it is also noticed that some digital platforms are facilitating such operations by offering booking through an app thereby engaging themselves as an aggregator in contravention of the provision of Section 93, and shall be punishable with a fine up to one lakh rupees under Section 193(2) of Motor Vehicles Act, 1988," the notice added.
According to this notice, it is directed to immediately cease such activities in order to avoid prosecution and penalty.
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- ANI
