Delhi cab driver racks up 208 speed violations totalling more than Rs 4 lakh in 15 months, now faces licence suspension

A Delhi cab driver accumulated 208 traffic challans, including 206 for speeding, in just over 15 months, with fines exceeding Rs 4.1 lakh, before traffic police traced him to Greater Noida and initiated proceedings to suspend his driving licence.

The 38-year-old owner-driver’s first challan was issued on June 27, 2025, while the 208th was recorded on September 6, 2026. Most of his speeding violations were captured on cameras on Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Marg, according to police sources.

The case emerged as part of a wider crackdown by West district traffic police on habitual offenders. At least 10 licence-suspension proposals have been initiated against motorists whose repeated violations were identified through camera records.


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208 challans put cab driver at top of habitual offender list

The cab driver had the highest number of violations identified during the exercise. Two other motorists were found to have 134 and 107 challans respectively. Of these, 97 and 76 challans were related to speeding.

The traffic police exercise was conducted from August 1 for nearly two weeks against the backdrop of road crashes. Instead of treating individual challans as isolated violations, officials analysed camera-generated data to identify motorists repeatedly breaking traffic rules.

Speeding and signal jumping were identified as major contributors to violations, officials said.

Police analysed camera records to identify repeat offenders

Traffic police analysed violation data recorded by cameras across the district and prepared a list of habitual offenders. Notices under Section 133 of the Motor Vehicles Act were subsequently issued to those identified.

After the notices were issued, proposals were sent to the concerned DTO or RTO offices for suspension of the offenders’ driving licences.

Police took 20 days to trace 208-challan offender

Tracing the driver with 208 challans proved difficult. Police took around 20 days to locate him because the mobile number linked to his driving licence was incorrect. The Delhi address listed on the vehicle’s registration certificate was also found to be non-existent.

Deputy Commissioner of Police (Traffic) Ranbir Singh said the team eventually traced the driver and his black Maruti Ertiga cab, registered in Delhi, to Jalpura village in Greater Noida last week.

“Our counterparts in UP Police helped us locate him and his vehicle,” Singh said.

The DCP added that the cab owner himself had been driving the vehicle when the violations were recorded in Delhi.