Rs 1,000 fine if you don't carry car insurance in Delhi

NEW DELHI: The next time you get into your car, make sure you are carrying the vehicle's insurance papers. Getting caught without them will now cost you Rs 1,000 and a visit to the court.

Delhi traffic police has decided to launch a drive to prosecute motorists who do not carry insurance papers with them. ''The challans will be sent to the court as the traffic police do not have power to collect such a fine directly,'' said a senior traffic cop.

Joint commissioner (traffic) Satyendra Garg said the move was to ensure that accident victims get their due. ''We often find that victims of major accidents cannot file claims as they do not have the requisite papers. During the drive, we want to educate people on the importance of having their insurance papers in place,'' said Garg. He said that though 5,000 such challans have been issued this year, this will be the first concentrated effort to issue penalize motorists for not carrying the papers.