New fines for Motor vehicle offences (March, 2025)

10x is much stricter then what most people would expect.

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Not gonna lie, I like the new punishment for juvenile offense.

saarth@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 1y (2 replies)

Fines should be proportional to income to be effective.

mukt@lemmy.ml · 1 pts · 1y (1 reply)

What happens if someone doesn't have income, but is still rich?

Caveats will always exist, no matter how elaborately one words a law.

Absolutely but we need to move in the right direction. A 10k rupee DUI fine for someone making 5 lakhs a month is hardly a deterrent.