Delhi LG proposes linking insurance premiums to traffic violations

In a move to deter traffic violations and improve road safety, Delhi lieutenant governor VK Saxena has urged Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman to link vehicle insurance premiums to the number of recorded traffic offences.

Saxena has pointed out that similar measures have been successfully implemented in countries like the United States and various European nations.

“I would like to suggest for your consideration that insurance premium should be index linked with the number of traffic violations recorded against a vehicle, which would have a salutary impact on road safety and traffic discipline,” Saxena wrote in his letter.