- I Paid A Bribe
- 11 years ago
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Was driving with my mobile on handsfree on BR Ambedkar road today.…
- Transport
- Traffic Violations
- Paid INR 200
Was driving with my mobile on handsfree on BR Ambedkar road today. Was stopped by the traffic police.
I apologized and agreed to pay the spot fine. However, the traffic policeman told me that my license needs to be impounded and I will need to go to court 15 days later to retrieve the same. He told me that spot fine is not possible for this violation and the only way is to come to court on the designated date.
The traffic police inspector (MR. Eknath) literally forced me to pay him Rs. 200 to avoid my licences getting impounded.
Later on, i checked on https://trafficpolicemumbai.maharashtra.gov.in/FAQs.htm to discover that this violation comes under a spot fine of Rs. 100
This was a clear case where I accepted my mistake and was willing to pay the fine, but was scared by the Traffic Police inspector of a lengthy and complicated procedure so that I ended up paying a bribe.