See table below: Failure to pay a fine – for example, using a mobile phone while driving.
If the escalated fine is still unpaid, the Licensing Authority is now empowered by law to impose administrative sanctions as follows:
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Suspension of driving permit of the driver;
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Ceasing of transactions with the driver and owner of the vehicle; and
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Ceasing of transactions with the vehicle involved in the traffic violation.
Once the payment of the applicable sums is made, the administrative sanctions imposed will be immediately lifted except the demerit points recorded against your driving permit record.
Part of this new traffic ticketing system involves a demerit points system monitored by the Traffic Enforcement Centre (TEC). TEC will ensure the appropriate number of demerit points are applied to a traffic offender’s driving permit record to track repeat offenders.
Demerit points are applied to the driving permit record upon:
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Payment of the traffic ticket;
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Non-payment of the traffic ticket within the stipulated timeframe;
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An order mandated by court.
To learn more about the demerit points system, click here