Come 1st of September 2019, the New Motors Vehicle Act (NMVA) will define a new beginning in the behavior of Indian motorists.
Inflated fines are set to be implemented across most parts of India. The fines are as follows:
| Offence | Old Penalty | New Penalty |
| General (offences for which no penalty is defined otherwise) | ₹100 for first offence; ₹300 for subsequent offence | ₹500 for first offence; ₹1,500 for subsequent offence |
| Road regulation violation | ₹100 | ₹500 |
| Disobedience of orders of authorities | ₹500 | ₹2,000 |
| Unauthorized use of vehicles without licence | ₹1,000 | ₹1,000 – ₹5,000 |
| Driving without licence | ₹500 | ₹5,000 and/or community service |
| Driving despite disqualification | ₹500 | ₹10,000 and/or community service |
| Oversized vehicles | N/A | ₹5,000 – ₹10,000 and/or community service |
| Over-speeding | ₹400 | ₹1,000 – ₹2,000 for LMV ₹2,000 – ₹4,000 for MPV/HPV and/or impounding of driving licence |
| Dangerous driving (e.g. jumping red light) | ₹1,000 | ₹1,000 – ₹5,000 and/or imprisonment of 6 months to 1 year for first offence, seizure of licence; Rs. 10,000 and/or imprisonment of up to 2 years for subsequent offence |
| Drink driving | ₹2,000 | ₹10,000 and/or imprisonment of up to 6 months to 1 year for first offence; Rs. 15,000 and/or imprisonment of up to 2 years for subsequent offence |
| Speeding/Racing | ₹500 | ₹5,000 and/or imprisonment of 1 month, community service; ₹10,000 and/or imprisonment of up to 1 month for subsequent offence |
| Offences relating to accident | N/A | Up to ₹5,000 and/or imprisonment of up to 6 months for first offence; ₹10,000 and/or imprisonment of up to 1 year for subsequent offence |
| Driving when mentally/physically unfit to drive | ₹200 for first offence; ₹500 for subsequent offence | ₹1,000 for first offence; ₹2,000 for subsequent offence |
| Vehicle without permit | Up to ₹5,000 | ₹10,000 and/or imprisonment of up to 6 months, community service |
| Aggregators (violations of licencing conditions) | N/A | ₹25,000 to ₹1 lakh |
| Overloading | ₹2,000 and ₹1,000 per extra tonne | ₹20,000 and ₹2,000 per extra tonne |
| Overloading of passengers | N/A | ₹1,000 per extra passenger |
| No Seat belt | ₹100 | ₹1,000 and/or community service |
| Overloading of two wheelers | ₹100 | ₹2,000, disqualification of licence for 3 months and/or community service |
| Not wearing a helmet | ₹100 | ₹1,000 and/or disqualification of licence for 3 months, community service |
| Not providing way for emergency vehicles like ambulance | N/A | ₹10,000 and/or community service |
| Driving without insurance | ₹1,000 and/or punishment up to 3 months | Rs. 2,000 and/or imprisonment up to 3 months for the first offence; Rs. 4000 and/or imprisonment up to 3 months for the subsequent offence |
| Offences by juveniles | N/A | Guardian/owner shall be deemed to be guilty. ₹25,000 with 3 years imprisonment and cancellation of the registration of the vehicle for 12 months. Juvenile will be tried under The Juvenile Justice Act. |
| Power of officers to impound documents | N/A | Suspension of driving licence |
| Offences committed by enforcing authorities | N/A | Twice the penalty under the relevant section |
| Taking vehicle without lawful authority/seizing motor vehicle by force | ₹500 | ₹5,000 |
| Obstructing free flow of traffic | ₹50 | ₹500 |