43 vehicles impounded for overcharging

SARGODHA:

The district administration imposed hefty fines on transporters involved in overcharging and overloading during the Eid holidays.

According to Regional Transport Authority (RTA) Secretary Malik Muhammad Tahir, a thorough inspection of 1,265 vehicles was carried out on the Eid days.

He said that 70 vehicles were fined for overcharging and overloading, with 43 passenger vehicles being impounded. In addition, a total fine worth Rs153,500 was imposed.

The Regional Transport Authority secretary said the authority also recovered Rs24,160 collected in excess fare from transporters, which was returned to passengers.

Monitoring squads were formed to oversee the situation during the holidays, with support from the traffic police and assistant commissioners, he added.