Daijiworld Media Network - Bengaluru (SP)

Bengaluru, Jan 9: If there was a prize for vehicles which violate parking rules maximum number of times and continue to move ahead with the offence without bothering to pay the fine, this vehicle would have won it hands down. A car from the city bearing registration number KA02 - MF5728 takes the cake for parking in no-parking zones and violating other rules for 195 times and is still continuing with the same violation time and again without paying penalty or suffering punishment.

The car in question is registered in the name of Mahalakshmi M Santosh. As per traffic police records, this car was officially found breaking traffic rules an astounding 195 times!

This is not the isolated case. Close on its heels is a car bearing registration number KA05 - MF 3310 standing in the name of Raju Gujar, which has violated parking rules 173 times. The third spot is taken by a car bearing No. KA05 - MB 7901 standing in the name of Jitendra Kurel, with 163 violations.

The offending car in the top of the list stands registered in the regional transport office (west) in the city. The owner of this car is liable to pay Rs 19,500 to the department. The car belonging to Raju too is registered in the RTO (west) office. This car was found parked on footpath four times out of 163 violations.

The traffic police have uploaded a list of nearly 500 vehicles which have violated traffic and parking rules. In many cases, owners themselves blatantly violated the rules but failed to pay penalty. Traffic police said they contemplate taking other measures against the offenders if they continue to dither from paying the fines.

Some people feel that the owners of the vehicles enlisted may not be aware of the violations and in some cases, because of shifting of residence, notices might not have reached them. There are also occasions in which vehicles are sold but the buyers are yet to get the vehicle ownership transferred in their names.