Do you know what to do if the traffic police seize the car?
Published Sun 1st November 2020
Mr. Raihan hurried to the office in his car in the early hours of the morning. After going some distance, the traffic police blocked the way. Just open the car window and look at the traffic police; Police on duty wanted to see his driving license and vehicle documents. Police seized the car as they could not show all the documents.
He had removed the necessary documents from the vehicle while servicing the vehicle yesterday. And forgot to go out with them in a hurry this morning! Meanwhile, traffic week is going on in the capital. Expired, unfit cars are being seized on the road. Besides, the traffic police are also checking whether the drivers are driving with a driving license, or whether the registration has expired. The car of the person whose car or paperwork is in trouble is being seized or the paperwork is being left behind. Drivers have to suffer cases even if they disobey traffic laws. Mr. Raihan broke the rules by getting out of the car without the required documents. As a result, his car was also stopped and a case was filed.
Many people like Mr. Raihan have been in such trouble lately. A traffic police officer can detain your car for any irregularities under the law if you want. It is their responsibility. But many do not know what to do if the car is seized or if the police file a case.
If you read the traffic law, you will know the reasons why your car may be impounded or the police may file a case against you.
Keep a cool head
There are many people who get annoyed or get hot when the traffic police stop the car. It is inappropriate to do so. This is because law enforcement has the power to check if the vehicle and driver’s documents are correct. Many panics when their car is stopped or stopped for a police check. There is nothing to panic about. Show the documents that the police want to see. Get along well with them and cooperate.
Take the receipt of the case
If you have a problem with your vehicle documents or if you are violating traffic laws, the police will confiscate your vehicle documents. And you will be given a case receipt. Understand the receipts of the case well. The case was filed for some reason. How much money was sued? Who filed the case, where to pay the fine. See if all of this is mentioned in the fine or case receipt.
Contact the concerned traffic police office
The receipt of the fine given at the time of filing the case, it is written in the receipt when and where to go and pay the fine and bring out the seized paper. Must be present at the office on the date mentioned in the receipt, time, and office address.
Payment of fines and return of documents
The Deputy Commissioner of Police of the concerned zone can dispose of the case in return for a fine. He can also waive the fine if he wants. By paying the fine by going to the concerned zonal office mentioned in the receipt to pay the fine, you will be able to bring back your documents seized by the police.
However, if a case is filed in the Dhaka metropolitan area, you can pay your fine through online or digital payment. If the fine is paid in this way, the seized documents will be delivered to your home by courier from the concerned zonal office. However, this facility has not yet been introduced everywhere outside Dhaka.
What if I can’t pay the fine at the right time?
If you are unable to be present at the concerned zonal office or pay the fine within the time specified in the receipt, the case may be sent to the court in the form of a report with details of the case. The court may issue a warrant against the case. There is a branch of the court which deals with motor vehicle-related cases. If you cannot pay the fine on time and your case is sent to court. Then you have to appear in court and pay the fine and get rid of the case.
If the police take the car for any reason?
The traffic police can seize your car after verifying the level of violation or crime. In that case, there are some rules for taking the car back into your custody. First, you have to pick up a copy of the case statement from the concerned police station. Also, talk to a lawyer about a photocopy of the car registration. The lawyer will go to the magistrate’s court and observe the case documents. At the end of the first day’s hearing, the court will order the case investigator and the BRTA to determine the ownership of the vehicle. You will also be asked to check whether there is any involvement in the crime.
Since the car is detained at the police station. So the court sends the order to the police station, then you have to go to the police station and contact them so that the investigating officer can send the investigation report to the court quickly. If the report from the police station is sent to the court again, the lawyer will observe it. The lawyer will then confirm the ownership of the vehicle through a signature. The owner of the vehicle must be present in court on the day of this hearing.
If the court is satisfied with the BRTA, the report of the investigating officer, and the hearing of the lawyer, it will again inform the police station authorities and direct that the vehicle be handed over to the owner. The vehicle will then be taken into custody by contacting the investigating officer again. However, there will be a condition that the investigating officer can bring the car back to the police station for further investigation. It may take up to 1 month to take the seized car into your custody.
Always obey traffic laws. Keep the necessary documents in the car at all times. Then you can get relief from many kinds of unwanted troubles and accidents and misery. And you can use Prohori vehicle tracker to keep the car under your surveillance. Prohori vehicle tracker made with indigenous technology is now being made in our country.
