Lahore Ring Road fines rise, up to Rs10,000

The Lahore Ring Road Authority (LRRA) has raised the fines for traffic violations on the Lahore Ring Road, and several penalties now reach Rs10,000. Driving without a licence rises from Rs500 to Rs5,000. The Express Tribune and Profit by Pakistan Today reported the new schedule on 26 October 2026. Neither report says when it takes effect.

Fines with an old and a new amount

• Driving without a licence: Rs500 to Rs5,000
• Overloading: Rs2,000 to Rs7,000
• Illegal parking: Rs1,000 to Rs2,000
• Pedestrians crossing the road: Rs200 to Rs1,000
• Mobile phone use while driving, or no seatbelt: Rs500 to Rs3,000

New amounts for other offences

The reports give only the new figure for these.

• Speeding: Rs5,000 up to 2,000cc, Rs10,000 for larger vehicles
• Improper overtaking: Rs5,000 for cars, Rs10,000 above 2,000cc
• Underage driving: Rs10,000
• Driving against one-way traffic: Rs5,000
• Wrong lane: Rs2,000
• Smoke-emitting cars: Rs4,000, and Rs5,000 for commercial vehicles
• Black-tinted film or non-standard number plates: Rs5,000
• Motorcycles entering the Ring Road: Rs5,000
• Cattle on the road: Rs5,000

The September figures behind the change

The Tribune links the increase to a monthly review of Ring Road police figures for September. Police penalised 5,322 vehicles for overspeeding and challaned 6,183 for overloading. They also acted against 2,088 smoke-emitting vehicles, 1,783 unlicensed drivers and 1,447 people without seatbelts, and they fined 281 motorcycles.

Punjab Ring Road Authority chairperson Safi Ullah Gondal told police to step up action on speeding, motorcycles on the route and pedestrians crossing the road.

Drivers on the Ring Road can also face the city traffic police's own fines and Safe City Authority cameras, so one trip can bring penalties from more than one system.