The Sindh government has officially amended the Sindh Motor Vehicle Rules 1969 to tighten road safety and traffic regulations. A new notification sets strict age limits for vehicles operating on different routes, while also making fitness certificates and modern safety systems mandatory.
Age Limits for Vehicles
Transport Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon explained that vehicles will now face specific age restrictions depending on the routes they operate on:
- Inter-provincial routes: No permits will be issued to vehicles older than 20 years.
- Intercity routes: Vehicles over 25 years old will no longer be allowed to operate.
- Within cities: The maximum age limit has been set at 35 years.
Memon stressed that these limits will help improve road safety and reduce accidents caused by outdated and unsafe vehicles.
Mandatory Fitness and Safety Checks
Under the new rules, all heavy commercial vehicles must obtain a fitness certificate from the transport department centers. Violators will face heavy fines, which will be deposited directly into the Sindh government’s online account.
Every vehicle must also pass a road-worthiness test. Penalties for failing to comply include:
- First violation: Small fine
- Second violation: Rs. 200,000 fine
- Third violation: Up to Rs. 300,000 fine
Tracking and Safety Systems
The amendments also make it compulsory for both heavy and light commercial vehicles to be equipped with modern safety systems, including:
- GPS tracking devices
- Front and rear cameras
- Driver-monitoring cameras
- 360-degree camera system
- Under-run protection guards (to protect smaller vehicles and motorbikes during accidents)
If these systems are missing or deliberately disabled, the vehicle will be temporarily seized. Owners will have 14 days to fix the issue, or the registration will be permanently canceled.
One-Year Transition Period
The law will take effect within one year, giving vehicle owners time to adjust and comply with the new standards.
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Dear Arbab e Iktiyar,
First provide provision of smooth roads without pot holes of huge sizes. Not only administered for big roads rather for all nick and corner streets and galley ways.
The above said mechanisms can only be beared by a certain class of people. Rather than puting burden to people first correct the system for road safety by stopping wrong way intruders, which is solely promoted by public and also one having control , doesn’t try to stop them.
May Allah give you and us Hidayat to initially correct our selves and then find mistakes of our brothers of society.
Provide all that technology free of cost and trained them. Most important is the training to get driving license, sense of driving, road conditions. Evrryone violating road safety and drive as if it is their personal property.
I am in Karachi, there is not a proper carpetted road in the city except few that are in use by Elites rest 80 areas of Karachi are horrible in terms of traffic flow and use.
Because of pathetic roads situation motorcyclists are facing issues like cervical spondelisis.
So these statements are very far from reality on ground.
If the roads are unsafe how the people drive
Tell me which road in karachi is good for driving even sharaefaisal
Please educate yourself
Is sindh Govt only going to place chcks on Vehicles( citizens). Where are the Roads on which these vehicles have to ply?
Road safety materials must include in curriculum.
Ban be imposed on Bedford Trucks and those Vehicles in which underage🔞 drivers are driving.
School Buses must be in specified yellow🟡🟡 colour.
Every department of government of Sindh must direct their employees to obey traffic rules.
I am feom Hyderabad and travel daily Form Hyderabad to Shahdadpur about to 80 millimetres travelling in Van but the condition of van is worst and the model of van is 1980 and 1990, While drivers treat passengers like animals and there is no any govt officials is taking action against them and becoming theirs monopoly and theirs van is unclean or poorly maintained vehicles, inadequate seating or safety issue, mechanical issues, such as faulty brakes or worn out tires. I request to Sindh government to provide better transportation or introduce People’s vus service to facilitate the people. Thanks
I am from Hyderabad and travel daily From Hyderabad to Shahdadpur about to 80 kilometres travelling in Van but the condition of van is worst and the model of van is 1980 and 1990, While drivers treat passengers like animals and there is no any govt officials is taking action against them and becoming theirs monopoly and their vans are unclean or poorly maintained vehicles, inadequate seating or safety issue, mechanical issues, such as faulty brakes or worn out tires. I request to Sindh government to provide better transportation or introduce People’s bus service to facilitate the people. Thanks
Fine them and let them drive that old vehicle. Ye tou bhatta hai
The following recommendations are provided for review, specifically addressing heavy traffic and transportation drivers:
1. Mandatory annual medical fitness evaluations for drivers, including, but not limited to, substance abuse screenings.
2. The conspicuous display of a mobile contact number on company vehicles to facilitate complaint submissions.
3. The implementation of easily identifiable, unique codes on vehicle exteriors, adjacent to the registration number, to streamline reporting to traffic authorities.
4. Temporary driving license suspensions for habitual violators, with the duration determined on a case-by-case basis, in accordance with governmental regulations and the severity of the violations.
5. Installation of cameras at the boarding gates of passenger buses and coaches for security purposes.