Transport Driver Violates Health Protocol, Paying Car Owner Fines

Illustrations (Photo: Irfan Meidianto / VOI)

JAKARTA - Director of the Traffic Directorate (Dirlantas) Polda Metro Jaya Kombes Sambodo said that the application of fine witnesses for public transportation was not aimed at drivers. But intended for the transportation mode company.

"Sanskinya is not shown to the driver but sanctions are shown to the business actor. This means that the owner of the transport is," Sambodo told reporters, Monday, September 21.

In implementing Governor Regulation (Pergub) number 79 of 2020, the first action will be given a warning. However, for the second violation and so on, the witness will be given a fine.

"If there is a first violation, a written warning will be given. If there is a subsequent violation the penalty can be 50 million, the next violation is 100 million and then the third and fourth 150 million," he said.

To pay the penalty for violation, the company owners will be given a deadline of seven days. However, if the fine is not paid after the deadline, the witness of business license revocation will be carried out.

"And if the fine is not paid, the government, in this case, the DKI Regional Government has the right to revoke the business license. We do this to avoid new clusters in public transportation," he said.

In the justice operation carried out at Jalan Jati Baru Raya, Tanah Abang, Central Jakarta, regarding the regulation on reducing passenger capacity by 50 percent, dozens of vehicles were punished for not complying with the regulations.

"From the morning of the violation, from 08.00 WIB there were 24 angkot and 2 bajaj who violated, then a total of 26," he concluded.