In a recent development that has sparked public discourse, the Islamabad Traffic Police (ITP) has unveiled a new fee structure for driving licenses, marking an increase of up to 33%. The move attributed to the introduction of additional service charges.
The revised fee, which can go up to Rs800, earmarked for the ‘welfare’ of the police department and will collected directly in cash by the police. The standard license fee, previously pegged at Rs2,400, will continue to deposited into the national exchequer via bank transactions. However, the police will separately handle the additional service charges, which include optional fees such as the road test fee.
The decision, sanctioned by the police chief following the interior minister’s directive, broadens ITP license eligibility to all citizens nationwide and implements the fee hike through an executive order. A notification from the Inspector General of Police (IGP) office, backed by the Police Executive Board’s recommendation, has made these service charges effective immediately.
The revised charges introduce a Rs200 medical fee and offer a fast-track license processing option for an additional Rs2,000. Road test fees vary by vehicle type, with charges set at Rs200 for motor cars, Rs300 for light-traffic vehicles, and Rs500 for heavy-traffic vehicles. A road safety education session fee of Rs200 has also introduced. For those requiring a driving license no-objection certificate (NOC), a new fee of Rs1,000 has introduced. This certificate is necessary when changing the license issuing authority.
Moreover, the community driving school fees have seen a significant increase, with charges for motor cars now at Rs12,000, light-traffic vehicles at Rs18,000, and heavy-traffic vehicles at Rs25,000. An additional Rs200 mobile facilitation fee has introduced for the ‘license on wheels’ service, recently inaugurated by Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi.
However, legal experts and police officers have raised concerns that the fee adjustments, made through an office order, may contravene the Motor Vehicles Ordinance 1965, which stipulates that only the federal government has the authority to enact such changes.
The police spokesperson, while affirming the Police Executive Board’s role in the decision, was unable to clarify the legal basis for the new charges, as the ordinance reserves fee increment and introduction rights for the government. The spokesperson did confirm that the service charges would allocated to the police welfare fund.
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