Mandatory Fixed Penalty Warning System For These 18 Traffic Violations To Take Effect From Monday

The Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation is advising members of the public that, effective from Monday (2nd March, 2026), mandatory Fixed Penalty Warnings will be implemented for eighteen (18) specified traffic violations contained in the Eleventh Schedule to the Motor Vehicles and Road Traffic Act, Chap. 48:50, aimed at improving road safety, encouraging compliance, and promoting corrective action.

In a Media Release on Friday (27th February, 2026), the Ministry said, “Motorists in breach of the listed violations will be issued a Fixed Penalty Warning instead of a Fixed Penalty Notice. The warning provides motorists with an opportunity to correct the identified defect within a prescribed three (3) or seven (7) business day period, excluding weekends, public holidays, Carnival Monday and Carnival Tuesday.”

The Ministry notes that upon issuance of a warning, the motorist is required to remedy the defect and present the vehicle at any Police Station or any office of the Licensing Authority in Trinidad and Tobago within the allotted timeframe for verification. “Upon verification, a Certificate of Compliance will be issued to the motorist and no Fixed Penalty will be imposed.”

However, failure to comply within the specified timeframe will result in the warning being converted to a Fixed Penalty Notice, and the motorist will be required to pay the applicable Fixed Penalty as prescribed by law.

All motorists are required to familiarize themselves with the new process and comply fully with traffic laws.

Please see the table below for the list of Fixed Penalty Warnings applicable to the eighteen (18) specified traffic violations:

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Please be guided accordingly. 

More on this as it becomes available.

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