Haryana Transport Department has directed all unauthorised persons using red beacon lights on vehicles to immediately remove them from their vehicles failing which action as per provisions of Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 would be taken against the defaulters.
Haryana Transport Commissioner, Sumita Misra said that the Haryana Governor and Chief Justice of Punjab and Haryana High Court are authorised to use red light with flasher on the top front of their official vehicles carrying these high dignitaries as per the directions of Supreme Court of India. In case the vehicle fitted with red light on the top front is not carrying the dignitaries, then such red light would not be used and be covered by a black cover.
She said that besides them, as per Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989, only vehicles used as ambulance or fire fighting or salvage purpose or on vehicles used by the police officers or operators of construction equipment vehicles or officers of the Motor Vehicles Department in the course of their duties are authorised to use loud or alarming noise.