Delhi Traffic Police has towed more than 39,000 vehicles in last three months since it introduced a new system of sharing information about pit locations with vehicle owners via SMS in the national Capital. According to data, 39,155 vehicles were towed away by the Delhi Traffic Police from December 1,2021 to February 28, 2022. Out of total vehicles towed away, there were 18,987 two-wheelers, 13,730 private cars, 4,175 three-wheelers, and 1,279 commercial cars and vans, the data showed. The analysis of the data showed that 838 large goods vehicle (LGV), 69 Heavy Transport Vehicle (HTV), 42 Medium goods vehicle (MGV), 13 buses and six other category vehicles were also towed away Soon, the Delhi Traffic Police will also start sending SMS alerts about the chowks where the towed vehicles are taken first before being deposited at the pits.
Earlier, when vehicles were towed away, people would file a missing complaint or lodge a complaint about vehicle theft, said Suman Nalwa, the spokesperson of Delhi Police. "In this new system, our traffic department sends a message immediately to registered mobile number of the towed vehicle owner informing that his/her vehicle is at this particular pit in Delhi so that they can pay their challans and get their vehicles back without any difficulty,"she said.
S K Singh, the Deputy Commissioner of Police, Traffic (Modernisation) said that most of the owners of towed vehicles earlier used to file lost reports and now, with this new system, they immediately get a notice and can take their vehicle from Traffic circles. "We are also in process of sending current locations. Right now, we are sending only pit locations. There are 21 pits all around Delhi where vehicles are parked," he said.