Traffic offences and fines in Mauritius Page 3 of 3
The road traffic act Mauritius 2018 has come into force on 1st October 2018 with new traffic regulations.
Scroll to the bottom of the page for new links, amongst others, the new drinking and driving limits in Mauritius in force since October 2018 and the new fines superseding the list of contravention in Mauritius below.
To provide different perspectives of the respective fines we have converted them into different currencies. This said, fines are paid in MUR. The rates may be outdated use this MUR currency converter.
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| Rate Of Exchange: | AUD | EUR | GBP | JPY | USD | ZAR | |
| 26.48 | 37.63 | 44.00 | 30.93 | 35.16 | 2.61 | ||
Description of offence | FINE | ||||||
| MUR | AUD | EUR | GBP | JPY | USD | ZAR | |
| Particulars and dimensions of licence number and base of operation of taxi not in conformity with regulations - regulations 11 and 13 of the Road Traffic (Control of Taxi Operations) regulations 1996 - Added GN 158/02 | 500 | 18.88 | 13.29 | 11.36 | 16.17 | 14.22 | 191.57 |
| Driving, riding, stopping or parking vehicle on footpath or part thereof - regulation 3(3) of the Road Traffic (Driving and Parking Directions) Order 1951 and section 163 - Added GN 158/02 | 500 | 18.88 | 13.29 | 11.36 | 16.17 | 14.22 | 191.57 |
| Breach of motor dealer's licence - regulations 4(1) and 12 of the Road Traffic (Motor Dealer's Vehicle Licence) Regulations 1988 - Added GN 158/02 | 500 | 18.88 | 13.29 | 11.36 | 16.17 | 14.22 | 191.57 |
| Carrying unauthorised person in a motor vehicle used under a motor vehicle dealer's licence - regulations 4(2) and 12 of the Road Traffic (Motor Dealer's Vehicle Licence) Regulations 1988 - Added GN 158/02 | 500 | 18.88 | 13.29 | 11.36 | 16.17 | 14.22 | 191.57 |
| Failing to affix identification plates to the front and to the rear of a vehicle used under a motor dealer's vehicle licence - regulations 4(2) and 12 of the Road Traffic (Motor Dealer's Vehicle Licence) Regulations 1988 - Added GN 158/02 | 500 | 18.88 | 13.29 | 11.36 | 16.17 | 14.22 | 191.57 |
| Motor dealer’s identification plate of a motor vehicle not as approved by the Authority – regulations 8 and 12 of the Road Traffic (Motor Dealer’s Vehicle Licence) Regulations 1988 - Added GN 158/02 | 500 | 18.88 | 13.29 | 11.36 | 16.17 | 14.22 | 191.57 |
| Driving, moving, stopping or remaining at rest on a central reservation – regulation 8 of the Road Traffic (Motorways) Regulations 1964 and section 163 - Added GN 158/02 | 500 | 18.88 | 13.29 | 11.36 | 16.17 | 14.22 | 191.57 |
| Failing to apply for permission to remove an unlicensed vehicle from premises where it is kept to other premises – sections 22 and 163 - Added GN 158/02 | 500 | 18.88 | 13.29 | 11.36 | 16.17 | 14.22 | 191.57 |
| Failing to wear seat belt – regulations 5(1) and 9 of the Road Traffic (Seat Belts) Regulations 2002 - Added GN 158/02 | 500 | 18.88 | 13.29 | 11.36 | 16.17 | 14.22 | 191.57 |
| Driving a motor vehicle with a person riding on the front failing to wear a seat belt – regulations 6 and 9 of the Road Traffic (Seat Belts) Regulations 2002 - Added GN 158/02 | 300 | 11.33 | 7.97 | 6.82 | 9.70 | 8.53 | 114.94 |
| Failing to communicate result of exhaust emission test to Commissioner within prescribed period - regulation 13(2) of the Road Traffic (Control of Vehicle Emissions) Regulations 2002 and section 163 - Added Added GN 137/06 | 2,000 | 75.53 | 53.15 | 45.45 | 64.66 | 56.88 | 766.28 |
| Failing to issue, prior to delivery of a new or second hand imported vehicle to its owner, a certificate stating that the vehicle complies with the specified standard for exhaust and noise emissions - regulation 14 of the Road Traffic (Control of Vehicle Emissions) Regulations 2002 and section 163 - Added GN 137/06 | 2,000 | 75.53 | 53.15 | 45.45 | 64.66 | 56.88 | 766.28 |
| Failing to submit vehicle to exhaust emission test - regulation 13(1) of the Road Traffic (Control of Vehicle Emissions) Regulations 2002 and section 163 - Added GN 137/06 | 2,000 | 75.53 | 53.15 | 45.45 | 64.66 | 56.88 | 766.28 |
| Failing to take his vehicle to a place specified by an authorised officer for an opacity test within the specified period of time - regulation 16(1) of the Road Traffic (Control of Vehicle Emissions) Regulations 2002 and section 163 - Added GN 137/06 | 1,000 | 37.76 | 26.57 | 22.73 | 32.33 | 28.44 | 383.14 |
| Failing to take his vehicle to a place specified by an authorised officer for a noise emission test within the specified period of time - regulation 18(1) of the Road Traffic (Control of Vehicle Emissions) Regulations 2002 and section 163 - Added GN 137/06 | 1,000 | 37.76 | 26.57 | 22.73 | 32.33 | 28.44 | 383.14 |
| Driving a motor vehicle, other than motorcycle or an auto cycle on a road without an insurance vignette being affixed to and conspicuously displayed on the left corner of its windscreen - sections 57A(2)(b) and 163 - Added GN 137/06 | 2,000 | 75.53 | 53.15 | 45.45 | 64.66 | 56.88 | 766.28 |
| Driving motorcycle or an auto cycle, on a road without an insurance vignette being affixed to and conspicuously displayed, on the near side of its front seat - sections 57A(2)(a) and 163 - Added GN 137/06 | 2,000 | 75.53 | 53.15 | 45.45 | 64.66 | 56.88 | 766.28 |
| Failing to affix on the centre of the roof or the roof-rack of the taxi a yellow sign bearing the word "Taxi" in black - regulations 9(1) and 13 of the Road Traffic (Control of Taxi Operations) Regulations 1996 - Added GN 137/06 | 500 | 18.88 | 13.29 | 11.36 | 16.17 | 14.22 | 191.57 |
| Failing to carry in his vehicle an Agreed Statement of Facts Form - section 68B (3) - Added GN 137/06 | 300 | 11.33 | 7.97 | 6.82 | 9.70 | 8.53 | 114.94 |
| Failing to produce driving licence or a photocopy thereof on request when driving a motor vehicle on a road - sections 46(1) and 163 - Added GN 137/06 | 300 | 11.33 | 7.97 | 6.82 | 9.70 | 8.53 | 114.94 |
| Failing to produce driving licence within 5 days at such police station as specified by driver on request - section 46(3) - Added GN 137/06 | 1,000 | 37.76 | 26.57 | 22.73 | 32.33 | 28.44 | 383.14 |
| Failing to stop engine of or other machinery attached to or forming part of motor vehicle when vehicle is stationary - regulation 21(1) of the Road Traffic (Control of Vehicle Emissions) Regulations 2002 and section 163 - Added GN 137/06 | 500 | 18.88 | 13.29 | 11.36 | 16.17 | 14.22 | 191.57 |
| Failing to operate and maintain approved facility - regulation 15(1) of the Road Traffic (Control of Vehicle Emissions) Regulations 2002 and section 163 - Added GN 137/06 | 5,000 | 188.82 | 132.87 | 113.64 | 161.66 | 142.21 | 1,915.71 |
| Failing to have his equipment tested and calibrated - regulation 15(2)(b) of the Road Traffic (Control of Vehicle Emissions) Regulations 2002 and section 163 - Added GN 137/06 | 2,000 | 75.53 | 53.15 | 45.45 | 64.66 | 56.88 | 766.28 |
| Refusing to allow the carrying out of an exhaust or noise emission test - regulation 19(a) of the Road Traffic (Control of Vehicle Emissions) Regulations 2002 and section 163 - Added GN 137/06 | 1,000 | 37.76 | 26.57 | 22.73 | 32.33 | 28.44 | 383.14 |
| Removing, tampering, defacing or otherwise damaging a prohibition notice - regulation 20(3) of the Road Traffic (Control of Vehicle Emissions) Regulations 2002 and section 163 - Added GN 137/06 | 1,000 | 37.76 | 26.57 | 22.73 | 32.33 | 28.44 | 383.14 |
| Taxi sign not complying with prescribed colours or dimensions - regulation 9 of the Road Traffic (Control of Taxi Operations) Regulations 1996 and section 163 - Added GN 137/06 | 500 | 18.88 | 13.29 | 11.36 | 16.17 | 14.22 | 191.57 |
| Using a hand-held microphone or telephone handset while driving a motor vehicle - section 123 AE - Added GN 137/06 | 2,000 | 75.53 | 53.15 | 45.45 | 64.66 | 56.88 | 766.28 |
| Using a motor vehicle issued with a prohibition notice - regulation 20(4) of the Road Traffic (Control of Vehicle Emissions) Regulations 2002 and section 163 - Added GN 137/06 | 3,000 | 113.29 | 79.72 | 68.18 | 96.99 | 85.32 | 1,149.43 |
| Using or causing or permitting to be used, a diesel - driven motor vehicle emitting smoke over opacity limit of 50 per cent - regulation 8(2) of the Road Traffic (Control of Vehicle Emissions) Regulations 2002 and section 163 - Added GN 137/06 | 2,000 | 75.53 | 53.15 | 45.45 | 64.66 | 56.88 | 766.28 |
| Using or causing or permitting to be used, a motor vehicle not complying with the specified standard for noise emission - regulation 10 of the Road Traffic (Control of Vehicle Emissions) Regulations 2002 and section 163 - Added GN 137/06 | 1,000 | 37.76 | 26.57 | 22.73 | 32.33 | 28.44 | 383.14 |
| Using or causing or permitting to be used, a motorcycle or an auto cycle emitting carbon monoxide over 4.5 per cent by volume - regulation 8(3) of the Road Traffic (Control of Vehicle Emissions) Regulations 2002 and section 163 - Added GN 137/06 | 1,000 | 37.76 | 26.57 | 22.73 | 32.33 | 28.44 | 383.14 |
| Using or causing or permitting to be used, a petrol-driven motor vehicle, other than motorcycle or an auto cycle, not complying with the specified standard for exhaust emission - regulation 8 (1) of the Road Traffic (Control of Vehicle Emissions) Regulations 2002 and section 163 - Added GN 137/06 | 1,000 | 37.76 | 26.57 | 22.73 | 32.33 | 28.44 | 383.14 |
Related links to driving in Mauritius:
- Traffic offences and fines in Mauritius Page 1 of 3
- Traffic offences and fines in Mauritius Page 2 of 3
- Driving in Mauritius
- Drinking and driving in Mauritius
- New traffic fines in Mauritius (2018)
- Speed traps (Cameras) in Mauritius
- Driving in Mauritius (and travelling)
PDF Downloads
- Mauritius road traffic (Amendment) bill (No X of 2018)
- Road Traffic (Amendment) Regulations 2018 - GN No. 24 of 2018
- Mauritius road traffic amendment bill leaflet 2018 (Creole)
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