New road traffic amendment brings steeper fines
The Road Traffic (Amendment) Act, 2025, is now in effect across the territory, introducing new offences and higher penalties to improve road safety, the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) announced.
The legislation was passed by the House of Assembly and assented to on 2 October 2025. It updates several sections of the Road Traffic Act and adds new measures that police say will help modernise enforcement and encourage responsible driving.
The amended Act introduces new summary offences, including overtaking on a corner or intersection under Section 31A, which carries a fine not exceeding $1,500. Drivers who fail to remain stationary when required to permit a police officer to carry out duties may face fines up to $750 or imprisonment for up to six months under Section 39A. These changes are designed to reduce risky behaviour and improve safety for motorists, pedestrians, and officers responding to incidents.
The RVIPF also highlighted substantial increases to fixed-penalty fines. Riding a motorcycle without a helmet now carries a penalty of $750, up from $100. Driving an uninsured vehicle now attracts a $300 fine, while failing to stop at a red light carries a $500 penalty.
Using a vehicle that generates excessive noise above 75 decibels now results in a $1,000 penalty. Motorists with window film, tint, or an obscuring device above the prescribed limit without a permit will face a fixed penalty of $150 per glass.
Parking offences have also been revised, with several updated fixed-penalty violations now set at $225 under the new Schedule 1 of the Act. The RVIPF said all ticket books must be updated immediately to reflect the new law, and internal processes are underway to ensure full compliance.
Temporary Interim Acting Commissioner of Police Richard Ullger stated that the amendments represent “a significant step forward in strengthening road safety and improving the territory’s traffic management framework.”
The RVIPF said it is committed to implementing the Act “professionally, consistently, and with full transparency to maintain public trust and confidence.” The public is encouraged to review the legislation as part of a wider government awareness campaign.
The laws can be accessed here:
Road Traffic Act, Revised 2013: https://laws.gov.vg/laws/road-traffic-act-0
Road Traffic (Amendment) Act 2025: https://laws.gov.vg/laws/road-traffic-amendment-act-2025
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Those island man police will only charge the bvislanders
Dem island people will never fine Dem own kind.
….and they walk among us. Scary!
@@watch and see. Not only walk. They are in your bed too.moving on your man and woman. Eating your groceries and wearing your clothes too.
the world will be taken over by fools, because fools stand out, not for their quality but for their sheer numbers.
You are pitiful!
More fines and costs to go up pay for it!
Hilarious Monday morning joke, I needed that! … Nothing will change. Everyone continue as is, especially you scooter boys!
Police here couldn’t catch a cold.
yet they allowed cars to pump out 140db+ all night and the next dya and done nothing, scooter riders fines could float the next festival
Still seeing scooter riders without helmets. Police is jokers.
If we just post the plate numbers of the cars with tint here and the numbers of windows. (Rear windows don’t count. Then the police can print out the list and go down to DMV and get the addresses and issue the notices.
L Smith will not be needed for laundry services at the hospital any longer. Government will raise plenty enough to pay for lots of services.
It may be easy to start with GV numbers as it should he easy to track the address and owner responsible for them. Won’t really raise money though.
The fleecing of the populace continues, no increase in wages and salaries in both private and public sectors, the roads and infrastructure remain delpidated, the 13 members eare enjoying their newly fatted salary income and everyone else is facing increased struggle and economic shortages.
How soon is election agan?
and those who fat already seeking to get fatter.