Grace period to pay traffic fines due to COVID situation

Grace period to pay traffic fines due to COVID situation

May 22, 2021   05:19 pm

The Finance Ministry has approved a concessionary period for those who could not pay off traffic fines due to the recent outbreak of Covid-19 in the country, Sri Lanka Post announced.

Postmaster General Ranjith Ariyaratne said traffic fines issued from April 05 will be given a grace period until further notice.

Thereby, overdue charges will not be levies for payments of fines that have exceeded 14 days, the postmaster general added.

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