Traffic Fines to Be Raised in Tbilisi

The mayor of Tbilisi Kakha Kaladze announced this week that traffic fines will be raised to 500GEL, from their current figure of 20GEL. 

He justified the decision by saying that he believes the through traffic rule is violated often because the fine is too small. 

"As you know, transit traffic is prohibited in Tbilisi, as well as in all major cities, but when there are small fines, the drivers often violate this rule. We think that this should be increased to 500 GEL,” he said. 

The change is set to take effect in the near future. 

“This is already envisaged in the package of legislative amendments developed by the Parliament,” the mayor added.

By Tom Day