Regarding the penalties to be paid in the event of a traffic violation, payments via Internet banking and ATMs will be permitted in addition to the payments made at the counters of financial institutions.
It will be put into operation in some local governments from June, and is expected to be expanded nationwide in the future.
For relatively minor traffic violations such as ignoring traffic lights or temporary suspension, the driver must pay the penalty, but now he goes to the designated financial institution window during business hours and pays in cash. is needed.
The number of penalties paid exceeds 5 million annually nationwide, which is a burden on financial institutions and there are increasing calls for convenience, so the National Police Agency is now able to pay via Internet banking and ATMs. I decided to do it.
The police officer will give the driver the offense ticket and other documents such as the account number of the transfer destination so that the procedure can be done even on Saturdays and Sundays.
From June 28th, we will start operation in Akita and Shimane prefectures in advance, and plan to expand it nationwide in the future.
This initiative is part of the government's digitization of administrative procedures, and the National Police Agency will consider accepting electronic payment services and credit card payments in the future.