Traffic Corps Chief on Fine Increases and Manual Ticketing: Hoax
The National Police Traffic Corps (Korlantas Polri) has confirmed that information circulating on social media regarding new 2026 traffic ticketing rules is a hoax.
The circulating information claimed that the Chief of the Indonesian National Police, General Listyo Sigit Prabowo, had proposed the comprehensive reintroduction of manual traffic ticketing as well as a 150 per cent increase in traffic fines. The claim also invoked the names of national figures to strengthen the narrative being spread.
“Traffic law enforcement policy to this day continues to prioritise the Electronic Traffic Law Enforcement (ETLE) system, both static and mobile ETLE. Information claiming there is a policy to comprehensively reintroduce manual ticketing or to raise traffic fines by 150 per cent is untrue,” said the Head of Korlantas Polri, Inspector General Wibowo, in a statement on Tuesday (4/8).
Wibowo said the National Police remain committed to optimising technology-based law enforcement through ETLE in order to achieve objective, transparent and accountable enforcement.
Nevertheless, Wibowo said that police officers in the field are still authorised to take manual enforcement action under certain conditions. Such enforcement is selective and situational, not a replacement for the ETLE system, which remains the top priority.
“Manual enforcement is only carried out in a limited manner against traffic violations that are clearly visible and have the potential to cause fatalities or endanger other road users,” he said.
Violations targeted by manual ticketing include the use of exhausts that do not meet technical specifications (illegal loud exhausts), illegal street racing, driving against the flow of traffic, and reckless driving that endangers public safety.
Wibowo stressed that there has been no policy change that removes the priority of ETLE. According to him, manual ticketing exists only to ensure that violations beyond the reach of the ETLE system can still be dealt with swiftly.
Furthermore, Wibowo urged the public not to readily believe information that does not come from official sources and to always verify it before sharing.
“We invite the entire public to be wise in using social media. Make sure every piece of information you receive comes from our official sources, via the Korlantas NTMC, so that you do not spread misleading and unverified information,” he said.