It's necessary to reduce the fine for driving without having a MTPL insurance contract in Armenia, Armen Khachatryan, one of the authors of the legislative initiative and an MP from the ruling party, said.

His remarks came tomorrow during the debate of the bill on making changes to the law "On Administrative Violations" in the National Assembly during the sitting of the parliamentary standing committee on defense and security.

According to the current regulation, there is a fine of 100 thousand drams for driving a car without a MTPL contract.

"We think that this level of fine doesn't correspond to the essence and danger of the act. This regulation also contradicts the adopted reforms, according to which fines over 30 thousand drams are equal to criminal responsibility," the MP explained.

In this regard, MPs proposed a different regulation, according to which the driver who does not have a contract of MTPL, is exempt from paying 75% of the fine, but on condition of elimination of the violation within 24 hours after the protocol of the violation.

"That is, the driver will pay a fine of 25 thousand drams if he presents a contract of MTPL insurance within 24 hours," Khachatryan noted.

The deputy also admitted that initially it was envisaged to provide 48 hours, but the government proposed to reduce the terms to 24.

After a relatively short discussion the legislative initiative received a positive conclusion of the parliamentary standing committee.