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Prime Min­is­ter Kam­la Per­sad-Bisses­sar has de­fend­ed the surge of traf­fic tick­ets is­sued in re­cent days but says there will be no re­duc­tion in fines. How­ev­er, she said yes­ter­day that her Gov­ern­ment is prepar­ing to in­tro­duce a sys­tem to give dri­vers time to fix ve­hi­cle de­fects be­fore penal­ties take ef­fect.

In a state­ment post­ed on Twit­ter, the Prime Min­is­ter said the spike in vi­o­la­tions con­firms wide­spread dis­re­gard for the law, adding that many of those fined were not caught off guard but were al­ready aware of de­fects or ex­pired doc­u­men­ta­tion on their ve­hi­cles.

How­ev­er, she said she was cog­nizant of the peo­ple’s com­plaints, say­ing when she was sworn in as Prime Min­is­ter, she said, “I will nev­er be de­tached from your feel­ings and as­pi­ra­tions. I will nev­er do my own thing while the coun­try cries out for their needs. I will al­ways be lis­ten­ing. I will be fol­low­ing you. You will be my pri­or­i­ty. You must al­ways know that you have lead­ers who cares and un­der­stands your prob­lems.”