KINGSTON, Jamaica—Transport Minister Daryl Vaz is warning that there will be zero tolerance for traffic violators come October 1, 2026, when the demerit point system under the Road Traffic Act, 2018, and Road Traffic Regulations, 2022, will take effect.

“For the October 1st implementation of the demerit system, we have to find a way to deal with this backlog, and if this backlog cannot be dealt with physically, based on resource challenges between now and October 1st, then we will have to come with some kind of legislation to be able to implement. They have a booth here for 50 tickets and over.

That clearly shows that the system is broken, and what I’m committing to do is to make sure that October 1st or any other date that will be set is a new day, zero tolerance, and those who are breaching the road traffic laws must be held accountable by the demerit points to deter them and, if necessary, take them off the roads with suspension of licences,” Vaz told Observer Online.