Fines to be raised for using phones, smoking while drivingBy Sam Garcia / Staff writer, with CNAThe Legislative Yuan today passed amendments to the Road Traffic Management and Penalty Act (道路交通管理處罰條例) that raise the penalties for certain traffic contraventions. The amendments would raise the fine for using mobile phones, computers or other similar devices to call, text or send or receive data while driving a motorcycle from NT$1,000 to NT$1,200. A scooter driver holds his cellphone while stopped at a traffic light in Taipei on June 8, 2012. Photo: Liu Hsin-de, Taipei TimesThe fine for doing that while driving a car is NT$3,000. They would also raise the fine for holding, smoking or lighting a cigarette while driving a car or motorcycle from NT$600 to NT$1,200.

Source: Taipei Times December 23, 2025 10:33 UTC