NEW DELHI: If you've fumed silently at vehicles driving on the wrong side of the road, cycle lanes and no-entry stretches, then help is at hand. Delhi Police has moved a proposal seeking permission from the Supreme Court committee on road safety to seize licences for such violations. This might later extend to lane violations as well.The committee had earlier recommended seizing of licences for offences like speeding or jumping traffic signals. The suggestions have been implemented since January 1 and almost 50,000 licences have been seized for three months. Police sources say the new request has been made since driving the wrong way too classifies as dangerous driving. If cleared, traffic cops would be empowered to seize the licences of offenders for the first offence for three months. The transport department might move for permanent cancellation if the nature of the offence is serious."We have been pushing for this for the past few years. We hope this would be a deterrent for drivers," said a traffic police officer. This is the first time that the clause in the Motor Vehicle Act which allows suspension of licences is being invoked in the country, especially for dangerous driving.Policemen say changes have been made to the e-challan machines which would automatically issue a note for the cancellation of licence when the nature of offence is punched into the system. Once the document is seized the driver would have to approach the transport department to collect it later.The committee has recommended jail terms for driving under influence or recklessly as well.Earlier, traffic police could only recommend suspension or cancellation of licences to the transport department, which would then send a notice to the offender to surrender the licence. Most times, the notices remained unserved or the offender would be asked to physically present the licence to a local transport officer, which they often ignored. As per the norm, a licence is considered valid as long as it is held by the holder.In February, the police identified 14 roads on which special teams were deployed to check motorists driving on the wrong side. About 20% of accidents caused in 2015 were due to driving on the wrong side.