e-Challan · Rule 167 (2026)
Check Challan by Vehicle Number & Pay Online
Written and checked byManju Shekhar· Motor Law & Compliance· Updated 13 September 2026
Look up pending traffic challans on the official e-Challan portal, pay them online, or contest one you think is wrong. Since 21 January 2026 the rules give you a fixed window to respond — and a challan you ignore now blocks licence and registration work on your vehicle.
Check your challans now
Search by vehicle number, DL number or challan number. Free to check.
Open e-Challan Portal →Official MoRTH portal · echallan.parivahan.gov.in
How to check and pay a challan
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Open the official e-Challan portal
Go to echallan.parivahan.gov.in. Payment links that arrive by SMS or WhatsApp are a common scam — type the address yourself.
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Search by vehicle, DL or challan number
Enter your vehicle registration number (e.g. DL01AB1234), driving licence number or the challan number, then the captcha.
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Review each challan
Check the offence, date, place and amount. Camera challans usually carry photo evidence — confirm it is your vehicle.
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Pay — or contest within 45 days
Pay online by card, UPI or net banking, or raise a dispute on the portal with supporting documents.
The 2026 deadlines: 45 days to pay or contest
The Central Motor Vehicles (Third Amendment) Rules, 2026, notified on 21 January 2026, replaced Rule 167 with a fixed timetable for every challan, physical or electronic.
Within 3 days
An e-challan must reach you by electronic means (a physical challan within 15 days).
Within 45 days
Pay the challan, or contest it on the portal with documentary evidence.
Day 45, no response
The challan is treated as accepted.
Next 30 days
An accepted challan must be paid, online or in person.
If contested
The authority decides within 30 days. A quashed challan ceases to have effect.
Still unpaid
Licence and registration applications linked to the offender or vehicle are not processed, and the vehicle can be flagged "Not to be Transacted".
Ignoring a challan no longer makes it go away. An uncontested challan counts as accepted, stays on your record, and counts towards the five-offences-a-year licence disqualification ground. Clear pending challans before selling your vehicle or removing hypothecation — those applications are held up while dues are outstanding.
What the portal shows
- · Pending and paid challans for a vehicle or licence
- · Offence, date, place and fine amount
- · Photo evidence for camera-issued challans
- · Whether a challan has been sent to court
Avoid fake challan messages
- · Do not pay through a link in an SMS or WhatsApp message
- · Never install an app to “view” a challan
- · Official payment sites end in .gov.in
- · When in doubt, search your vehicle number on the portal yourself