E-challan is an innovative and efficient traffic management method that not only regulates traffic but also reduces the risk of accidents. Vadodara is the largest city in Gujarat, where an e-challan is issued against offenders for violating traffic rules. Here are more details about Vadodara e-challan payment method, penalties, the process to check online status, and other details related to it.
The traffic police department of Vadodara has initiated various measures to manage the traffic of the largest city in the state, with a population of 18.2 lakhs. CCTVs have been installed at different vantage points that would help track vehicles violating traffic rules. In case of violation of traffic rules, a computer-generated challan or e-challan is issued against the defaulter, and the penalty is charged according to the offense.
The Gujarat government has reduced the penalties on certain traffic offences after the Motor Vehicle Act, 2019 was passed by the Central Government. The following are the offences and penalty charged for the respective offences:
Traffic Offences | Penalty Charged by Vadodara Police |
Driving without wearing seatbelt | Rs.500 |
Parking violation | Rs.500 |
No helmet while riding two-wheeler | Rs.500 |
Alteration of vehicles illegally | Per alteration: Rs.5000 |
Over speeding | Two-wheelers: Rs.1,500 Light Motor Vehicles: Rs.2000 |
Not able to produce necessary documents such as driving licence, third-party insurance, Pollution Under Control (PUC) and registration certificates | Rs.500 |
Driving without driving licence | Two-wheelers: Rs.2000 Four-wheelers: Rs.3000 |
Driving or riding non-registered vehicle | Two-wheelers: Rs.500 Other vehicles: Rs.5000 |
Not having PUC certificate | Two-wheelers: Rs.1000 Other vehicles: Rs.3000 |
No third-party insurance | For first offence: Rs.2000 penalty For subsequent offence: Rs.4000 |
Drunk driving or driving after intake of alcohol | Six months of imprisonment or Rs.10,000 penalty for first offence Two years imprisonment or Rs.15,000 penalty for subsequent offence |
Failing to make way to emergency vehicle | Rs.1000 |
Vehicle driven by a minor | Three years imprisonment with penalty of Rs.25,000 |
Failing to follow traffic light | Imprisonment of up to one year or penalty of Rs.1000 to Rs.5000 |
Honking in a prohibited area or unnecessary honking | Rs.1000 |
Driving even when physically or mentally unfit | Rs.1000 |
The following are the steps to make e-challan payment online in Vadodara:
Once the fine has been paid, an SMS will be sent to the confirming successful payment against the particular challan number.
The following are the steps to pay e-challan through Parivahan in Vadodara:
On successful payment of fine, a confirmation message will be sent along with the transaction ID.
E-Challan status can be checked in Vadodara through website as well as mobile application. Here are the steps to check the status of e-challan online:
Website:
Gujarat E-Challan App:
On providing the vehicle details, the status of the traffic challan will be displayed on the page.
No, the mobile based application of the traffic police cannot be used to make payment of your e-challan. This application is only restricted for Vadodara Police, which is used for tracking vehicles violating traffic rules and generating e-challan.
The deadline to make payment of Vadodara e-challan is 60 days, within which challan should be paid, otherwise legal action would be taken against the vehicle owner.
In case you fail to pay the fine within the stipulated time, then you must contact the traffic authorities immediately. Otherwise, legal action would be taken and in the worst case, court proceedings might be initiated against you by the traffic police.
Traffic e-challan can only be issued by traffic police authorities and the automatic e-challan system in Vadodara.
Yes, offline payment can be made at the Regional Traffic Office (RTO) of your e-challan memo in Vadodara.
Yes, e-challan can be paid in Vadodara through Paytm by visiting the Challan Bill Payment page. Select the traffic authority, enter the required details, click on ‘Proceed’, and make the payment using credit card, debit card, net banking, Paytm Wallet, or UPI.
It takes nearly 24 hours to update the challan on traces.
The outstanding fine amount for a particular vehicle number can be checked through a number plate. The vehicle owner needs to send an SMS mentioning the licence plate details to 35040. The user will receive an SMS with outstanding fine and balance due at the cost of Rs.3 for the SMS sent.
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