Vadodara is a bustling city with a population of more than 2 million and growing. With a persistent increase in vehicles, the traffic police department has taken several initiatives to manage traffic congestion. It includes introducing CCTV monitoring and e-challan to move away from traditional ways of issuing and paying challans.
Digitalization has made it possible to deal with traffic offenses more fairly, quickly, and concisely. E-Challan Vadodara is a paperless challan issued when someone is caught violating the law in surveillance cameras. It also aims to eliminate challan issued in error. It also negates the presence of a police officer for giving challan to the offender as the entire process is handled digitally and in real-time.
The Vadodara traffic police strictly enforce the state government's traffic fines. Here are some of the most prevalent offenses that might result in e-challans:
Traffic Violations | Penalty |
---|---|
Parking violations | ₹500 |
Not producing documents, like driving license, PUC certificates, third party insurance, and registration certificate | ₹ 500 |
Not wearing a seatbelt | ₹ 500 |
Riding without a helmet | ₹ 500 |
Illegal alteration of vehicles | ₹ 5,000 per alteration |
Overspeeding | ₹ 1,500 for two-wheelers and ₹ 2,000 for Light Motor Vehicles (LMVs), like cars |
Not possessing a driving license | ₹ 2,000 for two-wheelers and ₹ 3,000 for four-wheelers |
Using vehicles without registration | ₹ 500 for two-wheelers and Rs. 5,000 for other vehicles. |
Not having third-party insurance | ₹ 2,000 for the first offense and ₹ 4,000 for the subsequent offense |
Driving under the influence of alcohol | ₹ 10,000 and/or 6 months imprisonment for the first offense and ₹ 15,000 and/or 2 years imprisonment for the subsequent offense |
Minor driving a vehicle | ₹ 25,000 along with imprisonment of up to 3 years |
Failure to follow traffic lights | Fines ranging from ₹ 1,000 to ₹ 5,000 and/or imprisonment up to 1 year |
Sounding the horn in a prohibited area or unnecessary honking | ₹ 1,000 |
Driving when mentally or physically unfit to drive | ₹ 1,000 |
Failure to make way for emergency vehicles | ₹ 1,000 |
Not possessing a PUC certificate | ₹ 1,000 for two-wheelers, and ₹ 3,000 for other vehicles |
The most significant benefit of the Vadodara e-challan for ordinary individuals is that they get to pay their penalties online and without distress.
Below is the process of making the e-challan payment using the Vadodara traffic police's challan payment system
Once the amount is paid, an SMS will be received confirming the payment.
A confirmation message will be received after completing the payment.
Vadodara E- Challan status can be checked in a few simple steps using the park+ website
Challan status can be viewed on the next page.
Follow the below steps to check the e-challan status using Vadodara Police's official website
No records found' message will be displayed if no challans have been issued.
Traffic regulations and fines have been introduced to reduce the number of road accidents and ensure commuter safety. It is vital to comprehend these traffic rules to avoid accidentally breaking any laws due to a lack of knowledge and incurring a fine in the process.