How to Check Your Vehicle's Challan Online
Published: November 12, 2026
Source: echallan.parivahan.gov.in — official guidance
Check whether your car or bike has any pending traffic challan — search by your vehicle number on the official e-Challan portal and see every fine in one place.
Before you start
- Keep your vehicle registration number ready, exactly as it appears on your RC.
- Keep your chassis or engine number handy — the portal may ask for its last digits to confirm the vehicle.
- Check on the official portal only — the address ends in parivahan.gov.in.
Open the official e-Challan portal
Open echallan.parivahan.gov.in in your browser. This is the official national e-Challan portal run by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, and it covers vehicles from every state. You can also reach it from parivahan.gov.in by opening Online Services and then eChallan.
Before you type anything, check the address bar — it should end in parivahan.gov.in. Fake lookalike sites ask for your details and a fee. Type the address yourself instead of tapping a link from an SMS or WhatsApp message.
Choose how to search and enter your details
On the portal, open the option to check challan details — it is labelled Check Challan Status or Get Challan Details. Choose how you want to search: by vehicle number, by challan number, or by driving licence number. For most people, vehicle number is the easiest.
Enter your full vehicle registration number exactly as it appears on your RC. If the portal asks, also enter the last digits of your chassis or engine number, as shown on the screen. Type the captcha code and click Get Detail. You do not need to log in or create an account to check.
Read your challan list
The portal will list every challan linked to that vehicle or licence. Each challan shows the date and place of the violation, the offence, the amount, and its status — pending, paid, or sent to court. Camera-issued challans may also show a photo of the violation.
If the list is empty, there is no challan on record for the details you entered. Note that a challan can take time to appear after the violation, so a very recent fine may not show up the same day. Read each entry carefully before you decide what to do next.
Pay a pending challan or dispute a wrong one
Next to a pending challan you will see a Pay Now button. Clicking it opens the official payment page, where you can pay with UPI, a card or net banking. Wait on the page until it shows the payment confirmation, then save the receipt — the challan status updates to Paid after the payment is confirmed.
If the challan shows as sent to court, pay it on the virtual court page linked from the challan instead. If you believe a challan is wrong, do not pay it — use the grievance option on the portal or contact the traffic police office that issued it, with your proof.
Tips
- Check your challans before buying a used vehicle — pending fines stay linked to the vehicle.
- Never pay through a link in an SMS or WhatsApp message — type the portal address yourself.
- Save every payment receipt until the challan shows as Paid on the portal.
Keep in mind
- Checking a challan is free — never pay an agent just to check.
- A challan that stays unpaid can be sent to a court — pay it soon after you find it.
- The portal shows challans from the national system; a few state or city fines may only appear on that state police portal, so check there too if you were fined locally.
- Never share your vehicle details or any OTP with anyone offering to clear challans for a fee.
FAQs
No challan showed up in the list. Does that mean I have none?
It means no challan was found on record for the details you entered. A very recent violation can take time to appear on the portal, so check again after some days. A few state or city fines may also appear only on that state police portal, so check there too if you were fined locally.
Can I check a challan without my vehicle number?
Yes. On the same portal you can search by challan number if you have the challan slip, or by driving licence number. Pick the option that matches the detail you have, enter it with the captcha, and the portal shows the challans linked to it.
What if my challan has been sent to court?
The challan will show a status of sent to court. In that case you pay on the virtual court page linked from the challan itself, not on the e-Challan portal. Follow the link on the challan to reach the court's payment page.
What if the challan is wrong?
Do not pay it. Use the grievance option on the e-Challan portal to raise the problem, or contact the traffic police office that issued it, with your proof — for example, a photo showing your vehicle was somewhere else, or proof that the fine was already paid.
