Many of you have already heard of e-challan but don’t know what it is, how to check if you have been issued an e-challan, and how to pay an e-challan if you have been issued one. These questions are striking the minds of many after the recent crackdown against the defaulters of e challan Lahore. Especially after we saw a motorcycle owner fined Rs. 154,000 in the form of e challans and most probably, he didn’t even know it until he was confiscated.
To avoid these kinds of situations, I have brought to you a detailed guide on how to check e challan online in Punjab, how to pay e challan online, list of traffic challans or traffic challan rules in Pakistan.
Before we see the procedure for e-challan checking, let’s know what it is and how it is generated.
What is E Challan & How is It Generated?
In major cities like Lahore, traffic violations are detected through an automatic electronic system consisting of traffic signal cameras. Upon violation, this system captures the picture of the vehicle (especially the number plate) and sends the data to the Punjab Safe Cities Authority Traffic Control Center.
After verification (automatic or manual) of the violation, date, time, and location, an electronic challan, also known as an e-ticket or Punjab Safe City e challan is generated. It is sent to the owner of the vehicle via post (a mobile alert may also be issued on the registered number).
It is important to note that violating the traffic rules may lead to action under the Provincial Motor Vehicle Ordinance 1965. Upon continuous violations and non-payment of fines, your vehicle might also be seized by the traffic police.
E Challan Online Check Punjab
Want to know how to check e challan? You can check the challan by vehicle number and CNIC following the simple steps as mentioned below:
- Visit the Punjab Safe City Authority E Challan Portal
- Enter the vehicle’s number plate
- Enter the owner’s CNIC or vehicle’s chassis number
- Complete the CAPTCHA verification
- Click on the ‘Search’ button
- You will see a list of paid and/or unpaid challans (if any)
Many people search for the Lahore traffic police e-challan online check, the method is the same as mentioned above.
Refer to the following images to check the challan online for a better understanding of the process:
How to Pay E Challan Online?
After checking the e challan, now you will have to pay it as it’s a legal obligation. However, many people don’t know how to pay challan online. To pay e challan, you will have to generate a PSID first via the ePay Punjab app. Here is the detailed process to generate a PSID for paying e-challan(s) in Punjab.
- Download the ePay App
- Login or register in the app
- Click on the E-Challan (Safe City) button
- Enter vehicle and owner CNIC or vehicle chassis number
- Click on ‘Select All’
- Click on the ‘Generate Challan’ button
- Copy the PSID generated in the App
Doing this will generate a challan accumulating the amount of all e-challans. If you want to pay specific challans, don’t click on the ‘Select all’ but click on those specific challans and click the ‘Generate Challan’ button.
Now, your PSID for the challan is created. You can pay the e challan online via the JazzCash app, mobile banking apps, internet banking, etc.
Many people are searching for how to pay challan through JazzCash. So, I will show you the steps to pay the e-challan via the JazzCash app.
- Download the JazzCash app
- Login or register in the app
- In the menu, click on ‘More’
- Scroll down to the ‘Government Payments’ section and click on the ‘Traffic Challan’ button
- Select among the Punjab/Karachi/Islamabad options
- Enter the PSID generated in the ePay app
- Challan details and amount will be fetched automatically
- Verify the challan details and amount
- Enter your MPIN to confirm the transaction
- The e-challan has been paid
You can also check your E-Challan status by following the steps mentioned above in this blog to verify if the challans have been paid.
For the other mobile banking apps, the process is similar, as you will have to select GoPb in the bill payment options and enter PSID for the payment.
Refer to the following images for a better understanding of the process:
How to Pay E Challan Offline?
If you are not comfortable with the online method, you can pay e challan offline in the following ways:
Pay via ATM
- Please visit your nearest ATM of 1 Link member bank along with ATM Card
- After PIN verification, select the option of GoPb under the option of Bill Payment in the menu
- Enter 17 digits of the PSID number and press Ok
- Due amount against the PSID number will be automatically fetched and displayed on the ATM screen
- Press the Pay / Submit / Finish button
- A message of successful transaction will appear on the screen
Pay via 1 Link Member Bank Branches
Visit the nearest 1 Link Member bank branch along with a print of PSID and ask the Teller / Cashier to make the payment of challan against PSID under the option of GoPb.
Traffic Challan Rules (List of Traffic Challans)
If you want a list of traffic challans or traffic challan rules in Pakistan, I have gathered some traffic fines available on the City Traffic Police Lahore’s website. Check them out here:
| Offence Name | Motorcycle | Motor Car | 750 (Detail in Schedule 9, 10, and 75 MVO) |
| Exceeding the prescribed speed limit | 200 | 500 | 750 (Detail in Schedule 9,10 and 75 MVO) |
| Carrying passengers in a public service vehicle exceeding permissible limit | 200 | 500 | 750 (99-7 MVR ) (86 MVO Travel Stand on Foot Stand) |
| Violation of traffic signals (Electronic or Manual) | 200 | 500 | 1000 (82, 112 MVO) (92 MVO You have to Stop in some other reasons mentioned in 92 MVO) |
| Overloading a goods vehicle | 200 | 500 | 500 (76, 107 MVO) (224 MVR Overloading Out of Body) |
| Driving a motor vehicle at night without proper lights | 200 | 300 | 500 (151 MVR Without Light and 172 MVR Without Stop Light and Indicator151a MVR Reflecting Tape on the Back of Every Vehicle) |
| Driving a motor vehicle on the wrong side of the road | 2000 | 2000 | 2000 (Wrong Side of the Road 78/112 MVO) |
| Driving a motor vehicle with tinted/covered glasses | 200 | 500 | –(Black Paper 160 MVR) ( FIR 144 CRPC 188 PPC) |
| Violation of line/lane/zebra crossing etc. | 200 | 300 | 500 (82 MVR Board Signs) (232 MVR Zebra Crossing and Stop Line) (223 MVR Every Person should use his line that is prescribed for his Vehicle) |
| Plying a motor vehicle where and when prohibited | 200 | 300 | 750 |
| Obstructing traffic | 200 | 500 | 1000 (85 MVO) |
| Reckless and negligent driving | 300 | 500 | 1000 (99 MVO) |
| Driving a motor vehicle without a driving license | 200 | 2000 | 2000 (3 MVO) |
| Using a pressure horn, musical horn, or using any other horn in a silence zone | 200 | 200 | 750 (154 MVR Every Vehicle have the horn to inform other vehicles) (252 MVR Not Use the Horn) |
| Emitting excessive smoke | 2000 | 2000 | 2000 (163 MVR) |
| Driving an unregistered motor vehicle | 200 | 500 | 1000 (23 MVO) |
| Driving in violation of the age limit | 200 | 500 | 1000 (Age Limit 4 MVO) |
| Driving a motor vehicle without a fitness certificate | 200 | — | 1000 (39 MVO) |
| Driving without or in violation of conditions of route permit | 200 | — | 89 (MVO) |
| Riding a two-wheel motorcycle without a crash helmet | 2000 | — | 89 (MVO) |
| Pillion riding by more than two persons | 300 | — | 1000 (101a MVO) |
| Use of hand-held mobile phone while driving | 200 | 500 | — |
| Non-fastening of seatbelt while driving on a notified road | 200 | 500 | 750 (89b MVO) |
| Violation of parking rules | 2000 | 2000 | 2000 (85/112 MVO) |
| Violation of any other provision of the ordinance or the rules made thereunder, punishable under section 112 | 200 | 300 | 500 |
I hope this guide has helped you check your e challan online and pay it conveniently. The above-mentioned fines and rules are some of the Pakistan traffic laws and fines. It is essential to learn traffic laws and regulations and drive safely to avoid any unwanted situation.
If you want to check your driving license online in Punjab, read my blog.
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