DL E-Challan: Check and Pay Delhi Traffic Challan Online
This page covers Delhi as both a state and a city, since the NCT of Delhi and Delhi Traffic Police cover the same area. Delhi has one of the densest camera networks in India, especially for signal jumps on its ring roads, and pollution certificate enforcement is unusually aggressive here compared to most other states. Vehicle numbers start with DL followed by a two digit zone code, for example DL01AB1234.
Fines and variations: the central schedule applies in full, we haven’t found a Delhi-specific amount that differs from it. What sets Delhi apart is enforcement intensity rather than the rates themselves.
Why the PUC challan dominates in Delhi: over 27 lakh vehicle owners were fined for not having a valid pollution certificate in 2024 to 2025 alone, through repeated pollution control drives across the city. At Rs 10,000 a fine, this is by a wide margin the most commonly issued challan in Delhi, ahead of signal jump and helmet violations. If you haven’t checked your PUC status recently, it’s worth doing before it becomes a challan.
Traffic fine amounts in Delhi (central schedule, Motor Vehicles Act 2019)
| Offence | Section | First offence |
|---|---|---|
| General offence with no specific penalty listed | 177 | Rs 500 |
| Driving without a valid licence | 181 | Rs 5,000 |
| Driving despite disqualification | 182 | Rs 10,000 |
| Overspeeding | 183 | Rs 1,000 to Rs 2,000 |
| Dangerous driving | 184 | Rs 1,000 to Rs 5,000, and possible imprisonment |
| Drunk driving | 185 | Rs 10,000 and up to 6 months in jail |
| Racing or speed trials on a public road | 189 | Rs 5,000 |
| Driving an uninsured vehicle | 196 | Rs 2,000 |
| Driving an unregistered vehicle | 192 | Rs 5,000 |
| Riding without a helmet | 194D | Rs 1,000 and a 3 month licence disqualification |
| Not wearing a seatbelt | 194B | Rs 1,000 |
| Triple riding on a two-wheeler | 194C | Rs 1,000 and a 3 month licence disqualification |
| Not giving way to an emergency vehicle | 194E | Rs 10,000 |
| A juvenile driving the vehicle | 199A | Rs 25,000, up to 3 years imprisonment, the guardian or owner is also held responsible, and the registration is cancelled |
These are the fine amounts set by the central Motor Vehicles Act, as amended in 2019. Where Delhi has notified its own rate for an offence, the amount you actually pay can differ from the figure above.
Portal: Delhi Traffic Police runs its own e-challan portal alongside the national Parivahan lookup. Payment deadline is 60 days from issue, after which unpaid challans escalate to the virtual traffic court.
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Frequently asked questions
Yes, the central Motor Vehicles Act schedule applies in Delhi unless the state has notified its own rate for a specific offence. Check the national Parivahan portal for the final, up to date figure on your challan.
60 days from the issue date, in line with the standard national window. Check the national Parivahan portal for the exact status and deadline on your specific challan.
Delhi runs frequent, large-scale pollution certificate enforcement drives, and the fine for not having a valid PUC is Rs 10,000, which is high enough and common enough that it’s become the single most issued challan type in the city.
Both. Delhi’s traffic policing runs as a single system across the NCT, so there’s no separate state and city version, this one page covers it.
Fine figures checked against the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, as amended in 2019.