Does 12123 update vehicle violation records on Saturdays and Sundays?

[OAriel]

12123 does update vehicle violation records on Saturdays and Sundays. Here is detailed information about vehicle violations: 1. Overview: Vehicle violations refer to acts where motor vehicles contravene the Road Traffic Safety Law and traffic management regulations. Penalties for vehicle violations include warnings, fines (vehicle impoundment), temporary suspension of driver's license, revocation of driver's license, cancellation of driver's license, administrative detention, and criminal liability for acts constituting crimes. 2. Basis for Penalties: According to the Road Traffic Safety Law of the People's Republic of China, traffic police and traffic management departments of public security authorities should promptly rectify road traffic safety violations. Penalties for road traffic safety violations should be imposed based on facts and relevant provisions of this Law.

[MacJohnny]

I've actually looked into this, and there is indeed a delay in the synchronization of traffic violation data on the 12123 platform over weekends. The main reason is that the backend processing is divided into two stages: the raw data captured by electronic surveillance must first be manually reviewed by traffic police to confirm accuracy before being entered into the system, a process that typically takes 1-3 days. Saturdays and Sundays are rest days for traffic police, so while the system can display violations that were confirmed earlier, any violations that occurred over the weekend won't be processed until Monday when work resumes. Last time I was caught parking illegally on a Sunday, the record didn't show up until Monday evening. If you're in a hurry, I'd recommend checking again on Wednesday, by which time most weekend violations should have been updated.

[Wayne]

As a long-distance driver, I check the 12123 app every week. Actual tests show that new traffic violations are not updated on weekends! This is determined by the workflow of the traffic police department: after being captured by electronic police, the data must undergo manual verification before it takes effect, and the verification staff are off on weekends. For example, if you violate traffic rules on Saturday, the earliest it will be reviewed is Monday, and it will appear in the app by early Tuesday morning. However, occasionally you might find violations from Friday on Saturday morning, as those are the batches processed before the weekend. I usually check once on Tuesday to avoid wasting time logging in repeatedly.

[KatherineDella]

The data displayed on 12123 over weekends is actually delayed. Technical explanation: After the monitoring devices generate data packets, they need to be transmitted via a dedicated network to the traffic police's internal servers, undergo anti-tampering verification, and then be pushed to the 12123 platform. This transmission chain has lower priority on weekends, especially for cross-province violations which are even slower. The longest delay I've seen was five days. Additional delays may occur during extreme weather or holidays since maintenance staff also take rotations. For the most timely updates, checking on Wednesdays is most reliable.

[OLillian]

I really felt it when accompanying a novice driver to deal with this last time: It's perfectly normal not to find a traffic violation committed late Friday night when checking on Saturday morning! The traffic management system operates similarly to banks - violation data generated on weekends is like checks that need to wait for business days to be processed. This is especially true for out-of-town violations, where data transfer between provinces and cities takes even more time. It's recommended to check again after Monday - if it still doesn't show by Thursday, you're basically safe. However, serious violations carrying 12 penalty points get prioritized processing and can appear online within 24 hours.