After running a red light, the violation notification SMS is usually received within 3 to 7 days, with the latest being around 13 days. However, some cities now offer "instant electronic police capture alerts," where you can receive an SMS notification within 5-10 minutes of being captured. But this notification does not equate to a violation; it merely serves as a capture alert. The final determination of whether it constitutes a violation takes 3-7 days. If it is indeed a violation, you will receive another SMS notification. For violations captured by surveillance cameras, vehicle owners generally do not receive the violation SMS immediately. There is a delay, and the duration can vary. This is because after the electronic camera captures the violation, the relevant information needs to be transmitted through a dedicated channel to the traffic police management center, where it is compiled and then verified by relevant staff. Once confirmed as a violation, the system automatically retrieves the vehicle owner's phone number based on the license plate information and sends the violation details via SMS. After receiving the violation SMS, vehicle owners must go to the local traffic police department to handle the violation within one month before the annual vehicle inspection. If you suspect you have committed a violation, you can use 15 days as a benchmark. If no violation SMS is received within 15 days, it is likely that no violation was recorded. Traffic violation query methods: Traffic violation queries refer to checking motor vehicle violations of traffic management regulations via the internet or query terminals. There are five methods for querying traffic violations: traffic branch terminal queries, traffic violation website queries, phone queries, SMS queries, and mobile app queries. Website query: You can search for "vehicle violation query" and enter your vehicle information to check. Phone query: To query violations, you can call the local 114 (area code + 114) or 12580 for confirmation. Violations can only be processed at the traffic police department where the violation occurred or where the vehicle is registered. For on-the-spot violations, such as those directly caught by a traffic officer, they must be handled at the violation location. SMS query: Open your phone's SMS interface, enter "WZ [license plate number] [license plate color]" in the message body, and send it to 1062650001. Mobile app query: Open the "Traffic Management 12123" app, select "violation query," and clear any unprocessed violations. Traffic department query: You can also visit the local traffic branch office and use the touch query terminal to check.
