How Many Days at the Latest to Receive a Notification for Running a Red Light?
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After running a red light, you will generally receive a notification within about 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 is merely an alert for the capture. Whether it is ultimately deemed a violation still requires confirmation within 3-7 days. If it is indeed a violation, you will receive another SMS notification. For violations captured by surveillance cameras, vehicle owners usually do not receive an immediate violation notification via SMS. There is a delay, and the duration may vary. This is because after the electronic camera captures the violation, the relevant violation information needs to be transmitted through a dedicated channel to the traffic police management center, where it is compiled and then forwarded to the relevant traffic police personnel for verification. Once confirmed as a violation, the system automatically retrieves the vehicle owner's phone number based on the license plate information and then sends the violation details via SMS to the owner, who will then receive the corresponding violation notification. After receiving the violation SMS, the vehicle owner must settle all previous violations within one month before the annual vehicle inspection. Generally, if a vehicle owner suspects they have committed a violation, they can use 15 days as a benchmark. If no violation SMS is received after 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 through online or terminal methods. Methods for querying vehicle violations include website queries, phone queries, SMS queries, mobile app queries, and offline terminal 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 traffic violation confirmation. Violations can only be processed at the location of the violation or the vehicle license plate issuance authority. For on-the-spot violations, such as those directly caught by traffic police, they must be handled at the location of the violation. SMS Query: Open the SMS interface on your phone; enter "WZ [license plate number] [license plate color]" in the message content; enter "1062650001" as the recipient and click send. Mobile App Query: Open the Traffic Management 12123 APP, log in, click on "Vehicle Violations" on the interface, enter the vehicle violation query interface, and click "Query." The interface will display recent unprocessed violation records. Offline Terminal Query: You can visit the local traffic management hall and use the self-service query machine to enter the license plate number to check recent violation records.
I remember accidentally running a red light last time, and I received the traffic violation text message on my phone about 10 days later. A friend of mine had a similar situation last year, and he waited a full 20 days before receiving the notice, possibly due to slow system processing or information transmission delays. Generally, messages about running a red light are received within 3 to 15 days, and at the latest, no more than 30 days, but these are exceptional cases. Everyone really needs to pay attention to traffic signals while driving, especially at night or in rainy or foggy weather—if visibility is poor, slow down. Safety first—don’t risk yourself just to save a few seconds. Also, make it a habit to regularly check the vehicle management office’s app so you don’t miss important notifications.
