How many days does it take to check a red light violation on 12123?
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If there are cameras, the violation will be captured. The notification of the violation via SMS usually takes around 3 to 7 days, and at the latest, you should receive it within about 13 days. However, some cities now offer "instant electronic police capture notifications," where you can receive an SMS notification within 5 to 10 minutes after being captured. But this notification does not confirm the violation; it only serves as a capture alert. The final determination of whether it is a violation still takes 3 to 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 the violation SMS immediately. There is a delay, and the duration may vary. 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. It is then compiled and forwarded to the relevant traffic police department staff for verification. Once the violation is confirmed, the system automatically retrieves the vehicle owner's phone number based on the license plate information. The violation details are then sent to the owner via SMS. After receiving the violation SMS, the vehicle owner must go to the traffic police department where the violation occurred to handle the matter within one month before the vehicle's annual inspection. Generally, if a vehicle owner suspects 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 platforms or query terminals. Methods to query 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: You can call the local 114 (area code + 114) or 12580 to confirm traffic violations. Violations can only be processed at the location where they occurred or at the traffic police department where the vehicle is registered. For on-the-spot violations, such as those directly caught by traffic police, they must be handled at the violation location. SMS Query: Open your phone's SMS interface; enter "WZ" followed by your license plate number and color in the message body; send it to 1062650001. Mobile App Query: Open the 12123 app, select "violation query," and check for any unprocessed violations to clear them. Offline Terminal Query: Visit the local traffic police department and use the self-service query machine to enter your license plate number and check recent violation records.
I've been driving for a while and often use the 12123 app to check for traffic violations. Generally, running a red light will show up in the app within 3 to 7 working days. There's a processing system: the video captured by the camera is sent back to the traffic department for review, then entered into the database and synchronized to the platform. In cities, you might see it the next day, while rural areas might take a couple more days. I remember my friend ran a red light once and anxiously checked the app every day—it didn’t show up until the third afternoon. Being impatient won’t help. My advice is to focus less on checking and more on paying attention to road signs to avoid violations. Safety first—it’s also less stressful. The app’s notifications are actually quite prompt; setting up alerts might be even better.
