After running a red light, it usually takes about 3 to 7 days to check for the violation, with the latest being around 13 days. However, some cities now offer "instant notification for electronic police capture," where you can receive an SMS notification within 5-10 minutes of being captured. But the notification does not equate to a violation; it only serves as a capture alert. The final determination of whether it is a violation still takes 3-7 days. If it is indeed a violation, you will receive another SMS notification. For violations captured by surveillance cameras, car owners generally do not receive the violation SMS immediately; 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 verified by the relevant staff of the traffic police department. Once confirmed as a violation, the system automatically retrieves the corresponding car owner's mobile phone number based on the license plate information. Only then is the violation situation sent to the car owner via SMS, and the car owner receives the corresponding violation SMS. After receiving the violation SMS, the car owner needs to settle all previous violations within one month before the annual vehicle inspection. Generally, if a car 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 has been recorded. Traffic violation query methods: Traffic violation query refers to checking motor vehicle violations of traffic management through online or terminal methods. Car violation queries can be done via car violation websites, phone calls, SMS, mobile apps, or offline terminals. Website query: You can search for vehicle violation queries and enter vehicle information to check. Phone query: To check for violations, you can call the local 114 (area code + 114) or 12580 for traffic violation confirmation. Violations can only be processed at the violation location or the vehicle license plate issuance location's traffic police station. For on-site violations, such as those directly caught by traffic police, they must be processed at the violation location. SMS query: Open the SMS interface on your phone; enter WZ followed by the license plate number and 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" to enter the vehicle violation query interface, and click "Query" to 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 and check recent violation records.
