How many days does it take to check vehicle violations?

[LaJuliana]

Vehicle violations can generally be checked within three days. Some clear or undisputed violations such as speeding, illegal parking, or driving in the wrong direction may be checked within a few hours. Violations in other locations may take 7 to 10 days to be checked. According to regulations, traffic authorities will verify and input violation information into the system within a maximum of 13 working days. After a violation occurs, you will usually receive an SMS notification or a letter notification. You should go to the designated location to handle the violation within the time specified in the notice. The methods for handling violations include online processing and visiting the vehicle management office. Online processing has certain limitations, applicable only to non-on-site violations with fines not exceeding 200 yuan and where the violation points after deduction do not reach 12 points.

[MacJuliana]

I checked my illegal parking record on the 12123 app just three days after the violation. Generally, you can find the record within 3-7 days. If it's captured by high-definition cameras, the violation gets logged into the system especially fast. In my hometown, a small county town, it might take around 5 days, but in big cities like Beijing or Shanghai where systems update quickly, the record often appears within 24 hours. Last month, my colleague was caught speeding on the highway and received the notification text message the very next afternoon. Remember to frequently check the traffic management app—it's more reliable than waiting for SMS notifications. If there's no update after two weeks, chances are you weren't caught. By the way, out-of-town violations might take longer. I once got a speeding ticket at the provincial border and didn't see the record until the 10th day.

[IslaFitz]

It depends. For regular electronic surveillance, you can usually see the results within 3-5 working days. The slowest I've experienced was an inter-province violation—last year during a self-drive trip in Qinghai, I got a speeding ticket and received the notification on the 8th day. If it's an on-the-spot ticket issued by traffic police, it's much faster, with records appearing in the system the same day or the next. I recommend checking the 12123 APP twice daily for the first week—it's more timely than SMS notifications. I remember once parking illegally on a Monday, and by Wednesday, the APP showed an unprocessed record with on-site photos. Highway violations are the quickest to show up, as many toll booth cameras are directly connected to the network, updating within 24 hours. If you can't find anything after 15 days, you're probably in the clear.

[VanStephanie]

Typically, local traffic violations are processed within 3 days, while out-of-town violations take about 7 days. I was caught crossing a solid line last Tuesday, and the notification popped up on 12123 by Thursday afternoon. If there's system maintenance or a weekend delay, it might take an extra two or three days. A friend at the traffic police department mentioned they upload data in three batches daily: 9 AM, 3 PM, and 7 PM. So, the fastest you can check a same-day violation is by the next day before work ends. Remember to keep the notice number handy—the most accurate way is to check directly at the enforcement station. Last month, I saw a driver who waited for a text but didn't get one; on the 13th day, checking the app revealed a missed notice, costing over a hundred yuan in late fees.

[LaRyder]

Normally 3-13 days. I've experienced it three times: illegal parking at the neighborhood entrance was recorded after 26 hours; failure to yield to pedestrians in another city showed up on the 4th day; the longest was a speeding violation on the highway that updated on the 9th day. The 12123 push notifications are often delayed, so it's best to check manually. Here's a tip: the system has less pressure at 7 AM and 8 PM, so queries respond faster. If there's no news after 15 days, it's generally safe. Note that different types of violations have different processing speeds—illegal parking is recorded quickly, while something like obscured license plates, which requires manual review, takes longer. Once, I saw someone with a doll on their car roof get caught on camera, and it took a full week for the result to come out.