How many days does it take to receive a traffic violation message after running a red light?
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After running a red light, the illegal photo notification SMS is usually received within 3 to 7 days, and at the latest, within about 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 traffic violations captured by surveillance cameras, vehicle owners generally do not receive the violation SMS immediately. There is a delay, and the duration of this delay can 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 handed over to the relevant traffic police department staff for verification. 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 to the owner. After receiving the violation SMS, the vehicle owner must go to the traffic police department where the violation occurred to address the issue 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 within 15 days, it is likely that no violation was recorded. Traffic Violation Query Methods: Traffic violation query refers to checking motor vehicle violations of traffic management through the internet or query terminals. Methods for checking traffic violations include 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: You can call the local 114 (area code + 114) or 12580 to confirm traffic violations. Violations can only be processed at the location where the violation occurred or at the vehicle license plate issuance location. For on-the-spot 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 your license plate number and color in the message body; send it to 1062650001. Mobile App Query: Open the Traffic Management 12123 app, select "violation query," and find any unprocessed violations to clear them.
