How Many Days Does It Usually Take to Receive a Red Light Violation Notice?

[AlanFitz]

After running a red light, you will generally receive a notice 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 serves only as a capture alert. Whether it is ultimately deemed a violation still requires 3-7 days for confirmation. If it is indeed a violation, you will receive another SMS notification. For traffic violations captured by surveillance cameras, vehicle owners usually do not receive an immediate violation notice 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. It is then compiled and forwarded to the relevant traffic police personnel for verification. Once confirmed as a violation, the system will automatically retrieve the vehicle owner's phone number based on the license plate information and send the violation details via SMS. Only then will the owner receive the corresponding violation notice. After receiving the violation SMS, the vehicle owner must settle all outstanding violations within one month before the annual vehicle 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. Methods for Traffic Violation Queries: Traffic violation queries refer to checking motor vehicle violations of traffic regulations via the internet or query terminals. Methods for vehicle violation queries 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 vehicle information to check. Phone Query: To query violations, you can dial the local 114 (area code + 114) or 12580 for confirmation. Violations can only be processed at the location where they occurred or at the vehicle's license plate issuance office. 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 [license plate number] [plate color]" in the message body; input "1062650001" as the recipient and click send. Mobile App Query: Open the Traffic Management 12123 app, click "More," select "Violation Query," find any unprocessed violations, and clear them. Offline Terminal Query: Visit the local traffic management office and use the self-service query machine to enter the license plate number and check recent violation records.