If there's no notification within 3 days after running a red light, does it mean there's no issue?

[SiennaLynn]

No, after running a red light, the notification message for illegal photo capture usually arrives 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 a text message notification within 5-10 minutes of being captured. But this notification does not equate to a traffic 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 text message notification. For traffic violations captured by surveillance cameras, vehicle owners generally do not receive the violation notification immediately. There is a delay, and the duration of this delay can vary. After an electronic camera captures a 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 forwarded to the relevant traffic police personnel for verification. Once the violation is confirmed, the system automatically retrieves the vehicle owner's phone number based on the license plate information and sends the violation details via text message. Only then will the vehicle owner receive the corresponding violation notification. After receiving the violation notification, the vehicle owner must go to the local 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 they have committed a violation, they can use 15 days as a benchmark. If no violation notification is received within 15 days, it is likely that no violation was recorded. Methods for querying traffic violations: Traffic violation queries refer to checking motor vehicle violations of traffic regulations via the internet or query terminals. Methods for querying vehicle violations include online vehicle violation websites, phone queries, text message queries, mobile app queries, and offline terminal queries. Online query: You can search for "vehicle violation query" and input your vehicle information to check. Phone query: To inquire about violations, you can call the local 114 (area code + 114) or 12580 for confirmation. Violations can only be processed at the traffic police department where the violation occurred or where the vehicle's license plate was issued. For on-the-spot violations, such as those directly caught by a traffic officer, they must be handled at the location of the violation. Text message query: Open your phone's text message interface; enter "WZ" followed by your license plate number and 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," and find any unprocessed violations to resolve them. Offline terminal query: You can visit the local traffic management office and use the self-service query machine to input your license plate number and check recent violation records.