India Traffic Fine (Challan) Calculator: Motor Vehicles Act
The fine, section and licence penalty for each traffic offence, added up for your challan.
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The 12 most common of 45 offences
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Driving without a valid driving licence
Section 181 (with section 3)- Penalty
- Imprisonment up to 3 months, or a fine of ₹5,000, or both
- Delhi Traffic Police
- ₹5,000
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Driving below the minimum age
Section 181 (with section 4)- Penalty
- Imprisonment up to 3 months, or a fine of ₹5,000, or both
No one under 18 may drive in a public place (a motorcycle of up to 50 cc from 16); a transport vehicle needs 20. When a juvenile commits an offence, section 199A also applies (see “Offence by a juvenile”).
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Offence by a juvenile (the guardian or owner is liable)
Section 199A- Penalty
- The guardian or owner is deemed guilty of the offence and is also punishable with imprisonment up to 3 years and a fine of ₹25,000
- Licence
- The vehicle’s registration is cancelled for 12 months, and the juvenile cannot get a learner’s or driving licence until 25.
- Delhi Traffic Police
- Court challan
It does not apply if the guardian or owner proves the offence was committed without their knowledge or that they did all they could to prevent it, or if the juvenile held a licence for that vehicle.
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Letting someone without a licence (or underage) drive your vehicle
Section 180 (with section 5)- Penalty
- Imprisonment up to 3 months, or a fine of ₹5,000, or both
- Delhi Traffic Police
- ₹5,000
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Driving while disqualified from holding a licence
Section 182(1)- Penalty
- Imprisonment up to 3 months, or a fine of ₹10,000, or both
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Over-speeding: car, jeep or other light motor vehicle
Section 183(1)(i)- First offence
- A fine of at least ₹1,000 and up to ₹2,000
- Repeat offence
- The same fine, and the licence is impounded (section 206(4))
- Licence
- The police seize the driving licence and send it to the licensing authority for disqualification or revocation proceedings (section 206(4)).
- Delhi Traffic Police
- ₹2,000
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Over-speeding: medium or heavy goods or passenger vehicle
Section 183(1)(ii)- First offence
- A fine of at least ₹2,000 and up to ₹4,000
- Repeat offence
- The same fine, and the licence is impounded (section 206(4))
- Licence
- The police seize the driving licence and send it to the licensing authority for disqualification or revocation proceedings (section 206(4)).
- Delhi Traffic Police
- ₹4,000
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Racing or a trial of speed on a public road
Section 189- First offence
- Imprisonment up to 3 months, or a fine of ₹5,000, or both
- Repeat offence
- Imprisonment up to 1 year, or a fine of ₹10,000, or both
- Licence
- The police seize the driving licence and send it to the licensing authority for disqualification or revocation proceedings (section 206(4)).
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Dangerous driving
Section 184- First offence
- Imprisonment of 6 months to 1 year, or a fine of at least ₹1,000 and up to ₹5,000, or both
- Repeat offence
- Within 3 years of the earlier offence: imprisonment up to 2 years, or a fine of ₹10,000, or both
- Licence
- The police seize the driving licence and send it to the licensing authority for disqualification or revocation proceedings (section 206(4)).
- Delhi Traffic Police
- Court challan
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Jumping a red light
Section 184 (Explanation (a))- First offence
- Dangerous driving: imprisonment of 6 months to 1 year, or a fine of at least ₹1,000 and up to ₹5,000, or both
- Repeat offence
- Within 3 years: imprisonment up to 2 years, or a fine of ₹10,000, or both
- Licence
- The police seize the driving licence and send it to the licensing authority for disqualification or revocation proceedings (section 206(4)).
- Delhi Traffic Police
- Court challan
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Violating a stop sign
Section 184 (Explanation (b))- First offence
- Dangerous driving: imprisonment of 6 months to 1 year, or a fine of at least ₹1,000 and up to ₹5,000, or both
- Repeat offence
- Within 3 years: imprisonment up to 2 years, or a fine of ₹10,000, or both
- Licence
- The police seize the driving licence and send it to the licensing authority for disqualification or revocation proceedings (section 206(4)).
- Delhi Traffic Police
- Court challan
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Using a handheld phone while driving
Section 184 (Explanation (c))- First offence
- Dangerous driving: imprisonment of 6 months to 1 year, or a fine of at least ₹1,000 and up to ₹5,000, or both
- Repeat offence
- Within 3 years: imprisonment up to 2 years, or a fine of ₹10,000, or both
- Licence
- The police seize the driving licence and send it to the licensing authority for disqualification or revocation proceedings (section 206(4)).
- Delhi Traffic Police
- ₹5,000 first, ₹10,000 after
Of the dangerous-driving offences, only phone use can be compounded (section 200).
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Overtaking or passing in a manner contrary to law
Section 184 (Explanation (d))- First offence
- Dangerous driving: imprisonment of 6 months to 1 year, or a fine of at least ₹1,000 and up to ₹5,000, or both
- Repeat offence
- Within 3 years: imprisonment up to 2 years, or a fine of ₹10,000, or both
- Licence
- The police seize the driving licence and send it to the licensing authority for disqualification or revocation proceedings (section 206(4)).
- Delhi Traffic Police
- Court challan
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Driving against the authorised flow of traffic (wrong side)
Section 184 (Explanation (e))- First offence
- Dangerous driving: imprisonment of 6 months to 1 year, or a fine of at least ₹1,000 and up to ₹5,000, or both
- Repeat offence
- Within 3 years: imprisonment up to 2 years, or a fine of ₹10,000, or both
- Licence
- The police seize the driving licence and send it to the licensing authority for disqualification or revocation proceedings (section 206(4)).
- Delhi Traffic Police
- Court challan
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Ignoring a mandatory sign (one way, no right turn)
Section 177 (with section 119)- First offence
- A warning, recorded as the Central Government prescribes: no fine for a first contravention
- Repeat offence
- A penalty of at least ₹500 and up to ₹1,500
- Delhi Traffic Police
- ₹500 first, ₹1,500 after
Delhi Traffic Police’s published list shows ₹500 for a first violation and ₹1,500 after; under section 177 as it now stands, a first contravention gets a recorded warning instead of a fine.
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Not giving way to an ambulance, fire engine or other emergency vehicle
Section 194E- Penalty
- Imprisonment up to 6 months, or a fine of ₹10,000, or both
- Licence
- The police seize the driving licence and send it to the licensing authority for disqualification or revocation proceedings (section 206(4)).
- Delhi Traffic Police
- ₹10,000
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Needless or continuous honking, honking in a no-horn zone, or a silencer cut-out
Section 194F- First offence
- A fine of ₹1,000
- Repeat offence
- A fine of ₹2,000
- Delhi Traffic Police
- ₹1,000 first, ₹2,000 after
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Drunk driving (above 30 mg of alcohol per 100 ml of blood) or driving under the influence of drugs
Section 185- First offence
- Imprisonment up to 6 months, or a fine of ₹10,000, or both
- Repeat offence
- Imprisonment up to 2 years, or a fine of ₹15,000, or both
- Licence
- The police seize the driving licence and send it to the licensing authority for disqualification or revocation proceedings (section 206(4)).
- Delhi Traffic Police
- Court challan
A police officer in uniform may arrest without a warrant; the person must be medically examined within two hours of the arrest (section 202).
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Driving while mentally or physically unfit to drive
Section 186- First offence
- A fine up to ₹1,000
- Repeat offence
- A fine up to ₹2,000
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Riding without a helmet (rider or pillion over 4 years)
Section 194D (with section 129)- Penalty
- A fine of ₹1,000
- Licence
- The licence is disqualified for 3 months; the police seize it and send it to the licensing authority (sections 194D and 206(4)).
- Delhi Traffic Police
- ₹1,000
A Sikh wearing a turban is exempt (section 129). Delhi also fines a helmet without its strap tied or not conforming to BIS standards.
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Triple riding: more than one pillion on a two-wheeler
Section 194C (with section 128)- Penalty
- A fine of ₹1,000
- Licence
- The licence is disqualified for 3 months; the police seize it and send it to the licensing authority (sections 194C and 206(4)).
- Delhi Traffic Police
- ₹1,000
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Not wearing a seat belt (driver or passengers)
Section 194B(1)- Penalty
- A fine of ₹1,000
- Delhi Traffic Police
- ₹1,000
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Child under 14 not secured by a seat belt or child restraint
Section 194B(2)- Penalty
- A fine of ₹1,000
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Driving a vehicle with a known dangerous defect
Section 190(1)- First offence
- A fine of ₹1,500; if the defect causes an accident with injury or damage, imprisonment up to 3 months, or a fine of ₹5,000, or both
- Repeat offence
- For a subsequent offence with injury or damage: imprisonment up to 6 months, or a fine of ₹10,000
- Licence
- The police seize the driving licence and send it to the licensing authority for disqualification or revocation proceedings (section 206(4)).
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No valid PUC (pollution under control) certificate, or breaking road safety, noise or emission standards
Section 190(2)- First offence
- Imprisonment up to 3 months, or a fine up to ₹10,000, or both, and the licence is disqualified for 3 months
- Repeat offence
- Imprisonment up to 6 months, or a fine up to ₹10,000, or both
- Licence
- The police seize the driving licence and send it to the licensing authority for disqualification or revocation proceedings (section 206(4)).
- Delhi Traffic Police
- ₹10,000
Delhi Traffic Police list driving without a PUC certificate under section 190(2) with rule 115 of the Central Motor Vehicles Rules.
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Driving without third-party insurance
Section 196 (with section 146)- First offence
- Imprisonment up to 3 months, or a fine of ₹2,000, or both
- Repeat offence
- Imprisonment up to 3 months, or a fine of ₹4,000, or both
- Delhi Traffic Police
- ₹2,000 first, ₹4,000 after
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Driving an unregistered vehicle (no valid registration certificate)
Section 192 (with section 39)- First offence
- A fine of at least ₹2,000 and up to ₹5,000
- Repeat offence
- Imprisonment up to 1 year, or a fine of at least ₹5,000 and up to ₹10,000, or both
- Delhi Traffic Police
- ₹5,000 first, ₹10,000 after
The court may impose less for reasons it records.
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Defective, fancy or missing number plate
Section 192 (with section 39)- First offence
- A fine of at least ₹2,000 and up to ₹5,000 (section 39 requires the registration mark displayed in the prescribed manner)
- Repeat offence
- Imprisonment up to 1 year, or a fine of at least ₹5,000 and up to ₹10,000, or both
- Delhi Traffic Police
- ₹5,000 first, ₹10,000 after
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Transport vehicle without a valid fitness certificate
Section 192 (with section 56)- First offence
- A fine of at least ₹2,000 and up to ₹5,000
- Repeat offence
- Imprisonment up to 1 year, or a fine of at least ₹5,000 and up to ₹10,000, or both
- Delhi Traffic Police
- ₹5,000 first, ₹10,000 after
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Tinted glass or dark film on the windows
Section 177 (with rule 100(2) of the Central Motor Vehicles Rules)- First offence
- A warning, recorded as the Central Government prescribes: no fine for a first contravention
- Repeat offence
- A penalty of at least ₹500 and up to ₹1,500
- Delhi Traffic Police
- ₹500 first, ₹1,500 after
Delhi Traffic Police’s published list shows ₹500 for a first violation and ₹1,500 after; under section 177 as it now stands, a first contravention gets a recorded warning instead of a fine.
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Altering or retrofitting your vehicle in a way the rules do not allow
Section 182A(4)- Penalty
- Imprisonment up to 6 months, or a fine of ₹5,000 per alteration, or both
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Plying a transport vehicle without a permit or against its conditions
Section 192A (with section 66)- First offence
- Imprisonment up to 6 months, or a fine of ₹10,000, or both
- Repeat offence
- Imprisonment of 6 months to 1 year, or a fine of ₹10,000, or both
- Delhi Traffic Police
- ₹10,000
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Overloading a goods vehicle
Section 194(1) (with sections 113 to 115)- Penalty
- A fine of ₹20,000 plus ₹2,000 per tonne of excess load, and the charges for off-loading it; the vehicle cannot move until the excess is removed
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Load projecting beyond the sides, front, rear or height limit
Section 194(1A)- Penalty
- A fine of ₹20,000 and the charges for off-loading
- Delhi Traffic Police
- ₹20,000
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Refusing to stop for weighing, or removing load before it
Section 194(2)- Penalty
- A fine of ₹40,000
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Carrying more passengers than permitted (transport vehicle)
Section 194A- Penalty
- A fine of ₹200 per excess passenger; the vehicle cannot move until they are off-loaded and other transport is arranged
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Improper or obstructive parking
Section 177 (with section 122)- First offence
- A warning, recorded as the Central Government prescribes: no fine for a first contravention
- Repeat offence
- A penalty of at least ₹500 and up to ₹1,500
- Delhi Traffic Police
- ₹500 first, ₹1,500 after
Delhi Traffic Police’s published list shows ₹500 for a first violation and ₹1,500 after; under section 177 as it now stands, a first contravention gets a recorded warning instead of a fine.
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Leaving a vehicle where it blocks traffic
Section 201- Penalty
- A penalty up to ₹500 for as long as it stays there, plus the removal charges if it is towed
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Disobeying a lawful direction of a police or transport officer, or obstructing them
Section 179(1)- Penalty
- A fine up to ₹2,000
- Delhi Traffic Police
- ₹2,000
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Withholding information or giving false information when required
Section 179(2)- Penalty
- Imprisonment up to 1 month, or a fine up to ₹2,000, or both
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Not stopping, helping the injured or informing the police after an accident
Section 187 (with sections 132(1)(a), 133 and 134)- First offence
- Imprisonment up to 6 months, or a fine of ₹5,000, or both
- Repeat offence
- Imprisonment up to 1 year, or a fine of ₹10,000, or both
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Travelling in a bus without a ticket or pass
Section 178(1)- Penalty
- A fine up to ₹500
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Tampering with or entering someone’s parked vehicle without reason
Section 198- Penalty
- A fine of ₹1,000
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Breaking the driving regulations (for example driving on a footpath or cycle track)
Section 177A (regulations under section 118)- First offence
- A warning, recorded as the Central Government prescribes: no fine for a first contravention
- Repeat offence
- A penalty of at least ₹500 and up to ₹1,000
- Delhi Traffic Police
- Court challan
Under section 177A as it now stands, a first contravention of the driving regulations gets a recorded warning and a later one a penalty of ₹500 to ₹1,000; where the same act is also an offence with its own penalty (for example dangerous driving), only that penalty applies. Delhi Traffic Police send driving on a footpath or cycle track to court.
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Any other contravention with no penalty of its own
Section 177- First offence
- A warning, recorded as the Central Government prescribes: no fine for a first contravention
- Repeat offence
- A penalty of at least ₹500 and up to ₹1,500
Section 177 covers contraventions that have no penalty of their own, such as not producing the driving licence when a police officer in uniform asks for it (section 130). Under section 177 as it now stands, a first contravention gets a recorded warning instead of a fine.
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- Check your challans on the Parivahan e-Challan site (echallan.parivahan.gov.in) with the vehicle number, the challan number or your driving licence number, or on your State’s official traffic site. This page makes no lookups.
- Pay a compoundable challan there online; a challan sent to court can be settled or contested on Virtual Courts, or before the court named on it.
- To contest, do not pay: choose to contest on Virtual Courts or appear in court with your evidence (photos, a valid document you held that day, the time and place).
- Beware of fake sites and payment links sent by SMS: Parivahan warns of a look-alike site and never asks for your password or OTP.
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About the India Traffic Fine (Challan) Calculator: Motor Vehicles Act
This India traffic fine calculator lists the penalty for each traffic offence under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 as amended in 2019 — riding without a helmet, no seat belt, driving without a licence, insurance or PUC certificate, drunk driving, jumping a red light, using a phone, over-speeding, overloading and more — with the section, the fine for a first and a repeat offence, any imprisonment and what happens to the driving licence. Search in everyday words or by section number, add the offences on your challan, and it adds up the fines the Act allows.
The Act sets the limits; each State notifies the compounding amounts its police actually collect (section 200), and these can differ. The calculator shows Delhi Traffic Police’s published amounts beside the Act’s, and marks the offences that cannot be compounded and go to court, such as drunk driving and jumping a red light. It makes no lookups: check and pay real e-challans only on the official Parivahan site.
How to use it
- Type what happened — “no helmet”, “triple riding”, “no PUC” — or a section number such as 194B, or pick a kind of offence.
- Read the penalty: the fine for a first and a repeat offence, imprisonment, the licence penalty, whether it can be compounded, and Delhi’s amount.
- Press Add to challan for each offence; tick Repeat for a second offence and enter the excess tonnes or passengers where the fine counts them.
- Read the total and the notes, then copy the summary or download the CSV. Pay or contest the actual challan on the official sites linked below the calculator.
Examples
Riding without a helmet + driving without a licence + jumping a red light (first offences)
₹7,000 to ₹11,000 under the Act; Delhi: ₹6,000 and one court challan (the red light). The helmet and red-light offences send the licence to the licensing authority; driving without a licence and dangerous driving can also mean imprisonment.
Overloading a goods vehicle, 3 excess tonnes
₹26,000 (₹20,000 plus ₹2,000 per excess tonne) and the cost of off-loading; the truck cannot move until the excess is removed.
Drunk driving, repeat offence
Imprisonment up to 2 years, or a fine of ₹15,000, or both; it cannot be compounded and goes to court, and the licence is seized.
Common uses
- Knowing the fine before you pay or contest a challan.
- Adding up a challan with several offences.
- Checking which offences can cost your driving licence or go to court.
- Explaining the rules to a new driver or a teenager.
The most common fines
- No helmet (section 194D) and triple riding (194C): ₹1,000 and the licence disqualified for 3 months.
- No seat belt (194B): ₹1,000; a child under 14 not secured, ₹1,000.
- Driving without a licence (181): ₹5,000 or up to 3 months in jail, or both; letting someone without one drive your vehicle (180): the same.
- No insurance (196): ₹2,000 (₹4,000 for a repeat) or up to 3 months.
- No PUC / breaking emission or noise standards (190(2)): up to ₹10,000 or up to 3 months, and the licence disqualified for 3 months.
- Over-speeding (183): ₹1,000–₹2,000 for cars, ₹2,000–₹4,000 for medium and heavy vehicles; the licence is impounded for a repeat.
- Red light, stop sign, phone use, illegal overtaking, wrong side (184, dangerous driving): 6 months to 1 year in jail or ₹1,000–₹5,000, or both; within 3 years of an earlier one, up to 2 years or ₹10,000.
- Drunk driving (185): up to 6 months or ₹10,000, or both; repeat, up to 2 years or ₹15,000.
- Not giving way to an ambulance (194E): ₹10,000 or up to 6 months.
- Offence by a juvenile (199A): the guardian or owner is held guilty, with up to 3 years and ₹25,000, and the vehicle’s registration is cancelled for 12 months.
- Improper parking, one-way and no-entry signs, tinted glass and other contraventions with no penalty of their own (177): a recorded warning the first time, then ₹500 to ₹1,500; breaking the driving regulations, such as driving on a footpath (177A): a warning, then ₹500 to ₹1,000.
Why your challan may show a different amount
The Act sets the maximum (and sometimes a minimum); the amount you pay on the spot or online is the compounding amount your State notifies for the offences section 200 allows to be compounded, and the State may also apply a multiplier of 1 to 10 to the fines (section 210A). Offences that cannot be compounded — dangerous driving other than phone use, drunk driving, failing your duties after an accident, a dangerous vehicle defect — go to a court, often a virtual court, which decides the penalty within the Act’s limits. Section 199B lets the Central Government raise the fines by up to 10% a year by notification; this calculator shows the Act’s own amounts. Police and transport officers who break the rules they enforce pay twice the penalty (section 210B). A State’s list can also lag behind the Act: Delhi’s published list shows ₹500 for a first violation of the offences that sections 177 and 177A now settle with a recorded warning, and the Act prevails.
Checking, paying and contesting an e-challan
Check challans on the Parivahan e-Challan site (echallan.parivahan.gov.in) or your State’s official traffic site with the vehicle number, challan number or driving licence number. Compoundable challans can be paid there online. Challans sent to court can be settled or contested online on Virtual Courts (vcourts.gov.in), which handles traffic challans for many States, or before the court named on the challan. Beware of look-alike websites and payment links in text messages: the official site warns about a fake site and says it never asks for your password or OTP.
Limitations
- Not legal advice: the Act’s amounts and Delhi’s published list. Other States’ compounding amounts and multipliers differ, and the court or officer decides the amount within the Act’s limits.
- It does not look up or pay challans: use the official Parivahan e-Challan site or your State’s site.
- Rules made by States (for example State motor vehicle rules) can add offences of their own; the calculator lists them only where Delhi publishes them under section 177.
Privacy
Everything happens in your browser: the offences you add are not sent anywhere, and the page makes no lookups of vehicles or challans.
Frequently asked questions
What is the fine for riding without a helmet in India?
₹1,000 under section 194D of the Motor Vehicles Act, and the driver is disqualified from holding a licence for three months; the police seize the licence and send it to the licensing authority. The rule covers everyone above four years of age on a motorcycle, rider or pillion; a Sikh wearing a turban is exempt.
What is the fine for driving without a PUC certificate?
Delhi Traffic Police challan it under section 190(2) at ₹10,000. Under the Act, breaking the road safety, noise or air-pollution standards is punishable with imprisonment up to three months, or a fine up to ₹10,000, or both, and disqualification from holding a licence for three months.
Is jumping a red light a court challan?
Yes. Jumping a red light counts as dangerous driving under section 184, which (except for phone use) cannot be compounded, so the challan goes to court. The Act allows imprisonment of six months to a year, or a fine of ₹1,000 to ₹5,000, or both, for a first offence.
Why is my challan amount less than the fine in the Act?
The Act gives the maximum. For compoundable offences your State notifies the amount actually collected (section 200), which may be lower — or higher, if the State applies a multiplier under section 210A. Delhi’s published amounts are shown beside the Act’s.
Is a first parking or one-way offence only a warning?
Yes, under the Motor Vehicles Act as it now stands. Section 177 covers contraventions that have no penalty of their own — improper or obstructive parking, ignoring a one-way, no-entry or no-turn sign, tinted glass, not producing your licence when a police officer asks — and gives a recorded warning for the first one and a penalty of ₹500 to ₹1,500 for a second or later one. Section 177A does the same for the driving regulations (for example driving on a footpath or cycle track), with ₹500 to ₹1,000. Offences with a penalty of their own, such as no helmet or jumping a red light, carry that penalty from the first offence.
How do I pay or contest an e-challan?
Find it on echallan.parivahan.gov.in (or your State’s official site) with the vehicle, challan or licence number. Pay a compoundable challan there online. A challan sent to court can be settled or contested on Virtual Courts (vcourts.gov.in) or before the court; to contest, do not pay, and bring your evidence.