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E challan Punjab: check by vehicle number and CNIC on the PSCA portal, pay with an ePay PSID, and see 2026 traffic and motorway fines.
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In Punjab you check a Safe City e-challan at echallan.psca.gop.pk with the plate number and your CNIC or chassis number, then pay it with a PSID generated in the ePay Punjab app, through a bank app, JazzCash or Easypaisa. As of May 2026, many motorcycle offences cost Rs 1,000, and riding without a helmet or licence Rs 2,000. Motorway over-speeding is Rs 2,500. Unpaid challans can block police services in Lahore, and 20 penalty points in a year suspend your licence.
To check an e challan in Punjab, open echallan.psca.gop.pk and enter your vehicle’s plate number with your CNIC or chassis number. To pay, generate a PSID (payment slip ID) in the ePay Punjab app and pay it through a bank app, JazzCash or Easypaisa. As of May 2026, many motorcycle offences cost Rs 1,000, and riding without a helmet costs Rs 2,000.
Punjab’s government websites, including the Punjab Safe Cities Authority (PSCA) portal, didn’t open for us on 22 October 2026. The steps below come from dated news guides, which we name as we go.
Punjab has two kinds of e-challan. Safe City challans come from PSCA’s cameras. Traffic police challans are issued by wardens on their phones through the “One App” system, which the Chief Minister launched in February 2026 (The Nation). Both are checked online.
For a Safe City challan, PakWheels’s guide of 24 December 2025 gives these steps:
PSCA also sends each challan by SMS from 8815, with the fine, the time and place of the violation and a payment link. PakWheels advises making sure the SIM is registered in your name.
Yes. A Safe City challan can be downloaded from the PSCA app, as above. For a warden’s challan, PakWheels reported on 28 July 2026 that each One App ticket must carry a photo or video taken at the scene. You get an SMS from 8070 with a link to view it.
The Nation reported in February 2026 that One App sends violation details through QR codes, so you can review the evidence online. Wardens issue One App challans in Lahore, Rawalpindi, Faisalabad, Multan and Gujranwala (PakWheels, July 2026). If your phone number has changed, update it on the Punjab Excise portal so these messages reach you.
Wardens can’t take cash on the spot. Pakistan Today reported in March 2026 that every fine must be paid digitally, including through bank apps and wallets.
In JazzCash, PakWheels lists the route as Traffic Challan Payment, then PSCA, then your registration number or PSID. Punjab said in May 2026 that it would add token tax and environment (EPA) challans to One App, all paid by PSID, in phases. For the token tax itself, see token tax in Punjab.
Punjab’s fines have changed more than once since November 2025. A new ordinance raised them in November 2025 (Profit). The traffic police published a full schedule under the amended Twelfth Schedule of the Motor Vehicles Ordinance 1965 in March 2026 (Pakistan Today). The Punjab Assembly then passed an amendment cutting many fines in April 2026 (Dawn, APP), to take effect once the Governor approved it.
On 15 May 2026, The News reported that Lahore Traffic Police had put the reduced fines in force. These are the amounts reported that week:
| Offence | Fine (as of May 2026) |
|---|---|
| Motorcycle: mobile phone, lane, obstructing traffic, pressure horn | Rs 1,000 |
| Motorcycle: no helmet | Rs 2,000 |
| Motorcycle: one-way violation | Rs 2,000 |
| Motorcycle: no licence | Rs 2,000 |
| Motorcycle or rickshaw: excess smoke | Rs 2,000 |
| Car: lane violation | Rs 2,000 |
| Car: jumping a signal | Rs 3,000 |
| Private car: excess smoke | Rs 3,000 |
| Commercial vehicle: no licence, signal or smoke | Rs 5,000 each |
Dawn reported that the April amendment left over-speeding fines unchanged. In the March 2026 schedule those were Rs 2,000 for a motorcycle and Rs 5,000 for a car below 2000cc.
Motorways and national highways are policed by the National Highways and Motorway Police (NHMP), under a federal law, not Punjab’s. The National Highways Safety Ordinance 2000 sets the fines in its Twelfth Schedule, which the government can change by gazette notice.
The current amounts took effect on 1 October 2023, PakWheels reported, and range from Rs 500 to Rs 5,000 in APP’s list:
| Motorway offence | Fine |
|---|---|
| Over-speeding | Rs 2,500 |
| Driving without a licence | Rs 5,000 |
| Night driving without proper lights | Rs 5,000 |
| Driving on the wrong side | Rs 2,500 |
| Unregistered vehicle | Rs 2,000 |
| HID lights | Rs 2,000 |
| Obstructing traffic | Rs 2,000 |
| No seatbelt (driver or passenger) | Rs 1,500 |
| Overtaking where prohibited | Rs 1,500 |
| Careless driving | Rs 1,500 |
| Fancy number plate | Rs 1,000 |
| Prohibited lane change | Rs 1,000 |
| Using a phone while driving | Rs 500 |
We found no NHMP notification changing these after 2023. Under section 79 of the ordinance, you can pay within ten days if you don’t contest the ticket. Otherwise the officer can keep your licence or registration and take the case to court. NHMP’s helpline is 130. For motorway tolls, see M-Tag.
Holds on passports and CNIC updates for defaulters were only a proposal in August 2026, PakWheels reported. We found no rule putting them in force.
For a Safe City challan in Lahore, go to the PSCA head office near Qurban Lines. Take your CNIC, the registration book or card, the challan and photos of your number plates, and ask for footage verification (PakWheels, November 2025).
If the footage shows your vehicle wasn’t there or the plate was copied, the challan is cancelled or corrected. If someone is using a cloned plate, also file an FIR at your nearest police station. Excise’s helpline is 0800-08786.
If you drive in Karachi, Sindh runs a separate camera system with higher fines: see e-challan in Karachi. To get or renew a licence, see driving licence in Punjab.
More guides: Karachi e-challan, driving licence in Punjab, token tax in Punjab, vehicle registration in Punjab, car insurance, Money.
Go to echallan.psca.gop.pk and enter the plate number with your CNIC or the chassis number. The PSCA Public Safety App shows and downloads the same challan.
Yes. Safe City challans can be downloaded from the PSCA app. Challans from traffic wardens come by SMS from 8070 with a link to the photo or video.
Generate a PSID in the ePay Punjab app and pay it through a bank app, JazzCash or Easypaisa. Allow 24 to 48 hours for the status to update.
Rs 2,000. It stayed the same in the May 2026 revision reported by The News and Aaj News.
Rs 2,500 under the motorway police schedule in force since 1 October 2023, as reported by APP and PakWheels. We found no newer change.
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