Calculator · Last checked 12 Nov 2026
What does this offence cost under the Act?
Fifteen offences that matter for trucks, the section each falls under, and the amount the Act sets for a first and a repeat offence.
₹20,000 plus ₹2,000 × 3 extra tonnes.
States can set different compounding amounts.
The rule applied
What this calculator assumes
Penalties are the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 amounts as amended by the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, 2019. States can compound offences at different amounts, so the challan you receive may differ.
Source: Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, as amended in 2019 · Last checked 12 Nov 2026
- Offences covered
- 15
- Highest single fine
- Up to ₹40,000
- Overloading
- ₹20,000 + ₹2,000/t
- No insurance, first
- Up to ₹2,000
How it works
The short explainer
What the amount means
The Act sets the penalty. Most offences say "up to" an amount, which is the ceiling a court can impose. States also notify compounding amounts, which is what you pay to settle the challan without going to court. Those can be lower than the Act's figure, and they differ from state to state. That is why two trucks with the same offence in two states can get different challans.
For overloading, the Act sets a fixed base of ₹20,000 plus ₹2,000 for every tonne over the permitted weight, under Section 194(1). The calculator multiplies it out for you. Refusing to stop for weighing, or unloading before weighing, is a separate offence under Section 194(2), up to ₹40,000.
The amount is rarely the whole cost
A challan for no insurance or no fitness usually comes with the truck being held until the papers are shown. A day off the road for a loaded truck can cost more than the fine. Unpaid challans can also be sent to a virtual court and can hold up RTO work on the vehicle. Use the cost of a lapse calculator to put a number on that for your fleet.
For a whole fleet
Every e-challan found the day it is issued, on the right driver
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- Status tracked: pending, paid or in virtual court, with the evidence kept.
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Tata Prima 5530.S · Tractor-trailer, 55 t · Indore branch · Driver Ramesh Yadav
- FitnessFC/UP32/2025/71730Valid
- National permitNP/UP/2025/20017Valid
- NP authorisationAUTH/2026/UP/88102Valid
- InsurancePolicy 2209/5512/202517 days left
- PUCPUC UP-32-55190Valid
- Road taxTax UP 2026-27Valid
Questions about the challan fine lookup calculator
Why is my challan different from this amount?
Your state may have notified a different compounding amount, or the officer may have added more than one offence to the challan. The Act amount shown here is the reference; the challan on Parivahan shows what is actually due.
Who pays, the owner or the driver?
The challan is issued against the vehicle and the person driving. Many fleets set a written policy: papers are the owner's responsibility, driving offences the driver's. See [Who pays the challan](/resources/blog/who-pays-the-challan).
Does a repeat offence count across states?
Repeat offence amounts apply to a subsequent offence under the same section. How prior offences are recorded and counted varies, so check the challan itself.
Can I contest a camera challan?
Yes. Pending challans can go to a virtual court, where you can pay or contest. PRACHSO records the evidence and status; it does not contest challans on anyone's behalf.
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