Challan guide · Section 190(3)
Hazardous goods safety violations
Section 190(3) penalises driving a vehicle carrying dangerous or hazardous goods without meeting the safety requirements: up to ₹10,000 for a first offence, with a higher fine and possible imprisonment for a subsequent one. States can set different compounding amounts, so the amount on your challan may differ from the Act amount shown here.
- Section
- Section 190(3)
- First offence
- Up to ₹10,000
- Repeat offence
- A higher fine
- Usually detected by
- Officer device
The rule and the penalty
What the Act says
The CMVR rules on carriage of dangerous or hazardous goods (rules 129 to 137) cover labelling, the TREM card and safety. CMVR rule 9 covers driver training.
Section 190(3) penalises driving a vehicle carrying dangerous or hazardous goods without meeting the safety requirements: up to ₹10,000 for a first offence, with a higher fine and possible imprisonment for a subsequent one. Common causes are a lapsed one-year hazardous goods endorsement, a TREM card for the wrong product, and missing or wrong labels on the tank.
| Offence | Motor Vehicles Act amount |
|---|---|
| First | Up to ₹10,000 |
| Repeat | A higher fine, and imprisonment is possible |
| Section | Section 190(3) |
| Who usually pays | The owner, and the principal can also suspend the vehicle from its contract after an inspection finding. |
States can set different compounding amounts, so the amount on your challan may differ from the Act amount shown here. The challan itself shows the section and the amount charged. Last checked 12 Nov 2026.
How it is detected
How to check and pay it
At checkpoints and in inspections, when the officer checks the driver's hazardous goods endorsement, the TREM card, the vehicle's labels and the safety equipment against the load.
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Open the Parivahan e-Challan website (echallan.parivahan.gov.in) or your state traffic police's e-challan page, and choose to check challan status.
- 2
Search by vehicle number, challan number or driving licence number. Search by vehicle number to see every challan on the truck, whoever was driving.
- 3
Open each challan and check the date, time, place, section and the photograph or officer details against your trip log and the driver on duty.
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If the challan is correct, pay it online by UPI, card or net banking and save the receipt with the challan number.
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If it has been sent to a virtual court, pay or contest it there through the virtual courts portal (vcourts.gov.in) before the date shown.
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If it is wrong, raise a grievance with the issuing authority with your evidence, such as the trip log or GPS record, before the deadline on the challan.
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Recheck after a few days that the challan shows as paid or disposed. Pending challans can hold up RTO services for the vehicle.
How to avoid it
Stop it before the camera does
- Track each tanker driver's hazardous goods endorsement as its own one-year date.
- Collect the TREM card for the exact product at every loading.
- Check labels and safety equipment before the tanker leaves the loading point.
- Keep the endorsement, TREM card and tank papers in one pack for principal audits.
The document behind this offence: Hazardous goods endorsement. One year.
New since yesterday's check
Hazardous goods safety violations
- Vehicle
- MH 04 II 8820
- Section
- Section 190(3)
- Act amount
- Up to ₹10,000
- Issued
- 10 Nov 2026, Mumbai-Nashik Highway, Thane
- Detected by
- Officer device
PRACHSO checks every vehicle for new e-challans daily and puts each one on the driver who was on duty, with payment and virtual court status tracked to the end. How the Challan Desk works.
Questions about this challan
States can set different compounding amounts, so the amount on your challan may differ from the Act amount shown here.
What is the fine for hazardous goods violations?
Up to ₹10,000 for a first offence under Section 190(3), with a higher fine and possible imprisonment for a subsequent one. States can set different compounding amounts.
Which documents does a tanker driver need?
A transport licence with a current hazardous goods endorsement, the TREM card for the product loaded, and the vehicle's usual RC, fitness, permit, insurance, PUC and tax papers.
How often is the hazardous goods endorsement renewed?
Every year.
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