# mParivahan > Check RC, fetch DL, pay challan — explained simply ## Posts - [E-Challan 45-Day Rule: Pay or Lose RC Renewal](https://mparivaahan.com/e-challan-45-day-rule/): Ignoring a traffic fine is no longer just a matter of dealing with a minor financial penalty later. Under strict enforcement guidelines linked directly to the central database, vehicle owners now face severe operational restrictions if they delay traffic fine payments. What is the 45-Day E-Challan Rule? The 45-day e-challan rule mandates that traffic fines must be settled within 45 days of issuance. Failure to pay within this window automatically locks the vehicle’s record on the central Parivahan portal, blocking critical RTO services including RC renewal, ownership transfers, and insurance processing. Once a notice crosses this timeframe, the Ministry of Road […] - [New 5-Strike Rule 2026: Save Your Driving Licence](https://mparivaahan.com/new-5-strike-rule-2026/): Five traffic challans in one year can now cost you your driving licence. From 1 January 2026, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) allows a licensing authority to suspend a licence once a driver crosses five recorded offences in a single year — even when each one is minor. Here is how the rule works and how to stay clear of it. What is the 5-strike rule? The 5-strike rule is an amendment to the Motor Vehicles Rules that links licence suspension to the number of offences, not only their severity. If you collect five or more traffic violations […] - [mParivahan Vehicle Details: Check RC by Number Plate](https://mparivaahan.com/mparivahan-vehicle-details/): You spot a number plate. Maybe it’s a used car you’re about to pay for, a bike that scraped your bumper and drove off, or a vehicle parked outside your gate for three days. Whatever the reason, you want to know who the registration belongs to — without calling an RTO agent or filing a police complaint just to ask. The mParivahan app, built by the National Informatics Centre under the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, lets you do exactly that. In under thirty seconds, from any phone, using only the number plate. This guide shows you the working process […] ## Pages - [Disclaimer](https://mparivaahan.com/disclaimer/): mparivaahan.com is an independent information website. It is not connected to the Government of India, MoRTH, NIC, the Parivahan Sewa portal, the NextGen mParivahan app, or any state RTO. This is not the official mParivahan website. Nothing on this site processes a real government action. We cannot issue an RC, fetch a DL, pay a challan, update your mobile number with the RTO, or remove a blacklist. Every one of those tasks happens only on the Government of India’s own portals — parivahan.gov.in, vahan.parivahan.gov.in, sarathi.parivahan.gov.in, echallan.parivahan.gov.in — and on the official NextGen mParivahan app published by NIC. What this site does […] - [Contact Us](https://mparivaahan.com/contact-us/): If you spot an error on this site, find a broken link, want to suggest a correction, or have a general question about the content, you can reach us at: support@mparivaahan.com For a quicker response, use the contact form below — we read every message and reply as soon as possible. Please note that mparivaahan.com is an independent informational website. We are not affiliated with the Government of India, MoRTH, NIC, or any State Transport Department, and we cannot help with official RTO matters — issuing licences, processing RCs, paying challans, refunding payments, releasing impounded vehicles, or any government transaction. For […] - [About us](https://mparivaahan.com/about-us/): mparivaahan.com is an independent informational website about India’s transport services — driving licences, vehicle registration, e-challans, and the NextGen mParivahan app. The site is not affiliated with the Government of India, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH), the National Informatics Centre (NIC), or any State Transport Department. It is not the official mParivahan portal, and we do not issue, modify, or store any government documents. Every official transaction — applying for a licence, downloading an RC, paying a challan, updating your mobile number with the RTO — happens only on the Government of India’s own portals: parivahan.gov.in, vahan.parivahan.gov.in, sarathi.parivahan.gov.in, […] - [mParivahan: Check RC, DL, Vehicle Details & Pay e-Challan](https://mparivaahan.com/): mParivahan — officially NextGen mParivahan — is the Government of India’s mobile app for transport services, built by the National Informatics Centre (NIC) under the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH). With it, you can carry your RC and driving licence as legally valid digital documents, look up any Indian vehicle’s owner details, and clear traffic e-challans without visiting an RTO. Here you will get the complete process of how to check your RC, fetch your virtual DL, check and pay an e-challan, and verify a vehicle before buying it. Get the official NextGen mParivahan app for digital RC, virtual […] - [Privacy Policy](https://mparivaahan.com/privacy-policy/): This page explains what mparivaahan.com collects, what it doesn’t, and how the small amount of data that does pass through the site is handled. What we don’t collect We don’t ask for your Aadhaar number, OTP, MPIN, card CVV, UPI PIN, password, driving licence number, or vehicle registration number. None of those are needed to read this site, and we have no form anywhere that requests them. If you see one on a page claiming to be us, it isn’t us — leave that page. What we do collect Two things, and only two: 1. Information you send us through the […] ## Optional - [Agent (MCP protocol)](websites-agents.hostinger.com/mparivaahan.com/mcp) [comment]: # (Generated by Hostinger Tools Plugin)