Authorities have reduced the number of pending e-challans required to blacklist or seize vehicles in an effort to intensify action against traffic law defaulters. The updated policy aims to strengthen enforcement and improve fine recovery through the Safe City initiative.
Under the revised system, vehicles and motorcycles with 25 unpaid e-challans will now be blacklisted during the second phase of enforcement. In the third phase, any vehicle or motorcycle with 10 pending e-challans will be seized by traffic police and held at the local police station until all outstanding fines are paid.
Previously, a vehicle needed to accumulate at least 50 unpaid e-challans to be blacklisted, a number that authorities say was allowing repeat offenders to slip through enforcement gaps.
Chief Traffic Officer Lahore Athar Waheed stated that the policy adjustment is part of a broader campaign to crack down on e-challan defaulters. He added that traffic police are coordinating closely with Safe City authorities to track violators and ensure timely fine collection.
Vehicles seized due to e-challan nonpayment will not be released until the full amount of the fines is cleared, with enforcement expected to intensify in the coming weeks.