How to Check and Pay Traffic Challans in Andaman and Nicobar Islands (2026)

Traffic challans in Andaman and Nicobar Islands are issued against a vehicle's registration number, so a AN-series vehicle can be checked on the national e-challan portal (echallan.parivahan.gov.in) or the state traffic police website. Penalties follow the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act 2019, and Andaman and Nicobar Islands notifies its own compounding amounts within that framework, so the figure collected can differ from the central maximum. An unpaid challan does not block insurance renewal directly, but it attaches to the vehicle record and surfaces during ownership transfer and re-registration.

How to check a challan in Andaman and Nicobar Islands

1. Open the Parivahan e-challan portal (echallan.parivahan.gov.in) or the Andaman and Nicobar Islands traffic police site.
2. Enter your AN registration number, or the challan number, or the driving licence number.
3. The portal lists pending and disposed challans with the offence, amount and issuing authority.
4. Cross-check the offence and location before paying, especially for camera-issued challans.

How to pay

• Online: pay compoundable challans directly on the e-challan portal by card, net banking or UPI.
• In person: pay at the traffic police office or a designated counter for challans not payable online.
• Court challans: offences referred to a magistrate must be contested or settled before the court named on the notice.
• Keep the payment receipt — a cleared challan updates the vehicle record, which matters at transfer and re-registration.

Contesting a challan

If a challan in Andaman and Nicobar Islands looks wrong — the wrong vehicle, a camera error, or a location you were not at — you can dispute it. Compoundable challans can be represented to the traffic police with evidence; court-referred challans are contested before the magistrate. Many states, including through their District Legal Services Authorities, hold periodic Lok Adalat sittings where pending challans are settled at reduced amounts, which is often the fastest route to clearing an old backlog.

Challans, the RTO and your insurance

Pending challans do not stop a policy renewal, and Indian motor pricing does not load premiums for traffic violations. What they do affect is the RTO record: an unpaid challan attaches to the vehicle and can hold up ownership transfer, NOC issue and re-registration. On usage-based policies, the underlying behaviour behind a challan — over-speeding or phone use — can lower a Driving Score and reduce the renewal discount, though the challan itself is not the trigger.

What to keep handy

Keeping four documents in the car prevents the most common challans:

• Your vehicle registration certificate (RC)
• A valid driving licence
• A current motor insurance certificate
• A valid PUC certificate
• Check pending challans on the Parivahan e-challan portal or your state transport site before you renew

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