Driving licence to be disqualified if five challans or more issued in a year

The vehicle challan system has been made more stringent in the newly amended Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 2026. According to the rule, with effect from January 1, 2026, if a person is issued five challans or more within one year, it will automatically disqualify his driving licence. Once a challan is issued, the payment should be done within 45 days, according to the Motor Vehicle Department officials.

All vehicles whose challans are pending will be blacklisted. No further transactions or services will be allowed on parivahan site except for tax payment. Even the most common services like change of address, transfer of ownership, change of class of vehicle, permit, fitness, hypothecation termination, etc., will not be allowed with the amendment of the rules.

Department officers can detain a vehicle with pending challans till the challan is paid. Similarly, all the legal actions will be against the registration certificate (RC) owner of the vehicle that violated the rule. (If any other person is driving, the owner has to prove it). If a person wants to challenge the challan, he has to approach the court. Previously, the Motor Vehicle Department had to approach the court, while burden to disprove is on the vehicle owner now, said the officials.