Description
A challan SMS you do not recognise. A licence seized at a checkpoint. A teenager who borrowed the family scooter. A late-night accident and a hospital asking who will pay. Most people meet road law only when something has already gone wrong, and then they find that the rules changed in 2019, again in 2025 and again in 2026. This course explains, in plain language and with exact sections, what the Motor Vehicles Act and the new rules require, what a traffic officer can and cannot do, how to deal with e-challans, and what victims and families are entitled to after an accident.
What you will learn
- Which documents you must carry, and when DigiLocker and mParivahan copies are valid
- What a traffic police officer can and cannot do at a stop, and who can issue a challan
- How e-challans and camera challans work under the January 2026 rules: 45 days to pay or contest, deemed acceptance and the grievance route
- How to check, pay, contest or settle challans through the eChallan portal, virtual courts and Lok Adalat
- The key offences and penalties after the 2019 amendment, including helmets, seat belts, mobile phones and drunk driving
- Licence disqualification, the five-offences-in-a-year rule, juvenile driving and the guardian’s liability, and how to get a seized vehicle back
- Duties after an accident, Good Samaritan protection, cashless treatment, third-party insurance, hit-and-run and no-fault compensation, and MACT claims
- Criminal liability under the BNS, practical checklists and model formats you can adapt
Who this course is for
Every driver and rider; parents of teenage riders; cab, auto and delivery drivers and fleet owners; and families dealing with the aftermath of a road accident. No legal background is needed.
How the course works
6 modules, 18 self-paced text lessons with worked examples from Indian cities, and a 5-question quiz after each module. The final module gives you roadside and accident checklists, a what-to-do-in-order plan and model formats you can adapt.
How the certificate works
- Final test of 30 multiple-choice questions, mostly based on real-life situations
- 45 minutes, pass mark 60 percent, retry allowed
- Certificate with a unique ID, verifiable online at lexfolio.in/verify-certificate/
- It is a certificate of completion issued by Lexfolio, not a degree, diploma or professional qualification, and it does not entitle anyone to practise law
Access: after payment, open My account > Courses and start learning. Lifetime access.
This course is for education and general information, not legal advice for a specific case. Compounding amounts and implementation of the 2026 challan rules vary by state. Law as on 7 November 2026.
Access: after payment, open My account > Courses (or the course page) and start learning. Lifetime access to this course.
Free guides for this course
- How to pay or contest a traffic challan online (virtual court)
- What traffic police can ask for: documents, DigiLocker and your rights
- Drunk driving law in India: section 185 penalties and your rights
- Vehicle seized or impounded: how to get it back
- Good Samaritan law: helping accident victims without legal trouble
- Driving licence suspension and cancellation: rules and appeal
