Check fines and obligations to КАТ in Bulgaria online (2026)

Do you want to buy a sticker, go for a technical inspection or simply be sure you have no forgotten fine? The first step is to check whether you have any obligations to the Traffic Police (КАТ).

Here is exactly where and how the check is done online through the official channels, what the results mean and what happens if a fine stays unpaid.

Step by step: checking through the МВР portal

The МВР portal has a service called “Check of obligations under a fine notice, penal decree or agreement, with the option to make a payment” (Проверка на задължения по фиш, НП или споразумение, с възможност за извършване на плащане). It shows the unpaid served and unserved on-the-spot fine notices (фиш), electronic fine notices (електронен фиш), penal decrees (наказателно постановление, НП) and agreements issued by the Traffic Police (“Пътна полиция”).

No registration in the portal is needed for the summary check. A profile or a qualified electronic signature (КЕП) may be needed for other personal e-services, but not for this check.

If you are not sure which identifier to choose, here are the three officially supported combinations for an individual. One of them is enough.

What is checked where: МВР, НАП and private sites

Different channels show different things. The МВР portal is the official source for acts that have not yet gone to enforced collection. НАП takes over obligations referred for enforced collection. Private sites are convenient, but it is best to make the final check through an official channel.

Unserved fines: a fine you do not know about yet

You may have a fine notice, an electronic fine notice or a penal decree that has not yet been served on you but already shows up in the МВР check. That is why the check is useful even if you are sure you have nothing.

This matters because the discount period and the appeal period, as a rule, start to run from the service or receipt of the act, not from the date of the violation.

A discount for quick payment

For fine notices the law provides a reduced amount if you pay quickly. It is important to know which regime applies to you, because the periods and percentages differ between an ordinary and an electronic fine notice.

What you do NOT see here (so you do not confuse the institutions)

The check of obligations to КАТ shows only the acts of the Traffic Police (“Пътна полиция”). Many people expect to see other obligations as well, which are managed by completely different institutions.

For toll and vignette the check is separate. See our guide to checking a vignette fine.

Penalties for not having the compulsory third-party liability insurance (“Гражданска отговорност”) come under the Insurance Code. They are separate from the fines under the ЗДвП, although they often show up in the same private checks.

For the vehicle tax see our separate vehicle tax calculator, and for the validity of the technical inspection our guide to the annual technical inspection is useful.

If you do not pay on time: the fine goes to НАП

When a public receivable is not paid within the period for voluntary payment, the public creditor refers it electronically to the public enforcement agent for enforced collection. In other words, the obligation does not disappear, it changes the body that collects it.

Technical inspection and sticker with unpaid fines

Checking your obligations is practical before the annual technical inspection or before you renew a “Гражданска отговорност” sticker, so that you have no surprises. However, this is good practice and does not mean that a particular service is automatically blocked.

For speeding fines see also our more detailed guides to checking speeding fines and to the size of speeding fines.

Frequently asked questions

How do I check fines from КАТ with my ЕГН?

Through the МВР portal (e-uslugi.mvr.bg), the service for checking obligations under a fine notice, НП or agreement. For an individual you need an ЕГН (or ЛНЧ/ЛН) and one of the supported identifiers: a driving licence number (СУМПС), a Bulgarian personal document or a foreign vehicle registration number.

How do I find out whether I have unserved fine notices or penal decrees?

The same МВР check shows both served and unserved acts with unpaid fines. That way you can see an obligation before you receive a paper document.

Can I pass the annual technical inspection with unpaid fines?

That depends on the specific regime for the service. Checking before the inspection is useful practice, but do not automatically assume that an unpaid fine blocks you without checking the rules for the service itself.

What happens if I do not pay the fine on time?

An ordinary fine notice not paid within the 7-day period is treated as a penal decree that has come into force. After that the public creditor refers the receivable electronically to the public enforcement agent for enforced collection, and payment and checking go through the procedure for public obligations at НАП.

How do I pay a fine that has already gone to НАП?

Under the procedure for public obligations collected by НАП. Make an enquiry at nra.bg or call the НАП information centre on 0700 18 700.

Why does a paid fine still show as due?

Recording a payment is not always instant. Keep the proof of payment. The public creditor notifies the public enforcement agent when the obligation is paid off, but some time may pass between the payment and its being recorded.