Can a car still be inspected after 4 years of inspection overdue?
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It is still possible to have a car inspected after 4 years of inspection overdue. Inspection conditions: Before the inspection, the owner of the overdue car must go to the traffic police department to accept penalties. After receiving the penalties according to the relevant regulations, the car can be inspected again. If an accident occurs with a vehicle that has not undergone annual inspection on time, the insurance company may refuse to compensate; if the vehicle is lost, the insurance company's refusal to compensate will increase the owner's loss. The insurance contract stipulates that it only applies to qualified and legal vehicles. Vehicles that have not undergone annual inspection are unqualified and are not allowed to drive on the road according to regulations. Insurance companies are also exempt from liability for such vehicles. Vehicle inspection overdue: Overdue vehicle inspections can be supplemented, but penalties will be imposed. If a motor vehicle fails to undergo safety technical inspection within the specified period, the owner must bring the vehicle license, copy of compulsory traffic insurance, and completed violation handling when going for annual inspection. The annual inspection can be conducted at the local vehicle management office.
Last time my friend's old Sagitar skipped inspections for three years and directly became a blacklisted vehicle. In the fourth year, he ran around to the DMV and inspection stations but got nowhere. The regulations clearly state that skipping three consecutive annual inspections leads to mandatory scrapping, and four years already exceeds three cycles. For our private cars, the first six years are inspection-exempt for obtaining the label, and from 6-10 years, it's an inspection every two years—you do the math. The key issue now is that the system automatically locks the status, and even using a fixer can't bypass it. Really, it's not worth the hassle. Selling it as scrap can still recoup some costs, but if you force it on the road and get caught, the car will be impounded with a 2000 yuan fine—just not worth it.
It depends on the vehicle's usage type, but failing annual inspections for four years is basically hopeless. I've studied Article 16 of the Road Traffic Law - failing three inspection cycles means mandatory scrapping. For regular family cars with annual inspections, exceeding three years meets scrapping criteria; commercial vehicles are stricter, reaching scrapping threshold in just two years with semi-annual inspections. Once the system automatically locks the vehicle records, even if the car is in brand-new condition, the DMV office won't accept it. I've heard of people spending fortunes on repairs to apply for reinstatement, only to find the record stuck in 'violation pending' status with no way to unlock it.
