Can I Continue the Test After Accumulating 12 Points During the Additional License Application Period?
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During the additional license application period, if you have not accumulated 12 points, you can continue to apply for the additional license. However, if you accumulate 12 points, you will need to undergo study and testing to clear the points before you can continue the application. According to the "Regulations on the Application and Use of Motor Vehicle Driving Licenses": Article 15: If you already hold a motor vehicle driving license and apply to add a permitted driving type, you must not have accumulated 12 points in the current scoring cycle and the most recent scoring cycle before the application. For applications to add medium-sized buses, tractors, or large buses as permitted driving types, the following additional regulations apply: To apply for adding medium-sized buses as a permitted driving type, you must have held a license for driving city buses, large trucks, small cars, small automatic transmission cars, low-speed trucks, or three-wheeled cars for at least three years, and must not have accumulated 12 points in the most recent three consecutive scoring cycles before the application. To apply for adding tractors as a permitted driving type, you must have held a license for driving medium-sized buses or large trucks for at least three years, or have held a license for driving large buses for at least one year, and must not have accumulated 12 points in the most recent three consecutive scoring cycles before the application. To apply for adding large buses as a permitted driving type, you must have held a license for driving city buses, medium-sized buses, or large trucks for at least five years, or have held a license for driving tractors for at least two years, and must not have accumulated 12 points in the most recent five consecutive scoring cycles before the application.
If your driver's license accumulates 12 penalty points during the additional license upgrade period, the test will be suspended. I almost encountered this situation when I was learning to drive. You must first resolve the penalty points issue. The driving school instructor also reminded me that accumulating 12 points will result in the suspension of your license, and you will need to retake traffic regulations training and pass the test to reinstate it. Only after reinstatement can you continue with the additional license upgrade test. Safe driving is crucial—avoid speeding and violations to prevent penalty points. Regularly check your license status; the penalty point cycle is 12 months, so don’t wait until something happens to regret it. This rule is designed to encourage everyone to drive more carefully and protect their own and others' safety.
