Can I still renew my driver's license normally if it has been expired for 6 months?
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You can still renew your driver's license normally if it has been expired for 6 months. The time regulations for driver's license renewal are as follows: If the expiration period is less than one year, you can renew it normally; if it has been expired for more than one year but less than three years, the license will be canceled, but you can renew it by passing the subject one test; if it has been expired for more than three years, the license will be invalid and cannot be renewed. Renewal and inspection must meet the following conditions: Holders of large passenger vehicles, tractors, city buses, medium-sized passenger vehicles, or large trucks must have no demerit points in the current scoring cycle, or holders of other types of driver's licenses must have less than 12 demerit points in the current scoring cycle; Holders of large passenger vehicles, tractors, city buses, medium-sized passenger vehicles, or large trucks who have demerit points in a scoring cycle, as well as holders of other types of driver's licenses who have been involved in a traffic accident resulting in death and bear equal or greater responsibility without having their driver's license revoked, must have completed the inspection education; The applicant must have no pending road traffic safety violations or traffic accidents; The applicant's physical condition must meet the driving license requirements; The driver's license must not be seized, detained, suspended, revoked, canceled, or withdrawn by law.
A relative of mine had his driver's license expired for six months before he remembered to renew it. He rushed to the DMV to ask about it. The staff told him that if it's overdue for more than three months, a small fine is required, but as long as it's less than a year, the renewal can still proceed normally. He brought his ID card, photos, and medical examination report, filled out a form, paid the fine, and got his new license. The whole process took only an hour and went smoothly. He told me not to be as careless as him—driving without a valid license could lead to fines, points deduction, and even affect your credit score if caught by traffic police. It's best to check your license expiry date regularly and not wait until something happens to take action.
