Can You Buy a Car Without a Driver's License?

[StephenLee]

You can buy a car without a driver's license, but you cannot drive it. Here is more information about buying and driving a car without a license: 1. Buying and registering a car without a license: Not only can you buy a car without a driver's license, but you can also register the car under your personal name. According to relevant regulations, registering a car requires providing the invoice, certificate of conformity, proof of purchase tax payment, the owner's ID card, and a copy of the compulsory insurance policy at the vehicle management office. 2. According to the "Road Traffic Safety Law of the People's Republic of China": Driving a motor vehicle without a license will result in a fine ranging from 200 to 2,000 yuan and may also lead to detention for up to 15 days.

[DeDante]

I think this question is very practical! To be honest, you can definitely buy a car without a driver's license. The vehicle management office only checks your ID card when purchasing a car, and it has nothing to do with whether you have a license or not. But without a license, the most you can do with the car you bought is to park it at home as a decoration. Want to drive it on the road? That's illegal. My neighbor did exactly this—he got a license plate number through the lottery and was afraid it would expire, so he rushed to buy a car before even finishing the third driving test. Now, the car has been parked in the community for two years, and the tires are almost flat. The most troublesome part is that he has to pay for insurance and maintenance every year, and he can’t even ask a friend to drive it for the annual inspection—because the owner must be present to complete the procedures. So yes, you can buy it, but it will definitely become a burden.

[StGiselle]

Buying a car is just like purchasing a major appliance, similar to buying a fridge or washing machine. Last time I went to the dealership, I even saw a high school student bringing their parents to order a car as a gift for getting into college. The sales manager also mentioned privately that they've handled paperwork for customers without driver's licenses about seven or eight times. But the follow-up hassles are real: no license means no ETC card, insurance companies require primary driver registration, and used car transfers require the owner to be present with ID. Oh, and there's the parking space issue—our property management requires the car owner renting the space to have a license for monthly permits. The trickiest part is repairs and moving the car—you'd always need to ask someone to drive it to the shop, right?

[MacDaisy]

As someone frequently involved in automotive matters, I believe this depends on the actual situation. Firstly, car purchasing eligibility and driving qualifications are separate—the vehicle registration office doesn't require a driver's license at all. But the subsequent usage can be quite awkward: spending 30,000 yuan to upgrade your car's audio system, only to sit inside listening to music; friends borrowing your car require you to ride along as a passenger; needing to find a temporary driver just to take family to the hospital. What's more annoying is that annual insurance discounts are tied to your driving experience, meaning those without a license actually pay higher premiums for car insurance. By the way, some people buy used luxury cars as collectibles, which is actually quite suitable.

[Joy]

There's indeed no regulation requiring a driver's license to be a car owner, but this move is particularly uneconomical. Last year, I helped a friend deal with this situation - he won the license plate lottery but hadn't obtained his driver's license yet, and ended up paying the down payment anyway. Now he's stuck paying monthly car loan installments plus an additional 2,000 yuan for parking space rental. What's worse, under new national standards, unused cars for three years are classified as inventory vehicles and depreciate by 20% when resold. Especially for electric vehicles, prolonged lack of charging/discharging cycles causes significant battery degradation. Mechanics say these 'zombie cars' damage batteries more than regularly used vehicles. My advice? Unless it's for collecting vintage cars, I really wouldn't recommend doing this.