Can You Drive on the Road with a Temporary License Plate but No Vehicle License?

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You cannot drive on the road with a temporary license plate but no vehicle license. The vehicle license is the legal document that permits a motor vehicle to drive on roads within China. It consists of three parts: the license holder, the main page, and the supplementary page. It is issued by the Vehicle Management Center and is used to verify the authenticity of vehicle information. The paper motor vehicle license plate that permits temporary driving on the road, also known as the temporary driving license plate, is a temporary vehicle driving certificate issued by the public security vehicle management department for newly purchased vehicles before they are officially registered. The validity period of a temporary license plate generally does not exceed thirty days. There are four types of temporary license plates: temporary license plates for administrative jurisdictions, temporary license plates for cross-administrative jurisdictions, temporary license plates for testing, and temporary license plates for special-type motor vehicles.