You do not need to renew your driver's license after one year. It should be renewed within 90 days before the expiration date of the license. Driver's license validity period: Article 56 of the "Regulations on the Application and Use of Motor Vehicle Driver's Licenses": If a motor vehicle driver has not accumulated 12 penalty points in any scoring cycle during the six-year validity period of the motor vehicle driver's license, the driver's license will be renewed with a ten-year validity period. If the driver has not accumulated 12 penalty points in any scoring cycle during the ten-year validity period, the driver's license will be renewed with a long-term validity. Penalties for expired driver's license: Driving a motor vehicle during the expired period is not allowed and may be treated as driving without a license. If the driver's license has been expired for less than one year, the driver can renew it at any time, but driving on the road will result in a fine of 200 yuan. If the driver's license has been expired for more than one year without renewal, the traffic management department will cancel it according to the law. If the expiration period is less than three years, the driver must retake and pass the subject one exam to restore the driving qualification. Driving on the road during this period will result in a fine ranging from 200 yuan to 2000 yuan. If the driver's license has been expired for more than three years, it will be permanently canceled. The driver must retake the driver's license exam to drive again. Otherwise, driving on the road will be treated as driving without a license, resulting in a fine of 2000 yuan and administrative detention for up to 15 days.
