Does an A2 driver's license still require review if no points were deducted?
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An A2 driver's license does not require review if no points were deducted. According to the regulations on the application and use of motor vehicle driver's licenses: Drivers holding licenses for large passenger vehicles, tractors, city buses, medium-sized passenger vehicles, or large trucks must undergo a review at the traffic management department of the public security authority within thirty days after the end of each scoring cycle. However, if there are no point deduction records within a scoring cycle, the review for that cycle is exempted. Vehicles that can be driven with an A2 license include: heavy and medium-sized full trailers, semi-trailer combinations, B1 (medium-sized passenger vehicles), B2 (large trucks), C1 (small cars), C2 (small automatic transmission cars), C3 (low-speed cargo vehicles), C4 (three-wheeled vehicles), and M (wheeled self-propelled machinery vehicles).
I'm a veteran semi-trailer driver with an A2 license, and I have to attend the annual inspection every year without fail. Even if you've driven flawlessly the whole year without any points deducted, you still have to visit the DMV when it's due. Remember to bring your original ID card, both the original and duplicate of your driver's license, and fill out the inspection application form. What's especially important is getting a driver's physical examination at the hospital to obtain the physical condition certificate—this step is absolutely crucial. If your vision doesn't meet the standards or you're colorblind, they'll stop you right there. We long-haul drivers all know that if your annual inspection is overdue by more than thirty days, your license will be downgraded directly. By then, if your heavy vehicle license gets downgraded to a Class C, crying won't help.
