Does Exemption from On-Site Inspection Mean Not Having to Go to the Vehicle Management Office?
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No, you still need to go to the Vehicle Management Office. For vehicles exempt from on-site inspection within six years, you can directly bring the vehicle license, the owner's ID card, and a copy of the valid compulsory traffic insurance, ensuring there are no traffic violation records, to the Vehicle Management Office to obtain a new annual inspection sticker. Definition of the Vehicle Management Office: The Vehicle Management Office is a direct agency under the public security system, primarily responsible for handling vehicle registration, modification, transfer, mortgage, and deregistration. It is generally available only at the county level or higher administrative regions. Supervision of Positions: Each vehicle and driver's license service position at the Vehicle Management Office has the obligation to supervise the work of the previous position. If any issues are found in the procedures handed over from the previous position, such as questionable practices, violations of regulations in handling services, or non-standard filling of certificates and forms, and failure to sign and stamp as required, they should be reported to the supervision position. The supervision position should immediately investigate and handle the issue, and maintain a record of the handling.
I just completed the six-year exemption from inspection the other day and made a special trip to the service hall of the vehicle management office to clarify the details. The exemption from on-site inspection indeed means you don't have to drive your car to the inspection station and queue up for an on-site test, but you still need to bring your vehicle license and insurance policy to the vehicle management office window to complete the formalities. After the on-site staff checks your documents, they will directly update the status in the system and provide you with a new annual inspection sticker. If you find it troublesome to make the trip, some cities now offer online processing through the Traffic Management 12123 mobile app. After uploading the required documents and passing the review, the annual inspection sticker will be mailed to your home. However, it's important to note that if your vehicle has undergone modifications or has been reported for illegal modifications, you may still be required to undergo an on-site inspection even during the exemption period.
As a veteran driver with twenty years of experience, I've handled the exemption-from-inspection service four or five times. Essentially, the exemption-from-inspection skips the on-site tests like tailpipe emissions and brake/light checks, but the vehicle owner must bring the compulsory traffic insurance policy and the vehicle and vessel tax certificate to the DMV service window. After verifying there are no outstanding traffic violations, they will endorse the new date on the supplementary page of the vehicle license. I recommend calling the local DMV to confirm the required documents beforehand—once I forgot the vehicle and vessel tax proof and made a wasted trip. The process is the same for new energy vehicles now, except they don’t need the tailpipe emissions test.
