Does Selling Driver's License Points Have Any Impact?
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Selling driver's license points does have an impact. Here are the relevant details: 1. Legal provisions: Anyone who substitutes for the actual driver to accept penalties and point deductions for traffic violations and profits economically from it will have their driver's license suspended for six months and be subject to a substantial fine. 2. Personal impact: Both buying and selling driver's license points are illegal activities and are strictly prohibited. The Ministry of Transport has introduced new procedures. If more than three drivers (excluding the vehicle owner or manager) accept traffic violation penalties for the same license plate within one year, the system will automatically flag the fourth driver as a suspect. Similarly, if the same driver accepts penalties for more than three different license plates not owned by themselves within a year, the system will also automatically flag this driver as a suspect.
From a legal perspective, I particularly remind everyone not to engage in selling penalty points. Traffic regulations have long clearly stipulated that buying and selling driver's license points is illegal. If caught, the penalties range from a fine of 2,000 yuan to administrative detention. The key point is that every point you sell will be recorded in the traffic police system. Later, if you're caught speeding or involved in a traffic accident, these records may become unfavorable evidence against you. I've encountered cases where someone sold 6 points, only to find unresolved violations during their vehicle's annual inspection, forcing them to spend thousands more to resolve the issue—truly a case of the gains not outweighing the losses. Additionally, frequent point transactions may be flagged by big data systems, potentially landing you in the traffic police's blacklist database.
I think the biggest pitfall of selling driving points lies in the financial losses. On the surface, selling one point might earn you around a hundred yuan, but the risk cost is too high. First, if caught, the fine would equal the income from selling points ten times over. Second, insurance premiums will increase accordingly—my friend's premium rose by 30% due to one record of selling points, costing them several times more over three years than what they earned from selling points. If you sell too many points, you might even have to retake the written driving test (Subject 1), not to mention the disruption to work and the current driving school fees of over two thousand yuan. Moreover, with high-definition cameras everywhere now and the DMV's facial recognition system comparing photos from traffic violations, the chances of getting caught are much higher than before.
