How long after the expiration of the vehicle annual inspection can the car not be inspected?
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If the vehicle annual inspection expires for three cycles, the vehicle will be deregistered and cannot be inspected. For example: if the vehicle inspection expires on January 1, 2013, and there is no inspection for three consecutive years (2013, 2014, 2015), the vehicle will be deregistered after January 1, 2015. Before exceeding three cycles, being caught by traffic police, or causing an accident, it is fine to rush for a supplementary inspection. Driving without inspection is illegal. The vehicle annual inspection must not exceed the month of the registration date, meaning it must be conducted within the month of the valid registration date on the vehicle license. For example, if the registration date is June 10, the inspection cannot exceed June 30. If the inspection is done on July 1, it will be considered overdue, resulting in a fine and a deduction of 3 points.
Don't take the annual inspection expiration lightly, as I've seen friends suffer from it. By law, even one day overdue means your vehicle isn't road-legal. Specifically, if you've only missed it by a short period (e.g., just a month), you can still remedy it by completing overdue inspections after handling traffic violations and paying a 200-yuan fine. The most severe case is missing three inspection cycles – for example, a 10-year-old car requiring annual checks will face mandatory scrapping if unchecked for three consecutive years. Set a reminder in your phone calendar 90 days in advance when inspections are due. If you're away and can't return in time, apply for a three-month maximum extension at the DMV.
