How long after the expiration of the vehicle annual inspection can the car not be inspected?
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The vehicle will be deregistered if the annual inspection is overdue for three cycles, and then it cannot be inspected. Here are some additional details: 1. If you complete the inspection before exceeding three cycles, being caught by traffic police, or having an accident, there will be no problem. Otherwise, it will be considered as inspection evasion, which is illegal driving. For example, if the registration date is June 10th, you cannot exceed June 30th. If you go for inspection on July 1st, it will be considered as overdue inspection, and you will be fined and deducted 3 points. 2. The vehicle annual inspection must not exceed the month of the registration date, meaning it must be conducted within the month of the valid date registered on the vehicle license. For example: if the inspection is due by January 1, 2013, and the vehicle is not inspected for three consecutive years (2013, 2014, 2015), after January 1, 2015, the vehicle will be deregistered.
Don't take vehicle annual inspection expiration lightly. Last time I forgot for about a month and got pulled over, resulting in penalty points and fines. Official regulations state that exceeding the validity period by even one day counts as a violation, but as long as it hasn't reached the mandatory scrapping standard, you can still complete a late inspection. Different vehicle types have different handling methods: private cars that haven't been inspected by the 3rd inspection cycle will be forcibly scrapped. For example, if older vehicles count half a year as one cycle, then missing inspections for a year and a half means direct scrapping. However, it's best not to wait until the last minute - arranging inspections one month in advance is safest. Otherwise, you'll have to make a special trip to the DMV to pay fines for violations and undergo additional emissions system testing.
My car was overdue for its annual inspection by two months last year, and the whole process was quite a hassle. It's a strict rule that vehicles with expired inspections are not allowed on the road—just one day overdue, and if caught by the police, it's a 200 yuan fine plus points deducted from your license. However, there are rigid rules for vehicle scrapping—only if it fails to pass inspection for three consecutive cycles will it be forcibly deregistered. The specific cycle depends on the vehicle's age: new cars require inspection every two years for the first six years, while older vehicles might need inspection every six months. The longer you delay, the bigger the problems become—not only will you have to pay more for the overdue inspection, but if an accident occurs during this period, the insurance company may refuse to cover the claim.
