How Long Before a Car is Scrapped?
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There are two types of vehicles: private cars and commercial vehicles. The scrapping regulations for these two types are as follows: Private Car Scrapping Regulations: For 5-seat family cars and 7-seat SUVs, as well as non-commercial small and mini vehicles, there is no usage lifespan restriction. However, when the mileage reaches 600,000 kilometers under normal driving conditions, the government will recommend scrapping. Apart from the above-mentioned vehicles, small and mini non-commercial passenger cars, large non-commercial sedans, and wheeled special-purpose machinery vehicles also have no usage lifespan restrictions. Common Commercial Vehicle Scrapping Regulations: Small and mini taxi passenger vehicles have a scrapping lifespan of 8 years, medium-sized taxi passenger vehicles 10 years, and large taxi passenger vehicles 12 years. Public transport passenger vehicles have a scrapping lifespan of 13 years, other small and mini commercial passenger vehicles 10 years, and large and medium-sized commercial passenger vehicles 15 years. Mini commercial trucks have a scrapping lifespan of 8 years, while light and large commercial trucks have a scrapping lifespan of 10 years.
I've been driving for over a decade and know quite a bit about vehicle scrapping. The policies are much more flexible now. For regular family sedans like ours, there's no mandatory scrapping age anymore - you can keep driving as long as it passes the annual inspection. My neighbor's car is still running strong at 15 years old! Of course, when a vehicle reaches 600,000 kilometers, they'll recommend scrapping it, mainly depending on the car's condition and safety performance. If it needs constant repairs or fails emissions tests, then you should consider scrapping it. The key point is those old cars spewing black smoke on the roads really should be phased out - they're bad for both the environment and traffic safety.
