How Long in Advance Should a Driver's License Be Renewed?

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Driver's license renewal should be applied for within 90 days before the expiration date. When applying for renewal, the vehicle owner needs to bring the following materials: two copies of ID card, two 1-inch recent color photos without hats, original ID card, original driver's license, and a medical examination certificate from a county-level or above hospital. Renewal must meet the following conditions: Holders of large passenger vehicle, tractor, city bus, medium passenger vehicle, or large truck driver's licenses must have no demerit points in the current scoring cycle, or holders of other types of driver's licenses must have fewer than 12 demerit points in the current scoring cycle; Holders of large passenger vehicle, tractor, city bus, medium passenger vehicle, or large truck driver's licenses who have demerit points in a scoring cycle, as well as holders of other types of driver's licenses who have caused a traffic accident resulting in death and bear equal or greater responsibility but have not had their driver's license revoked, must have completed the required review education; The applicant must have no unresolved road traffic safety violations or traffic accidents; The applicant's physical condition must meet the driving license requirements; The driver's license must not be seized, detained, suspended, revoked, canceled, or annulled by law. Penalties for expired driver's licenses: Driving is prohibited during the expiration period, otherwise it may be treated as driving without a license. If the driver's license is expired for less than one year, the driver can renew it at any time, but driving on the road will result in a 200 yuan fine. If the driver's license is expired for more than one year without renewal, the traffic authorities will cancel it by law. If the expiration is less than three years, the driver must retake and pass the subject one exam to restore driving eligibility. Driving during this period will result in a fine ranging from 200 to 2000 yuan. If the driver's license is expired for more than three years, it will be completely canceled, and the driver must retake the driver's license exam to drive again. Otherwise, driving will be treated as driving without a license, resulting in a 2000 yuan fine and up to 15 days of administrative detention.