How Many Days in Advance Can Points Be Deducted from a Driver's License?
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Points can be deducted from a driver's license 30 days in advance. Below are the relevant details: 1. You cannot renew your license in advance. You must go to the traffic management department of the public security authority for review within 30 days after the end of the scoring cycle in which points were deducted. 2. According to Article 70 of the 'Regulations on the Application and Use of Motor Vehicle Driver's Licenses,' motor vehicle drivers must regularly undergo review at the traffic management department of the public security authority as stipulated by laws and administrative regulations. 3. Drivers holding licenses for large buses, tractors, city buses, medium-sized buses, or large trucks must go to the traffic management department of the public security authority for review within 30 days after the end of each scoring cycle. However, if there are no point deduction records during a scoring cycle, the review for that cycle is exempted.
Regarding the issue of deducting points from a driver's license, I must say there's no such thing as deducting points a certain number of days in advance. Every time you're caught violating traffic rules while driving, the points are immediately recorded in your current scoring cycle. This cycle starts from the day you obtained your driver's license and lasts for exactly 12 months. For example, if you got your license on July 10th last year, the cycle won't end until July 9th this year. During this period, the points deducted are continuously added up like entries in an account book, and they won't be cleared in advance just because the cycle is nearing its end. I've seen many people mistakenly think they can get away with deducting points before the end of the month, only to be caught running a red light in the last three days, resulting in a full 12-point deduction and having to retake the written test at the traffic management office, wasting both time and money. So, the best approach is to drive honestly and avoid violations altogether.
From my driving experience, penalty points follow the scoring cycle. This cycle lasts a fixed 12 months, starting from the date the driver's license was first issued. There is no special period for early deduction of points - whether you were caught speeding the day before yesterday or crossing the line today, both count towards the total score of the current cycle. You should be even more careful as the reset date approaches, as points deducted in the last few days still count. For example, a friend of mine was penalized 3 points for crossing a solid line when there were only five days left in his cycle, barely passing the year with 9 points in total. Also, a reminder to everyone: novice drivers in their probationary period should be careful not to exceed 6 points, otherwise, the probationary period will be extended by one year, which really isn't worth it.
