How Many Years After License Revocation Can You Retake the Test?
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If the license is revoked due to a hit-and-run that constitutes a crime, the driver is permanently banned from obtaining a license again. Below is relevant information about applying for a motor vehicle driver's license: 1. Age Requirements: To apply for a license for small cars, small automatic transmission cars, small automatic transmission passenger cars for the disabled, or light motorcycles, the applicant must be between 18 and 70 years old. To apply for a license for low-speed trucks, three-wheeled cars, ordinary three-wheeled motorcycles, ordinary two-wheeled motorcycles, or wheeled self-propelled machinery, the applicant must be between 18 and 60 years old. 2. Physical Requirements: Height: Applicants for large buses, tractors, city buses, large trucks, or trolleybuses must be at least 155 cm tall. Applicants for medium-sized buses must be at least 150 cm tall. Vision: Applicants for large buses, tractors, city buses, medium-sized buses, large trucks, trolleybuses, or trams must have uncorrected or corrected visual acuity of at least 5.0 on the logarithmic visual acuity chart.
I had my driver's license revoked for drunk driving, which meant I couldn't drive for a full five years. Commuting by bus every day was extremely inconvenient. The revocation period started from the day the penalty notice took effect, and only after five full years did I go back to the driving school to reapply. Retaking the tests was even more troublesome than starting from scratch—I had to retake all four exams, from the written test to the road test, and even my parking skills had gotten rusty. The instructor told me that drunk driving results in a minimum five-year revocation, ten years if you were driving a commercial vehicle, and a lifetime ban if you fled the scene of an accident. Now, I constantly remind my friends: never risk drunk driving. Those five years without being able to touch the steering wheel were unbearable—even picking up the kids became a problem, and retaking the tests cost me an extra four or five thousand yuan.
Having been a driving instructor for over a decade, I've noticed many students retake the test after license revocation. The waiting period depends on the revocation reason: typically 2 years for regular violations; definitely 5 years for drunk driving; 10 years for drunk driving commercial vehicles/buses; hit-and-run accidents result in lifetime bans. Only after completing the waiting period can one reapply, passing medical exams and retaking all four license tests. Last year, a student who waited 5 years for drunk driving couldn't even press the accelerator properly during lessons. Safe driving is paramount - revocation costs at least a month and thousands in retesting fees, completely disrupting lives. I recommend regularly checking license status to avoid post-revocation regrets.
