How to Apply for a Driver's License Renewal?

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07/29/25 6:32pm
When your driver's license is about to expire, you should promptly visit the vehicle management office to apply for a renewal. The renewal process can be initiated up to three months in advance. Below is a detailed introduction to the driver's license renewal process: 1. Before renewing, ensure that all traffic violations have been addressed, fines paid, and demerit points cleared; otherwise, the vehicle management office will not issue a new license. 2. If during the validity period of your license, any scoring cycle records a full 12 points, you will not be eligible for a license with a longer validity period. 3. If your license has expired for less than a year, the renewal process follows the normal procedure. If the license has been expired for more than one year but less than three years, it will be canceled, but you can still renew it by passing the subject one exam. If the license has been expired for more than three years, it becomes invalid and cannot be renewed.
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