How to Check the Vehicle Annual Inspection Time?
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To check the vehicle annual inspection time, refer to the duplicate of the vehicle license. For example, if the "Inspection Valid Until" on the duplicate shows "April 2019," then the annual inspection date is within three months before the expiration date (including the current month), i.e., from February to April 2019. The vehicle annual inspection date is calculated by month, meaning that as long as the inspection is completed within the last full month of the validity period, it is not considered overdue. Below is additional information: 1. Vehicle Annual Inspection Process: Vehicle annual inspection, also known as motor vehicle annual inspection, refers to the fixed process for annual vehicle inspection. For passenger cars and blue-plate minivans, within the first six years after registration, inspections are required every two years. After six years, inspections are annual, and after fifteen years, inspections are required twice a year. For trucks, inspections are required annually after registration, and after ten years, inspections are required twice a year. During the annual inspection, the original and duplicate pages of the vehicle license, a copy of the compulsory traffic insurance, and the vehicle and vessel tax invoice for the inspection year must be submitted. Therefore, skipping the vehicle and vessel tax will definitely result in failing the annual inspection. 2. Vehicles Must Undergo Annual Inspection: If a vehicle is found by traffic police to have not undergone annual inspection, the owner may be fined or the vehicle may be impounded. Additionally, in insurance contracts, vehicles that have not undergone timely annual inspections are considered unqualified, and no claims will be paid in the event of an accident.
Every time I get my car serviced, I casually flip through the supplementary page of the vehicle license, where the inspection validity period printed is actually the annual inspection deadline. Last year, I almost forgot the annual inspection and got randomly checked by traffic police on the road. Although I wasn't fined in the end, it was quite a hassle. Now I've linked my vehicle to the Traffic Management 12123 APP, and I can see the countdown to the inspection every time I open the homepage. I heard that some local vehicle management office's official WeChat accounts also automatically send expiration reminders, like my friend in Hangzhou who received one. I recommend paying attention to this three months in advance because all traffic violations must be cleared before the annual inspection. By the way, the insurance company's customer service can also check your vehicle's last annual inspection record. When I renewed my insurance, I casually asked and confirmed the time.
