How to Handle Traffic Violation Points Deducted When Someone Else Drives Your Car?
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Handling traffic violations when someone else drives your car follows the same process as when you drive it yourself. Currently, traffic violations are attributed to the driver. For offenses such as speeding, the driver who committed the violation must present their own driver's license and the vehicle's registration certificate to pay the fine and receive penalty points, either at the location of the violation or the vehicle's place of registration. Since traffic penalties are evidence-based, with photos and video recordings, if the driver and the violator are not the same person, traffic police have the right to refuse processing the violation ticket. Below is more related information: Relevant laws and regulations: 1. If the violator processes the traffic violation recorded by technical monitoring equipment in a location other than where the violation occurred (hereinafter referred to as the processing location), the traffic management department of the public security organ at the processing location may assist the traffic management department of the public security organ at the violation location in investigating the violation facts, delivering legal documents, and fulfilling the penalty notification process. The penalty decision will be made by the traffic management department of the public security organ at the violation location according to the standards of the violation location. 2. If the violator or the vehicle owner or manager disputes the facts of the violation recorded by technical monitoring equipment, they can submit their objection to the traffic management department of the public security organ through the public security organ's traffic management website, mobile internet application, or violation processing window. 3. The traffic management department of the public security organ at the processing location should notify the traffic management department of the public security organ at the violation location via the traffic violation information management system on the same day they receive the party's application. The traffic management department of the public security organ at the violation location should review the case within five days. If the objection is valid, the violation record will be cleared; if not, the party will be informed.
A few days ago, my neighbor borrowed my car to run some errands and ended up getting caught speeding. When I took the ticket to the traffic police station to handle it, the staff clearly stated that the actual driver must bring their own license to process it. While the traffic camera captures the license plate, the penalty points must be assigned to the actual driver. If I had carelessly used my license to handle it, my points would have been deducted for nothing. Now, I’ve developed a habit: I take a photo of the borrower’s driver’s license before lending the car and check for any new violations when it’s returned. If you ever encounter this situation, remember to have the driver bring their ID, driver’s license, and accompany you to the counter to settle the fine and penalty points in one go, avoiding future disputes.
