Is a Driving License Required for Car Paint Touch-Up?

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Car paint touch-up requires leaving the driving license, and here are the specific reasons: 1. National requirements for vehicle repairs: Qualified shops performing sheet metal painting or repair projects are required by public security authorities to record vehicle information into the public security management system before proceeding with repairs. Failure to record the information in the system will result in corresponding liabilities, primarily to facilitate the tracing of hit-and-run vehicles or illegal activities such as smuggling and theft. Recording the information requires the vehicle's driving license, but the shop should return it promptly after recording. 2. Uploading vehicle information for post-accident repairs: If the paint job is covered by insurance and an immediate damage assessment cannot be made, and the owner is not present to wait, the owner may need to leave the driving license to facilitate the later upload of vehicle information. Many shops handling a high volume of accident vehicles will request the owner to leave the driving license and retrieve it together with the car after repairs. There are also cases where some repair shops retain the owner's driving license to manipulate insurance claims, but such practices are now rare.