Is a medical examination required for renewing a C1 driver's license?
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C1 driver's license renewal requires a medical examination. The documents needed for renewing a C1 driver's license include two copies of ID card, two recent 1-inch bareheaded color photos, original ID card, original driver's license, and a medical examination certificate from a county-level or above hospital. Renewal period: The motor vehicle driver should apply for renewal at the vehicle management office of the driver's license issuing place within 90 days before the expiration of the motor vehicle driver's license. When applying, the "Motor Vehicle Driver's License Application Form" should be filled out. Renewal must meet the following conditions: The holder of a large bus, tractor, city bus, medium bus, or large truck driver's license has no record of points in this scoring cycle, or the holder of other permitted driving license types has not reached 12 points in this scoring cycle; The holder of a large bus, tractor, city bus, medium bus, or large truck driver's license has points in a scoring cycle, and the holder of other permitted driving license types who caused a traffic accident resulting in death and bears equal or more responsibility but has not had the motor vehicle driver's license revoked, has participated in the review education; The applicant has no pending road traffic safety violations or traffic accidents; The applicant's physical condition meets the driving permit conditions; The motor vehicle driver's license is not seized, detained, temporarily suspended, revoked, canceled, or withdrawn by law.
I just renewed my C1 driver's license last year, and a physical examination was indeed required. I remember filling out forms at the vehicle management office before queuing up in the examination room. The doctor checked my vision, color discrimination, and hearing. The vision requirement was at least 4.9 (uncorrected or corrected), so I got new glasses beforehand to pass. They also tested for color blindness by showing me colored cards with numbers to identify. Additionally, they checked finger mobility, requiring both thumbs to be intact and at least three other fingers on each hand to be functional. The whole examination took less than twenty minutes and cost around 30 yuan. Nowadays, many cities have self-service examination machines to save time, but remember to bring your ID card and old driver's license. The report is directly uploaded to the system, and you can only get the new license if you pass.
