Is an annual physical examination and inspection required for a B2 license?
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B2 driving license holders must undergo an inspection at the end of each scoring cycle. If there are no demerit points within a scoring cycle, the B2 license holder is exempt from the inspection for that cycle and does not need to submit a physical examination report, as the inspection is automatically passed. However, if demerit points are incurred, the holder must participate in the inspection and submit a physical condition certificate. Here are the relevant details: 1. According to Article 70, motor vehicle drivers must regularly undergo inspections by the traffic management department of the public security authority as stipulated by laws and administrative regulations. When renewing a motor vehicle driving license under Articles 57 and 58 of these regulations, drivers must also undergo inspection by the traffic management department of the public security authority. 2. Drivers holding licenses for large buses, tractors, urban buses, medium-sized buses, or large trucks must undergo inspection by the traffic management department of the public security authority within 30 days after the end of each scoring cycle. However, if there are no demerit points recorded within a scoring cycle, the inspection for that cycle is waived. 3. Drivers holding licenses for other permitted vehicle types, if involved in a traffic accident resulting in death and bearing equal or greater responsibility without having their license revoked, must undergo inspection by the traffic management department of the public security authority within 30 days after the end of the scoring cycle. Drivers may undergo inspection and submit physical condition certificates either at the place where the license was issued or elsewhere.
As a veteran long-haul driver with over a decade of experience, I've witnessed the changes in B2 license regulations. The current rules are much more flexible than before—annual reviews and physical exams aren't required every year. If you don't get any demerit points during the scoring cycle, you don't need to go for the annual review the following year, and naturally, there's no need to rush around for a physical exam. However, if you get even 1 demerit point, you must go to the traffic management department for a review within 30 days after the scoring cycle ends, and you'll need to submit a physical exam report then. In our line of work, it's hard to avoid getting your feet wet, so most of us end up visiting the DMV every year. What we dread most isn't the physical exam but the three-hour learning session, which takes half a day off our driving schedule. For drivers over 60, there's no way around it—even with zero demerit points, they must submit a physical exam report every year.
