Is it no longer allowed to have someone else take the penalty points for a driver's license?
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It is not allowed to have someone else take the penalty points for a driver's license. Penalty points are a management measure for drivers who violate traffic laws, aimed at reducing traffic violations. Having someone else take the points goes against the original intent of this management measure, disrupts the normal traffic management order, and violates the principle of fairness in the Administrative Penalty Law. Accumulating 12 penalty points: If a motor vehicle driver accumulates 12 penalty points within a scoring cycle, the traffic management department of the public security authority shall confiscate their motor vehicle driver's license. The driver must, within 15 days, attend a seven-day study session on road traffic safety laws, regulations, and related knowledge at the traffic management department of the public security authority where the driver's license was issued or where the violation occurred. Taking the test promptly after the study session: After the driver completes the study session, the vehicle management office must administer a test on road traffic safety laws, regulations, and related knowledge within 20 days.
Nowadays, substituting penalty points for others is indeed no longer feasible. As an experienced driver with 20 years behind the wheel, I've witnessed this issue. Traffic authorities have intensified crackdowns because point substitution is unfair and violates regulations. They employ a real-name system for monitoring, linking driver's licenses to personal information, and use cameras to capture and match faces—ensuring the driver responsible gets the points deducted. Last year, a friend of mine was fined and had his own points deducted for helping someone else, which was a huge loss. My advice: don't take the risk. Driving by the rules is the safest, most worry-free, and cost-effective approach.
