What are the consequences of driving a scrapped vehicle with a valid driver's license?
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Driving a scrapped vehicle on the road will result in the traffic management authorities imposing a fine on the driver and revoking their motor vehicle driver's license. The traffic management department of the public security authorities will impound the motor vehicle and enforce its mandatory scrapping.
My neighbor did the same thing last time, and it ended badly. He drove that old clunker to the supermarket and got pulled over by traffic police halfway. His driver's license was revoked on the spot, and he was fined 1,800 yuan. The worst part was that his car was towed away and forcibly scrapped without any warning. Driving a scrapped car is practically playing with your life—the brakes might fail, the steering system is worn out, and if an accident happens, insurance won't even cover it. I later reminded him that when a vehicle reaches its scrapping period, you should proactively contact a recycling company to handle it—you might even get some residual value money. Now he's suffering through retaking the written test for his license and says he should've just sent it to the scrapyard in the first place.
I've been repairing cars for twenty years, and what scares me the most is seeing people drive scrapped vehicles on the road. The steel plates of those cars are rusted through, and parts could fly off at any moment. Last year, a car owner came to me for brake repairs, and I noticed his vehicle registration had been expired for two years. As a result, he was pulled over within a couple of blocks after leaving. A revoked driver's license plus a 2,000-yuan fine was inevitable, and the car was forcibly dismantled. Actually, handling scrapped vehicles is quite simple now—just cancel the registration at the DMV and hand the car over to a designated recycling point. Never take chances; nowadays, electronic eyes are everywhere, automatically recognizing license plates of scrapped vehicles—they catch every single one.
