What are the regulations for driver's license renewal?
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If a motor vehicle driver has not accumulated 12 penalty points in any scoring cycle during the six-year validity period of the motor vehicle driver's license, the driver's license will be renewed with a ten-year validity period; if the driver has not accumulated 12 penalty points in any scoring cycle during the ten-year validity period of the motor vehicle driver's license, the driver's license will be renewed with a long-term validity period. Materials required for driver's license renewal: Bring two copies of ID card, two 1-inch color passport photos without a hat, original ID card, original driver's license, and a medical examination certificate from a county-level or above hospital (free medical examination is also available at the vehicle management office). Renewal and inspection must meet the following conditions: Holders of a driver's license for large buses, tractors, city buses, medium-sized buses, or large trucks have no penalty points in the current scoring cycle, or holders of a driver's license for other permitted vehicle types have accumulated fewer than 12 penalty points in the current scoring cycle; Holders of a driver's license for large buses, tractors, city buses, medium-sized buses, or large trucks who have penalty points in a scoring cycle, as well as holders of a driver's license for other permitted vehicle types who have caused a traffic accident resulting in death and bear equal or greater responsibility without having their driver's license revoked, have participated in the inspection education; The applicant has no outstanding road traffic safety violations or traffic accidents; The applicant's physical condition meets the driving license requirements; The motor vehicle driver's license is not seized, detained, suspended, revoked, canceled, or annulled according to the law.
I know all about driver's license renewal. The first renewal is after 6 years, then another after 10 years, after which you can get a permanent license. Remember you can start the process 90 days in advance - don't wait until expiration day. You'll need your original ID card, driver's license, 1-inch white background photo, and most importantly a medical certificate. Any county-level hospital can do the exam - main requirement is vision above 4.9 and no color blindness. Nowadays it's more convenient with the 12123 traffic management app - just upload documents and they'll mail it to you. But friends over 70 need annual medical reports - safety first, don't skip this step!
Recently, I accompanied a friend to renew their driver's license and found that overdue renewals can be quite troublesome. If the license has been expired for less than a year, it can still be renewed normally, but driving is not allowed during this period. If it's been over one year but less than three years, you'll need to retake the written test (Subject 1) to renew the license. If it's been over three years, the license will be directly revoked. A friendly reminder: handling it in advance is the most hassle-free. Some medical examination sites are open on weekends, and it only takes about half an hour to get it done. Nowadays, some cities even offer self-service medical examination machines, where you can complete both the photo and medical check in one go, making the renewal process super fast. Just remember to wear dark-colored clothes for the photo!
