What are the requirements for obtaining a Hu C license plate?
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The requirements for obtaining a Hu C license plate are that the individual or company's residence or registered address must be located outside the outer ring road of Shanghai. Owners within the outer ring road are not eligible to apply. Below is the relevant introduction: The meaning of Hu C: The Hu C license plate is unique to Shanghai. All small vehicles with a Hu C license plate are prohibited from entering the area within the outer ring road of Shanghai 24 hours a day. The abundance of Hu C license plates: Despite such significant restrictions, there are over 100,000 new license plates issued annually. The main reason is the low cost of obtaining them, and the Hu C license plate carries many additional functions. For example, if you need to quickly strip the urban Shanghai license plate quota, you must use the Hu C license plate as a transition. Alternatively, if you purchase a new car but cannot obtain an urban Shanghai license plate for a long time, you have to first obtain a Hu C license plate and wait patiently.
My neighbor recently got his Hu C license plate done, and he lives in Songjiang area. The requirement is to provide a valid residence proof in the suburbs, such as a property certificate or rental contract, and the vehicle emissions must meet the latest China 6 standard, otherwise the inspection won't pass. You need to prepare your ID card, car purchase invoice, and vehicle qualification certificate, and then queue up at the vehicle management office to complete the procedures. The whole process is quite annoying, but as long as the materials are complete, it's manageable. By the way, Hu C plates can only be driven outside Shanghai's outer ring road and are not allowed in the city center, but the advantage is that the license plate fee is cheap, and you can save a lot every year. I think it's suitable for friends who live in the suburbs. Don't forget to check if the car has any violation issues, otherwise all the previous efforts will be wasted.
