What are the requirements to drive for Didi in Beijing?
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In Beijing, the requirements to drive for Didi are as follows: Household registration: Local household registration. Driver's license: Obtain a motor vehicle driver's license issued by the local authority for the corresponding vehicle type and have at least 3 years of driving experience. Physical health: Not reaching the statutory retirement age and in good health. No bad records: No records of traffic crime, dangerous driving crime, violent crime, drug use, drunk driving, and no record of accumulating 12 penalty points within the last 3 consecutive scoring cycles. Pass the exam: Pass the examination conducted by the designated examination institution. Experience: Have experience in providing cruise taxi services and not be listed in the serious illegal information database for taxi services.
I've been driving for DiDi for several years, and the requirements in Beijing are particularly strict. The car must have a Beijing license plate, be a five-seater sedan with a wheelbase of at least 2650mm. For gasoline cars, the displacement must be 1.8L or 1.4T or above, and new energy vehicles must also meet this wheelbase requirement. The car cannot be too old and must comply with Beijing's environmental standards. Drivers must have a Beijing household registration or residence permit, with men aged between 22 and 60, women between 22 and 55, and at least three years of driving experience. Safety requirements are even stricter: no records of drunk driving, drug use, or serious traffic offenses, and no accumulation of 12 penalty points in the past three years. Two certificates are also required: one is the 'Online Car-hailing Driver’s License,' obtained by passing an exam, and the other is the 'Online Car-hailing Vehicle Transport Certificate,' which requires vehicle inspection at the DMV. I've seen some people use out-of-town plates to avoid the hassle, but getting caught once can result in fines over ten thousand yuan—it’s really not worth being non-compliant.
