What does it mean for a mortgaged car to be locked?

[LeKyle]

Locked means the car cannot undergo annual inspection. There are four statuses for mortgaged cars: normal status, seized status, detained status, and locked status. The first two statuses allow normal use, while the latter two statuses prevent normal annual inspection. Detailed introduction of locked status: The "locked" status of a vehicle means it cannot be transferred or sold. If such a car is driven on the road, law enforcement will definitely impound it upon discovery. Circumstances leading to vehicle locking: When processing vehicle registration procedures, if the required documents are incomplete and the vehicle management office fails to notice initially, and later cannot contact the owner by phone, the vehicle will be locked. This status remains until the owner is discovered during any subsequent vehicle registration procedures.