What does it mean for a sedan to have a yellow license plate?
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When a sedan has a yellow license plate, it means the vehicle's body length exceeds six meters, making it ineligible for a blue license plate. The differences between blue and yellow license plates for sedans are: 1. Different driver's license requirements: Blue plates require a driver's license with at least a Class C qualification; yellow plates require at least a Class B qualification. 2. Different operational certificate requirements: Blue plates only need a vehicle registration certificate; yellow plates require both an operational certificate and a vehicle registration certificate. 3. Different applicable vehicle types: Blue plates are for general passenger vehicles, M1 class light buses, and light trucks with a load capacity under 1.0 tons; yellow plates are for large vehicles and ordinary M2 class light buses.
I remember being puzzled the first time I saw a sedan with a yellow license plate. Later, I looked it up and learned that according to our country's regulations, ordinary private sedans have blue plates, while only passenger vehicles exceeding 6 meters in length, those with more than 9 seats, or commercial vehicles use yellow plates. For example, extended versions of luxury limousines like Cadillac and Lincoln require yellow plates if their body length exceeds the standard. These cars are quite eye-catching on the road, but they also come with practical limitations—drivers of yellow-plated vehicles need a Class B driver's license, whereas regular blue plates only require a Class C license. I've seen stretched limousines with yellow plates on the street a few times, and the drivers have to be extra careful since their turning radius is larger than regular cars, and parking spaces are harder to find. Some owners buy these vehicles specifically for business receptions, but they're indeed quite inconvenient for daily use.
