What Happens If You Change Your Car's Color Without Filing?

[LeonardoFitz]

If caught changing the color without filing, you will be fined 200 yuan without any points deducted. According to Article 56 of the "Regulations on the Registration of Motor Vehicles," if the body color is altered without completing the required change registration, the public security traffic management department will issue a warning or impose a fine. The vehicle may also be impounded and required to revert to its original color. To apply for a change in the body color of a motor vehicle, the following documents must be submitted in accordance with the "Road Traffic Safety Law": "Application Form for Motor Vehicle Change Registration." Original and photocopy of the identity proof of the vehicle owner and agent. Original motor vehicle registration certificate. Original motor vehicle driving license. According to Article 6, Chapter 2 of the "Road Traffic Safety Law," if the color change area of a motor vehicle does not exceed 30%, no change registration is required. Conversely, if it exceeds 30%, filing is necessary, and the registration must be completed within 10 days after the color change. Notes on vehicle color change: Before changing the color of a motor vehicle, it is necessary to consult the vehicle management office where the vehicle is registered to check whether the local area permits changing the vehicle color using wraps. If the region does not support this method, filing procedures cannot be completed after the modification, and the wrap must be entirely removed to restore the vehicle's original color. Additionally, according to the "Regulations on the Registration of Motor Vehicles," owners are no longer required to apply in advance to the vehicle management office. They can first change the vehicle color, install body kits, replace the engine, etc., and then apply for change registration with the vehicle management office. According to Article 10, registered motor vehicles must apply for change registration with the local vehicle management office under the following circumstances: Change of body color. Replacement of the engine. Replacement of the body or frame. Whole vehicle replacement due to quality issues. Change of use nature, such as converting a commercial vehicle to a non-commercial vehicle or vice versa. The motor vehicle owner's residence moves out of or into the jurisdiction of the vehicle management office. Furthermore, according to Article 15 of the "Road Traffic Safety Law of the People's Republic of China": Police cars, fire trucks, ambulances, and engineering rescue vehicles must spray emblem patterns and install alarms and indicator lights as required. Other motor vehicles are prohibited from spraying, installing, or using emblem patterns, alarms, or indicator lights exclusive to or similar to those of the aforementioned vehicles.