What is a Special Purpose Vehicle?

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Special purpose vehicles refer to automobiles designed and technically configured for specialized tasks, excluding the transportation of passengers or goods. They are equipped with dedicated devices or tools for specific operations, such as engineering rescue vehicles, water sprinklers, suction trucks, cement mixers, cranes, medical vehicles, etc. Below are relevant details: 1. Characteristics: They are not passenger vehicles and do not require operational permits. Their features include no mandatory retirement period and the allowance for mixed transport of people and goods. 2. Management: Both non-cargo special purpose vehicles and cargo-carrying special purpose vehicles fall under the category of specialized operation vehicles. Currently, the response from Beijing traffic authorities is that except for those with nationally unified markings (e.g., road rescue, environmental monitoring, etc.), other special purpose vehicles are managed as trucks. They do not require a lottery for registration but are prohibited from entering the 5th Ring Road during the day.