What is the penalty for forgetting to bring a driver's license?
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According to the "Road Traffic Safety Law": driving a motor vehicle requires carrying a driver's license. Forgetting to bring it will result in a one-point deduction and a fine ranging from 20 to 200 yuan, as well as temporary seizure of the motor vehicle until the driver's license is presented. Here are the relevant details: 1. New traffic regulations: The revised new traffic regulations still stipulate that a driver's license must be carried when driving a motor vehicle. Although portable query terminals have been implemented in traffic management, not all local traffic police use them. Therefore, in some areas, even if other valid documents are provided, it may not be possible to verify the driver's license information. Additionally, electronic driver's licenses on platforms like WeChat and Alipay have only recently begun to be promoted and are not yet universally adopted nationwide. Without mobile terminals, it is also impossible to verify the authenticity of electronic driver's licenses, making them less practical. 2. Pilot implementation of electronic driver's licenses: Although electronic driver's licenses on WeChat and Alipay can only be used locally and have certain limitations when handling driving-related services, the latest regulations issued by the Ministry of Public Security indicate that starting from June 1, 2021, electronic driver's licenses will be piloted in three cities: Chengdu, Tianjin, and Suzhou. By then, drivers can not only use them for law enforcement checks but also for expanding services such as passenger and freight transport, insurance purchases, and handling traffic management business, truly realizing the digitization of driver's licenses.
