What is the scrapping age limit for commercial vehicles?
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Vehicle scrapping age limits are 8 years, 10 years, 12 years, and 15 years. Below is relevant knowledge about vehicle scrapping: Vehicle scrapping age limits: For family-use 5-seat sedans and 7-seat SUVs, non-commercial small and mini vehicles have no usage age limit. When the normal mileage reaches 600,000 kilometers, the state will guide scrapping. After exceeding 15 years, vehicles must undergo inspection twice annually, and failure to pass will result in mandatory scrapping. Pickup trucks must be mandatorily scrapped after 15 years. While pickups may be civilian cars in the US, Chinese regulations uniformly treat them as trucks. Vehicle scrapping subsidy policy: Appropriately maintain policy continuity. Based on subsidy fund scale, continue providing financial subsidies for urban buses, rural passenger vehicles that meet scrapping standards and are scrapped early for renewal, as well as heavy-duty trucks scrapped early, to facilitate urban and rural residents' travel, promote freight quality improvement, and safeguard the vital interests of the general public.
Having driven a taxi for over a decade, I fully understand the importance of the mandatory retirement age for commercial vehicles. Small taxis typically must be retired after 8 years, medium-sized ones after 10 years, large vehicles after 12 years, and buses after 13 years. I remember when my first taxi reached its eighth year, the braking system started failing and nearly caused an accident. The retirement regulations are primarily for safety reasons - older vehicles suffer from severe part wear, making them expensive to maintain and dangerous to operate. Nowadays, I conduct regular vehicle inspections, change engine oil, and check tires to maximize service life, but regulations must be followed. While purchasing new vehicles represents significant financial cost, considering it helps prevent accidents and protects passenger safety makes it worthwhile.
