What to Do After Accumulating 12 Points on Your Driver's License?
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If a motor vehicle driver accumulates 12 points within a scoring cycle, the traffic management department of the public security authority shall detain their motor vehicle driver's license. The driver must, within 15 days, attend a seven-day study session on road traffic safety laws, regulations, and related knowledge at the traffic management department where the driver's license was issued. The classification of driver's licenses is as follows: 1. Category One: A1 for large buses and A3, B1, B2; A2 for tractors and B1, B2, M; A3 for city buses and C1; B1 for medium-sized buses and C1, M; B2 for large trucks and C1, M. 2. Category Two: C1 for small cars and C2, C3; C2 for small automatic transmission cars; C3 for low-speed trucks and C4; C4 for three-wheeled cars. 3. Category Three: D for regular three-wheeled motorcycles and E; E for regular two-wheeled motorcycles and F; F for light motorcycles; M for wheeled self-propelled machinery; N for trolleybuses; P for trams.
Last time when I was chatting with friends about this, he mentioned that he was extremely panicked after getting all 12 points deducted. Then he received a text message from the traffic police reminding him to register for a study course at the local DMV. It took several days to get scheduled, and he had to sit in a classroom studying traffic regulations for about a week. After that, he had to take the Theory Test (100 questions, passing score 90), which was really tough—he failed the first time and had to retake it. Finally, he got the study certificate, and his driver's license was reinstated. Now he drives very carefully, afraid of getting caught and penalized again. The whole process was quite tedious, taking an average of 10 to 15 days, with costs including registration fees and fines. So it’s better to drive properly and avoid speeding or running red lights just to save time.
