What to do after an A2 driver's license accumulates 12 penalty points?
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If a driver accumulates 12 penalty points within one year or at once, the driver involved must go to the traffic police department to handle the matter within 15 days. After 15 days, the traffic police department will directly revoke the driver's license. Within 15 days, the driver needs to take the study voucher issued by the traffic police department to the local vehicle management office to complete the study procedures and study for 7 days before taking the theoretical test for Subject 1. After passing the test, the driver can take the pass notice to the traffic police department to retrieve the driver's license, and the penalty points on the license will be cleared.
I just went through this last month, bro, don't panic. The first step after getting 12 demerit points on an A2 license is to report to the DMV immediately. They'll make you attend a 7-day road safety course, and you must sign in every day. During this period, your license is suspended—absolutely no driving, don't even think about risking it. After the course, you have 20 days to pass the theory test (Subject 1). Pass it, and your license is returned but downgraded to a Class B. Fail, and you’ll have to retake both the course and the test. The biggest hassle? After downgrading, you’ll need to retest if you want to drive articulated vehicles again. So drive carefully—get a radar detector or use navigation with speed alerts to save yourself the trouble.
Last time, my neighbor A2 had a really tough time after accumulating 12 demerit points. He first had to register for a study course at the traffic management department, attending classes from Monday to Friday. He spent his days listening to lectures and nights doing practice questions. On the fifth day, he suddenly got a fever and almost couldn't make it. He passed the subject one test in one go, but his driver's license was forcibly downgraded to a regular truck license. The worst part was that he lost his job driving semi-trailers and now earns over 2,000 yuan less driving a box truck. A reminder to you: don't take the theory test unprepared. The Traffic Management 12123 APP has a mock question bank, with a focus on sign markings and demerit point questions.
