What to Do If Your Driver's License Has Been Deducted 12 Points for Over a Year Without Handling?
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If your driver's license has been deducted 12 points for over a year without handling, you must participate in study and examination at the traffic management department of the public security authority. Otherwise, the traffic management department of the public security authority will announce the suspension of your motor vehicle driver's license. Additional information: The following are the relevant procedures for deducting 12 points: 1. Accumulated points reaching 12 points should result in the retention of the driver's license: If a motor vehicle driver accumulates 12 points within a scoring cycle, the traffic management department of the public security authority shall retain their motor vehicle driver's license. 2. The motor vehicle driver should participate in study and take an examination: The motor vehicle driver must, within 15 days, participate in a seven-day study of road traffic safety laws, regulations, and related knowledge at the traffic management department of the public security authority where the driver's license was issued or where the violation occurred. After the motor vehicle driver completes the study, the vehicle management office shall conduct an examination on road traffic safety laws, regulations, and related knowledge within 20 days. 3. Examination results: If the examination is passed, the points will be cleared, and the motor vehicle driver's license will be returned; if the examination is not passed, the driver must continue to participate in study and take the examination. Refusal to participate in study or to take the examination will result in the traffic management department of the public security authority announcing the suspension of the motor vehicle driver's license.
As a long-time car owner, I accidentally got caught speeding and running a red light last year. After accumulating 12 penalty points, I didn’t pay much attention to it. I procrastinated until nearly a year and a half later when I finally remembered to deal with it. When I went to the DMV, the staff informed me that my driver’s license might have been directly revoked, and I’d need to retake the theoretical test (Subject 1). I quickly signed up for a local traffic regulations course, spending a week attending daily classes and memorizing the rulebook. Thankfully, I passed and got my license reinstated. The process was exhausting—piles of study materials and taking time off work for the exam. If I had acted sooner, I could have gotten away with just a few days of easy study. Now, I drive extra carefully to avoid penalties. My advice: visit the DMV as soon as possible to check the specific procedures. Don’t end up wasting time and money like I did—it’s a real hassle. Delaying too long might even lead to extra fines, costing you more.
