Article 57 of the "Traffic Regulations and Penalty Points Rules": Motor vehicle drivers should apply for license renewal at the vehicle management office of the license issuing location or elsewhere within 90 days before the expiration of their motor vehicle driver's license. If the driver's license has expired, traffic police will impose a fine upon discovery, but no penalty points will be deducted. There is a latest deadline for license renewal. If the license has expired for less than one year, it can be renewed through the normal process; if it has expired for one to three years, the license will be revoked, but you can regain it by passing the subject one exam; if it has expired for more than three years, the license will be revoked. Remedial measures for overdue license renewal: Stop driving on the road: Avoid being penalized for driving without a license. Handle traffic violations: Go to the vehicle management office or traffic police station to complete this. Undergo a nearby medical examination: The main checks include color blindness identification, limb health, and corrected vision. You can choose the medical examination hall at the vehicle management office, manual examination rooms, community hospitals (with medical examination qualifications), or convenient medical examination service stations. The results will be uploaded to the traffic management system. If the license has expired for more than one year, you will also need to prepare for the subject one exam. Before preparing, report to the vehicle management office, explain the situation to the staff, and then schedule the subject one exam. When applying, you should fill out an application form and submit the following documents: the identity proof of the motor vehicle driver, the motor vehicle driver's license, and a medical condition certificate issued by a county-level or higher medical institution or a military regiment-level or higher medical unit. For those applying for a special small automatic passenger vehicle for the disabled, a medical condition certificate issued by a specialized medical institution designated by the provincial health authority must be submitted. Materials required for license renewal: original ID card and its copy, a qualified medical examination form from a hospital designated by the vehicle management office, three one-inch white-background color photos, a completed license renewal application form, and the processing fee. Photos and medical examination certificates required for renewal can be brought by yourself. If you are worried about them being unqualified, you can handle them directly at the traffic police station's license office to save time. Relevant matters for renewing an expired driver's license: About renewal: For annual review and renewal of an expired driver's license, the old license must be surrendered to the vehicle management office. Before renewal, all related traffic violations must be handled; otherwise, the application will not be accepted. Renewal of a motor vehicle driver's license can be done through the mobile app "Traffic Management 12123," the vehicle management office, or the public security authorities, effectively renewing the motor vehicle driver's license.
