What to Do If Your Driver's License Has Expired and Not Renewed?

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If your driver's license has expired, you should immediately stop driving motor vehicles and apply for renewal at the local traffic management bureau. There is a deadline for renewing a driver's license. If it has been expired for less than a year, you can follow the normal renewal process; if it has been expired for one to three years, the license will be revoked, but you can regain it by passing the subject one test; if it has been expired for more than three years, the license will be revoked. Article 57 of the "Traffic Regulations and Penalty Rules": The driver of a motor vehicle shall apply for renewal at the vehicle management office where the driver's license was issued or any other vehicle management office within 90 days before the expiration of the motor vehicle driver's license. Remedial measures for overdue renewal: Stop driving on the road: Avoid penalties and fines for driving without a license. Handle traffic violations: Complete this at the vehicle management office or traffic police station. Undergo a nearby medical examination: The examination mainly includes color blindness identification, limb integrity, and corrected vision. You can choose the medical examination hall at the vehicle management office, manual examination room, community hospital (with medical examination qualifications), or convenient medical examination service station. The results will be uploaded to the traffic management system. If the license has been expired for over a year, you need to prepare for the subject one test. Before preparation, report to the vehicle management office, explain the situation to the staff, and then schedule the subject one test. When applying, you should fill out the 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 above medical institution or a military regiment-level medical institution. For applying for a special small automatic passenger car for the disabled, you should submit a medical condition certificate issued by a specialized medical institution designated by the provincial health department. Materials required for renewing the driver's license: original ID card and its copy, qualified medical examination form from the hospital designated by the vehicle management office, three one-inch white background color photos, completed driver's license renewal application form, and the fee. Photos and medical examination certificates for renewal can be brought by yourself. If you are worried about disqualification, you can handle it directly at the traffic police station's certification hall to avoid delays. 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 traffic violations related to the license must be handled; otherwise, the application will not be accepted. You can renew your motor vehicle driver's license through the mobile app "Traffic Management 12123" or through the vehicle management office, traffic management department, or public security authorities.