What to Do If Your Driver's License Renewal Has Expired?
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Solutions for expired driver's license renewal: The motor vehicle driver should bring the required materials to the vehicle management office at the place where the driver's license was originally issued to apply for renewal. The vehicle management office will process the renewal within one working day after approval. Required materials for renewal include two copies of ID card, two recent 1-inch color photos without hats, original ID card, original driver's license, and a medical examination certificate from a county-level or above hospital. Renewal and inspection must meet the following conditions: The holder of a large bus, tractor, city bus, medium bus, or large truck driver's license has no demerit points in the current scoring cycle, or the holder of other types of driver's licenses has less than 12 demerit points in the current scoring cycle; The holder of a large bus, tractor, city bus, medium bus, or large truck driver's license has demerit points in the current scoring cycle, or the holder of other types of driver's licenses who caused a traffic accident resulting in death and bears equal or greater responsibility but has not had the driver's license revoked, has participated in the inspection education; The applicant has no pending road traffic safety violations or traffic accidents; The applicant's physical condition meets the driving permit requirements; The motor vehicle driver's license is not under circumstances of being seized, detained, temporarily suspended, revoked, canceled, or annulled by law.
Last year, I accidentally let my driver's license expire for two months because I was too busy with work to notice. Fortunately, I realized it before being caught by traffic police. I immediately went to the local DMV with my ID card and old license. They made me pay a 200-yuan fine and take a vision test plus a short written exam, which I passed easily. The whole process was quite simple, though it did take two days. Since then, I've set reminders on my phone to check my documents' validity every six months. My advice is to stop driving now and visit the DMV to inquire about the specific steps. If the expiration period is short, the process will be quicker—don't delay until it gets revoked. Driving safety is paramount; never risk driving without a valid license.
