What to Do If Your Driver's License Renewal Is Overdue?
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If it's overdue by two months, you can still remedy the situation promptly. You should immediately bring your ID card, driver's license, and medical examination certificate to the vehicle management office for processing. If the renewal period has been exceeded but not more than one year, you need to hurry and apply for a replacement. Relevant information for overdue driver's license renewal: 1. It does not affect the annual review: As long as it's not more than one year overdue, the annual review can proceed normally. 2. Fine: You can undergo the annual review within one year without being fined. According to Article 67, Paragraph 7 of Chapter 5 of the "Regulations on the Application and Use of Motor Vehicle Driver's Licenses" issued by the Ministry of Public Security, if a driver's license is not renewed for more than one year after its expiration, the vehicle management office shall cancel the driver's license. 3. Required documents: To renew the driver's license, you need to bring your ID card, driver's license, four one-inch white-background color photos, and a medical examination form to the local vehicle management office for processing.
Last time my driver's license expired, I foolishly kept driving to and from work, only to be pulled over by a traffic cop on the roadside and fined 200 yuan. It scared me to death. I rushed to the vehicle management office right away, bringing my ID card, old driver's license booklet, and a few photos of my recent medical examination report. The staff told me that my license had been expired for almost two months, and I had to retake the theoretical test for Subject One. Now I've learned my lesson—I set a phone alarm every year to remind myself to renew my license one month in advance, avoiding the trouble of driving without a valid license. The fine is a minor issue; having my license revoked would be the real disaster. I suggest you also check your driver's license's expiration date regularly to avoid suffering heavy losses like I did.
