What to Do When a Driver Has Only 6 Points Left and Gets Another 6-Point Penalty?
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If a driver has only 6 points left and receives another 6-point penalty within a single scoring cycle, their total points will reach 12. The traffic management department will then confiscate the driver's motor vehicle driving license. The driver must participate in road traffic safety laws and regulations training and take an examination as required. According to legal provisions: In China, in addition to administrative penalties for motor vehicle drivers' road traffic safety violations, a cumulative scoring system for road traffic safety violations is implemented, with a scoring cycle of 12 months. If a driver accumulates 12 points within one scoring cycle, the traffic management department of the public security authority will confiscate their motor vehicle driving license. The driver must then participate in road traffic safety laws and regulations training and take an examination as required. If the examination is passed, the points will be cleared, and the driving license will be returned. If the examination is failed, the driver must continue with the training and retake the examination. Refusal to participate in the training or take the examination as notified by the traffic management department will result in the suspension of the driver's motor vehicle driving license.
I've been driving for twenty years and have personally experienced this embarrassing situation. That year, I only had 6 points left on my license, and then got another 6 points deducted for speeding. I was stunned on the spot as my license was immediately confiscated. According to regulations, I had to suspend driving and obediently report to the traffic management office. The process involved signing up for a safety education course, typically seven days of full attendance, covering road traffic safety regulations, reflections on driving skills, and the like. After completing the course and passing both written and road tests, I could regain the points and retrieve my license. During that period, I relied entirely on buses and subways for transportation, spent a few hundred yuan on tuition, and even lost some income. But I grew from the lesson—now I never drive recklessly and always remember that points are the safety bottom line. For similar issues, I recommend handling them promptly; delays can lead to increased fines and worse impacts on your livelihood.
