Which cities can use electronic driver's licenses?

[ParkerFitz]

Beijing, Tianjin, Shijiazhuang, Changchun, Daqing, Shanghai, Wuxi, Suzhou, Yancheng, Taizhou, Ningbo, Jiaxing, Nanchang, Jinan, Qingdao, Changsha, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Nanning, Chongqing, Chengdu, Mianyang, Zigong, Nanchong, Guiyang, Xi'an, Yinchuan, Kunming. The following is a related introduction to electronic driver's licenses: Features: Electronic driver's licenses have three characteristics: uniformity, real-time performance, and security, providing drivers with convenience in application, presentation, and use. Electronic driver's licenses are generated through the national public security traffic management electronic license system, dynamically displaying the status of the driver's license, and can be applied in multiple scenarios such as law enforcement management and public services. Advantages: Convenient for real-time query, real-time presentation, and real-time verification. Electronic driver's licenses use digital signature anti-counterfeiting technology, ensuring authenticity, uniqueness, security, and reliability.

[DelFrancisco]

As a seasoned driver who frequently travels on business, the digitization of driver's licenses has been a huge help. A few years ago, I had to carry a plastic-covered license booklet, but now it's all done with a tap on my phone. E-licenses are valid nationwide, including in your hometown's third-tier city. I've been checked in Beijing and encountered random inspections on Shanghai's elevated roads—just showing the electronic license page on the Traffic Management 12123 app got me through. Even the officers at checkpoints during my self-drive trip to Xinjiang recognized the QR code. If you forget your physical license, it's no problem—electronic licenses are still accepted at traffic police stations for handling violations. Just remember to apply for it in advance on the official app, take a proper photo, and the system approval is quick.

[VonBeau]

Last time at a gathering, my cousin who works as a traffic policeman mentioned that over 2,000 cities and counties nationwide now support electronic driver's licenses. When I rented a car in Guangzhou using my e-license, the staff reminded me of the details: opening the Traffic Management 12123 APP to display the dynamic QR code is the most reliable, as screenshots may expire. Traveling around for business, the worst fear is forgetting documents, but now just pulling out your phone does the trick. Last week in Chongqing, I was checked by traffic police while eating noodles, and the verification was done in three seconds. Even my mother-in-law passed inspection by showing her e-license when her electric tricycle was checked in her small hometown county. Although some remote areas have slower updates to police equipment, most are already connected to the system.

[McVera]

My daughter, who just got her driver's license, is always glued to her phone. Young people nowadays are so fond of electronic driver's licenses. She's studying in Hangzhou and rented a shared car to visit Wuzhen over the weekend, relying entirely on her phone's digital license. She says it's already available in cities big and small across the country—even the milk tea shop owner near her school used an electronic version when stopped while riding his motorcycle. The important thing is to keep your login password safe. Last time, her roommate left her phone in a taxi and had to rush to the DMV for re-verification. But it's really convenient now. When she went back to her hometown up north during vacation, the car rental company just scanned the QR code on her phone to complete the procedures, saving the hassle of carrying a physical copy.