Which cities currently support electronic driver's licenses?
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According to the Ministry of Public Security, 28 cities including Beijing, Changchun, and Nanning will begin promotion. Here are the details: Specific regions: These 28 cities include: 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, Kunming, Xi'an, and Yinchuan. Electronic driver's licenses issued by these pilot cities are valid nationwide. Electronic driver's license: An electronic driver's license serves as a supplement to the physical license. In cases where the physical license is not carried, electronic documents can be used for roadside inspections. After activating the 'electronic driver's license' service, citizens can directly show the 'electronic driver's license' to traffic police when not carrying their physical license, and the police will not impose fines or impound the vehicle for not carrying the physical license. This saves the time and effort wasted by the parties involved in retrieving and submitting documents, and avoids the impact of vehicle impoundment on their travel.
According to the information we obtained from the local traffic management bureau, the electronic driver's license has now achieved nationwide coverage in China! When I worked in Guangzhou, it was still in the pilot phase, but since last year, it has become available in all cities including county-level cities. However, I must remind you that for the first-time application, you need to log in to the local traffic management APP, upload a photo, and there are dress code requirements. Once when I helped a relative from my hometown with the application, I noticed significant differences in approval times between cities – some take effect in as fast as half an hour, while smaller cities might take up to two days. During checks, you can simply show the dynamic QR code to the officer for scanning, but when traveling far, it's safer to carry the physical driver's license as a backup.
