Whose points will be deducted for running a red light while driving someone else's car?
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Running a red light while driving someone else's car will result in the deduction of the driver's points. In practice, for traffic violations recorded by traffic monitoring technology, if the driver can be identified, the identified driver will be penalized and have points deducted. Point deduction standards for running a red light: According to Article 2, Section 1, Clause 2 of the "Scoring Standards for Road Traffic Safety Violations," driving a motor vehicle in violation of traffic signal lights will result in a deduction of 6 points per offense. Article 3, Section 1, Clause 8 states that driving a motor vehicle in violation of prohibition signs or no-entry markings will result in a deduction of 3 points per offense. How to check for red light violations: You can check for red light violations through the "Traffic Management 12123" app. After opening the app, log in using your ID card, then find and click on the "Violation Handling" option. Under "Violation Handling," you can view the current status of your vehicle. If there are any violations, the specific details will be displayed. You can also check by visiting the office halls of the traffic police departments in various districts and counties, using the touch query terminals. Alternatively, log in to the external service websites of the public security traffic management bureaus of various cities, find the "Vehicle Violation Query" section, enter your license plate number and vehicle engine number, and click "Query."
I accidentally ran a red light while driving my friend's car before, and I was really nervous, worried that the penalty points would be wrongly deducted. Later, I found out that according to traffic regulations, if a red light violation is caught by a camera, the penalty points are usually assigned to the driver, not the car owner. If the traffic police can identify me as the driver from the photos, the points will be directly deducted from my license. If they can't recognize me, the points might initially be assigned to the car owner, but the owner can quickly go to the traffic police station to explain the situation, provide evidence that I was the one driving, and have the points transferred back to me. So in such cases, timely action is key—don’t delay, or else the points will be lost and affect the owner. My advice is to always clarify details like dashcams before borrowing someone else’s car to avoid endless trouble. In the end, I turned myself in, admitted my mistake, and took the points, which served as a good lesson.
Based on daily experience, if you run a red light in someone else's car and get caught by an electronic eye, the demerit points will be assigned to the actual driver operating the vehicle. The traffic violation system primarily determines responsibility through the license plate number and camera footage. If the image clearly identifies the driver, the demerit points will be applied to the driver's license, and the car owner will not be affected. However, if the image is blurry or fails to capture the driver's face, the penalty may initially be imposed on the car owner. In such cases, the owner must proactively appeal to the traffic police department and provide evidence of who was actually driving to avoid the demerit points. It is advisable for the driver to not evade responsibility after being caught and to promptly communicate with the car owner to jointly handle the ticket. Otherwise, not only will the driver's license points be deducted, but the car owner's credit may also be negatively impacted. After all, traffic rules are designed to fairly hold drivers accountable, and unrelated individuals should not bear the blame. In summary, safe driving is paramount, and extra caution should be exercised when borrowing a vehicle to avoid such troubles.
