Will Car Stickers Be Penalized?
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Car body stickers will not violate traffic regulations if they do not affect the vehicle's appearance or safe driving. Below are the precautions for stickers: 1. Car stickers cannot use the special colors designated for specific vehicles: firefighting red, engineering rescue yellow, and the upper white and lower blue color combination designated for national administrative law enforcement. These are special colors for specific vehicles and cannot be used on ordinary vehicles. Therefore, for the sake of personalization or other reasons, attempting to modify the vehicle with a full-body color-changing film (or other methods) constitutes illegal vehicle modification and will result in a fine of 500–1,000 yuan, along with an order to restore the vehicle to its original condition. 2. The area of car stickers must not exceed 30% of the vehicle's body area; exceeding this requires approval: If the area of car stickers is too large (exceeding 30%) and has not been reported to the public security traffic management department, it will cause the vehicle to differ from the photo on the vehicle registration certificate. This will be deemed illegal modification and will result in a fine of 500–1,000 yuan. Additionally, in the event of a vehicle accident, insurance companies may refuse to provide related compensation services for this reason. 3. Car stickers must not affect safe driving: The content must be healthy and positive.
I've seen many car owners getting tickets due to sticker issues, where the key factors are the size and placement of the stickers. If you stick them on the front windshield or side windows, especially within the driver's line of sight, traffic police will definitely stop you, as obstructing the view is considered illegal modification. The area of body stickers shouldn't be too exaggerated either; exceeding 30% requires registration. My neighbor's car was covered with anime patterns and couldn't pass the annual inspection. Also, pay attention to the content of the stickers; anything with advertising or vulgar content can get you fined 200 yuan in no time. Sticking anything around the license plate frame is a no-go zone, and doing so will cost you 12 points instantly. I recommend taking photos of your car from various angles with your phone before applying stickers to simulate the driver's line of view, so you don't lose big for small gains.
