Will un-inspected vehicles be automatically photographed on the road?
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They will not be caught by surveillance cameras. Here is the relevant information: Unqualified vehicles: If a vehicle misses its annual inspection, it is considered unqualified, and driving it on the road constitutes illegal driving. According to the Road Traffic Law, vehicle owners must have their vehicles inspected on time. Driving an uninspected vehicle on the road will result in penalties such as vehicle impoundment, a fine of 200 yuan, and 3 demerit points. Relevant regulations: Additionally, according to the 'Mandatory Scrapping Standards for Motor Vehicles,' registered motor vehicles that fail to obtain an inspection compliance mark within three consecutive inspection cycles after the expiration of the inspection period must be mandatorily scrapped. In other words, if a motor vehicle fails to undergo inspection three times consecutively, it will be forcibly scrapped. Driving such a vehicle on the road will also result in fines, revocation of the driver's license, a two-year ban from reapplying for a driver's license, and the vehicle being confiscated and forcibly scrapped.
As a new driver, I immediately looked into this after hearing my colleague mention it. Driving a vehicle without an annual inspection will definitely be automatically captured by traffic cameras. Nowadays, those smart devices are all connected to the network, and as soon as your license plate is recognized, the system can check the inspection status and flag non-compliant vehicles. Once caught, traffic police will issue a ticket, typically with a 200-yuan fine and 3 demerit points. A friend of mine got penalized this way, not only fined but also delayed for work. What's worse, a long-overdue inspection might mean the car's lights don't work, making night driving especially dangerous. Now, I remind myself to check the inspection date every six months to avoid accidentally exceeding the deadline and getting fined. Only with a well-maintained car can I drive with peace of mind.
