Electronic driving license will be fully implemented in 2022. Have you applied for it?

Electronic driver's license will be fully implemented in 2022

Have you applied for an electronic driver's license?

　　At the Party and Mass Service Center in Zhongjie Road Community, Suzhou City, the Suzhou Traffic Police advertised and explained the procedures for applying for an electronic driver’s license for the staff here.

Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Li Bo

　　Starting from September 1 this year, 28 cities including Beijing, Changchun, and Nanning have begun to implement the digitization of motor vehicle driver’s licenses.

Drivers can apply through the nationwide unified "Traffic Control 12123" mobile app, which can be used when handling traffic control services and accepting law enforcement inspections to facilitate travel.

Next year, electronic driving licenses will also be implemented nationwide.

　　Make travel more convenient

　　"It is very convenient to apply for an electronic driver's license. Once the mobile phone is operated and the photos are uploaded, the application is successful within 24 hours. Friends around me also applied early." June 1st this year, Tianjin, Chengdu, Suzhou Three cities took the lead in launching the pilot electronic driver's license. Mr. Diao, a citizen of Chengdu, received the electronic driver's license as soon as possible. He told reporters: "After applying, you will never forget to bring a paper version of your driver's license when you drive out."

　　The digitization of driver's license is an important measure of the Ministry of Public Security to deepen the reform of "delegation, regulation, and service".

Since the launch of the pilot program in June, more than 2 million drivers in Tianjin, Chengdu, and Suzhou have applied for the application, simplifying the procedures and materials and improving the convenience of using certificates.

Today, Beijing, Shijiazhuang, Changchun, Daqing, Shanghai, Wuxi, Yancheng, Taizhou, Ningbo, Jiaxing, Nanchang, Jinan, Qingdao, Changsha, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Nanning, Chongqing, Mianyang, Zigong, Nanchong, Guiyang, Kunming, 25 pilot cities including Xi'an and Yinchuan.

These electronic driving licenses issued by cities that have been promoted and applied are valid nationwide.

　　After Beijing opened the application for electronic driver's license, the reporter performed the operation on the "Traffic Management 12123" App.

Click on the "Driver's License Electronic Version" item in the shortcut bar of the homepage "Business Center", and you can quickly apply through face recognition.

In less than 10 minutes, it will prompt for approval.

　　According to the press conference of the Ministry of Public Security held earlier, the electronic driver's license has three characteristics: uniformity, real-time, and safety.

The electronic driver's license is uniform throughout the country and has the same legal effect as a paper driver's license.

The electronic driver's license is generated by the national public security traffic management electronic license system, which dynamically displays the status of the driver's license, which is convenient for real-time query, real-time presentation, and real-time verification.

In addition, the use of digital signature anti-counterfeiting technology can effectively prevent tampering and forgery, ensuring the authenticity, uniqueness, safety and reliability of the electronic driver's license.

　　It should be noted that when applying for an electronic driver's license, it is necessary to ensure that the status of the driver's license is normal, and there are no unhandled violations of laws, unhandled accidents, etc.

The applicant’s driver’s license should be within the validity period. If the driver’s license has been detained, temporarily detained, failed to undergo a physical examination after the expiry date, not examined after the expiration date, or announced to stop using it, it will not be possible to apply for an electronic driver's license.

　　It is reported that in the next step, in accordance with the principle of "pilots first and gradually expanded", electronic driving licenses will further improve the information system, complete supporting systems, and expand application scenarios. It will be implemented in phases across the country, and will be fully implemented throughout the country by 2022.

　　Welcomed by drivers

　　The implementation of electronic driving licenses is welcomed by the general public.

According to data from the Ministry of Public Security, the implementation of electronic vehicle driving licenses in 28 cities including Beijing has directly benefited 115 million drivers.

On September 1, a total of 2.72 million people across the country applied for electronic driving licenses through the "Traffic Control 12123" App.

　　The traffic control departments of the pilot cities have also made adequate preparations to respond to citizens' applications.

The Vehicle Management Office of the Traffic Police Detachment of the Qingdao Municipal Public Security Bureau of Shandong Province organized various vehicle management branches and 12123 telephone consultants to conduct business training. They were familiar with the work process and electronic driving license submission requirements, understood the specifications for submitting photos, and answered questions from the masses in a timely manner. Accept complaints from the masses.

As of 15:00 on September 2, Qingdao has issued more than 270,000 electronic driving licenses.

　　In Nanchang City, Jiangxi Province, as soon as the application platform opened for testing on the afternoon of August 31, some citizens had already applied for it.

On September 1, nearly 110,000 drivers in Nanchang applied for electronic driving licenses.

As of September 2, nearly 160,000 people have applied for electronic driving licenses in Nanchang, and the approval rate has reached 94%.

　　On September 1, Changchun City, Jilin Province also received more than 120,000 applications for electronic driving licenses.

The traffic police detachment of the Public Security Bureau of Changchun City issued a reminder to the public that electronic driving licenses are welcomed by the majority of drivers. In the early stage of the new measures, it is expected that there will be concentrated applications, forming a peak application period, and drivers can stagger applications during peak hours.

　　The reporter learned that the electronic driver's license is very convenient to use.

Drivers can log in to the "Traffic Management 12123" App, check and present their own electronic driving license in real time, and can also use the electronic driving license generated on the App when offline.

During the inspection by law enforcement, the public security traffic control department that presents the electronic driver's license will no longer check the paper driver's license.

When handling traffic control business, you can show your electronic driver's license to handle car driving control and deal with traffic violations, and you don't need to submit a paper driver's license.

However, if there is a need to detain a driver's license, a paper driver's license is still required.

　　With the increase in the number of electronic driver's licenses, more and more drivers enjoy the practical convenience brought by the "bright license".

The public security traffic management department can continuously improve the convenience of using electronic driving licenses in the process of road enforcement, illegal handling, and traffic accident handling, and expand the scope of use of electronic driving licenses in passenger and cargo transportation, car rental, insurance purchase, etc., so as to facilitate the public to do things. And driving to better serve and optimize the business environment.

Industry insiders believe that Internet technology has penetrated into various traffic management services. With the continuous improvement of Internet platform services, online business handling will become the norm, and people's travel life will become more and more convenient.

　　Li Zhen