Motocycles Banned From Driving If You Don’t Have This Permit!

Last week we posted an article about Provisional Driving Permits, which caused significant attractions. Many of our overseas friends want to know how to ride through China on two wheels. Here are a few tips that you couldn’t miss! 
DRIVING LICENSE

It’s important to bear in mind that foreign driving licenses, including International Driving Permits, are not recognized in China, which means that foreign rider must have a Chinese Driving License. 

Provisional Driving Permits

If you are a tourist or an exchange student wishing to drive in China for a short period of time, provisional driving permits would be the best choice for you. 

Features

  • No exam
  • Can be done within an hour
  • Convenient for a short trip and multiple entry

Motocycles Banned From Driving If You Don't Have This Permit!

Required Materials

  • Identity document for exit-entry of the People’s Republic of China
  • Driving license in your home country
  • Two documents’ Chinese translations
  • Recently-taken 1-inch photos with white background

Processing Stations

More and more windows are set up to facilitate overseas tourists to apply for the permits. 

You can obtain this provisional permits at the local traffic police departments or some cities’ airports. We found that these places have already provided the services: 

  • Beijing Capital International Airport
  • Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
  • Shenzhen Bao’an International Airport
  • Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport
  • Haikou Meilan International Airport
  • Sanya Phoenix International Airport
  • Tianjin Port Free Trade Zone

Motocycles Banned From Driving If You Don't Have This Permit!

REMINDERS

1. Necessary overseas driving license

Apparently your original driving license is needed to prove your qualification since there’s no exam. 

If you have no driving license, you need to take exams and get a Chinese Driving License. 

Categories of vehicles operated in China depend on your original license. So if the permitted driving type of your driving license is a small vehicle, for example, then you are not allowed to ride motorcycles in the country. 

2. Concrete Identity Certificates 

According to the regulations, identity documents for exit-entry refers to: 

  • Passport or other travel permit held at the time of entry; 

  • Valid visa or stay/residence permit with a stay/residence period of over 3 months; 

  • Proof of stay registration issued by the local public security department. 

The validity term of the license will be for a minimum of 3 months and can be extended to a year if the holder will stay for more than three months. 

We’ve posted an article about Chinese provisional driving permits last week, you can click the following link to read more! 
 
Related article: Get Chinese Driving License Immediately at These Airports! 

Motocycles Banned From Driving If You Don't Have This Permit!

Chinese Driving License

If you have a residence permit and plan to stay in China for a long time, it is better to get a Chinese driving license. 
 
Related article: Easiest Method to Get A Driving License In China! 

Features

  • Long validity
  • Exams needed

Motocycles Banned From Driving If You Don't Have This Permit!

01

For who has home driving license

Required Materials

  • Passport and residence permit or Chinese Visa with at least three months of validity (original and photocopy); 

  • Record of temporary residence registration obtained at the local police station (original and photocopy); 

  • Driving license from your home country (original and photocopy); 

  • Certified and notarized translation of the driving license from the home country to Chinese language (In many places, such as Beijing, you only need to provide a translation signed by a Chinese national and bring the copy of his/her ID card); 

  • Medical certificate (complete health check-up done at a city hospital); 

  • Three to five one-inch color photos with a white background.

REMINDERS

Just like provisional driving permits, it is not allowed to ride motorcycles if the permitted driving type of your original license is not a motorcycle. 

 

02

For who doesn’t

If you are over 18 years of age and get a driving license for the first time, you have to get enrolled in Motorcycle driving school and take the exams first, then apply for the license. 

Motocycles Banned From Driving If You Don't Have This Permit!

Required Materials

  • Passport and residence permit with at least 3 months of validity (original and photocopy); 

  • Record of temporary residency obtained at the local police station (original and photocopy); 

  • Medical certificate; 

  • Three to five one-inch color photos with a white background. 

REMINDERS

The permitted driving types of motorcycles include:

  • D: common three-wheel motorcycle

  • E: common two-wheel motorcycle

  • F: Light motorcycle

Who has the D driving license can also drive the E type, and who has the E license can drive F type.

Motocycles Banned From Driving If You Don't Have This Permit!
CITIES BAN MOTORCYCLES

Not all Chinese cities and regions allow motorcycles so that motorcycle licenses are not permitted in these places. 

It is reported that over 185 cities in China ban or limit motorcycles so you’d better check the local rules first. 

Related article: “Ban on Motorcycles” In Guangzhou to Be Lifted Soon? 

Motocycles Banned From Driving If You Don't Have This Permit!

According to MTUO (中国摩托车网), places fully or partly prohibiting motorcycle include: 

Municipality

  • Beijing 北京
  • Shanghai 上海
  • Tianjin 天津
  • Chongqing 重庆

Other Provinces

Hebei Province
河北省

 

  • Shijiazhuang 石家庄
  • Qinghuangdao 秦皇岛
  • Tangshan 唐山市
  • Chengde 承德市

 

Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region
内蒙古自治区

 

  • Ordos 鄂尔多斯
  • Huhhot 呼和浩特
  • Baotou 包头市

 

Heilongjiang Province
黑龙江省

 

  • Harbin 哈尔滨

 

Jilin Province
吉林省

  • Changchun 长春
  • Jilin 吉林

Liaoning Province
辽宁省

  • Shenyang 沈阳
  • Dandong 丹东
  • Tieling 铁岭
  • Benxi 本溪

Henan Province
河南省

  • Zhengzhou 郑州
  • Jiaozuo 焦作
  • Xinyang 新氧

Shanxi Province
山西省

  • Taiyuan 太原
  • Xinzhou 忻州

Hubei Province
湖北省

  • Wuhan 武汉
  • Yichang 宜昌

Jiangsu Province
江苏省

  • Wuxi 无锡
  • Changzhou 常州
  • Nantong 南通
  • Yangzhou 扬州
  • Yancheng 盐城
  • Zhangjiagang 张家港
  • Jiangyin 江阴
  • Kunshan 昆山
  • Huai’an 淮安
  • Nanjing 南京
  • Changshu 常熟
  • Changzhou 常州
  • Suzhou 苏州

Zhejiang Province
浙江省

  • Hangzhou 杭州
  • Ningbo 宁波
  • Shaoxing 绍兴

Anhui Province
安徽省

  • Hefei 合肥

Jiangxi Province
江西省

  • Nanchang 南昌
  • Ganzhou 赣州

Shandong Province
山东省

  • Jinan 济南
  • Yantai 烟台
  • Tai’an 泰安

Sichuan Province
四川省

  • Mianyang 绵阳
  • Chengdu 成都
  • Yibin 宜宾
  • Xichang 西昌
  • Luzhou 泸州
  • Guangyuan 广元

Qinghai Province
青海省

  • Xining 西宁

Shaanxi Province
陕西省

  • Xi’an 西安
  • Xianyang 咸阳

Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region
新疆维吾尔自治区

  • Urumqi 乌鲁木齐
  • Kashgar 喀什

Guizhou Province
贵州省

  • Guiyang 贵阳

Yunan Province
云南省

  • Kunming 昆明

Fujian Province
福建省

  • Fuzhou 福州
  • Xiamen 厦门
  • Zhangzhou 漳州
  • Quanzhou 泉州

Guangdong Province
广东省

  • Guangzhou 广州
  • Dongguan 东莞
  • Shenzhen 深圳
  • Zhanjiang 湛江
  • Foshan 佛山
  • Zhongshan 中山
  • Huizhou 惠州
  • Zhuhai 珠海
  • Shantou 汕头

Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region
广西壮族自治区

  • Nanning 南宁
  • Beihai 北海
  • Guilin 桂林
  • Liuzhou 柳州

Hainan Province
海南省

  • Haikou 海口
  • Sanya 三亚

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Motocycles Banned From Driving If You Don't Have This Permit!

SOURCE | China Gov/中国摩托车网

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