△ An applicant applying for a motor vehicle driving license for the first time may apply for a motor vehicle driving license for a City Bus, a Large Freight Vehicle, a Small Vehicle, a Small Automatic Vehicle, a Low-Speed Freight Vehicle, a Three-Wheeled Vehicle, a Small Automatic Passenger Vehicle For People With Disabilities, an Ordinary Three-Wheeled Motorcycle, an Ordinary Two-Wheeled Motorcycle, a Light Motorcycle, a Self-Propelled Wheeled Mechanical Vehicle, a Trolleybus, or a Tramcar.

The Meaning of Identity Document

1. The identity document for residents shall be the "Resident ID Card" or the "Temporary Resident ID Card". Where a Mainland resident residing outside their place of registered permanent residence is applying for a driving license for the first time, is applying for addition of a new permitted vehicle type other than a Small Vehicle to their driving license, or is holding a military driving license or a foreign driving license, their identity document shall be the "Resident ID Card" or the "Temporary Resident ID Card", along with a proof of residence issued by a public security authority;

2. The identity document for a Hong Kong or Macao SAR resident shall be the "Residence Permit for Hong Kong or Macao Residents". If the applicant has not obtained a "Residence Permit for Hong Kong or Macao Residents", the identity document shall be the "Mainland Travel Permit for Hong Kong and Macao Residents" that the applicant held when entering the mainland or the "Travel Permit of the People's Republic of China" issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, along with the "Resident ID Card" issued by Hong Kong or Macao SAR and a proof of accommodation registration issued by a public security authority;

3. The identity document for a Taiwan resident shall be the "Residence Permit for Taiwan Residents". If the applicant has not obtained a "Residence Permit for Taiwan Residents", the identity document shall be the applicant's "Mainland Travel Permit for Taiwan Residents", which must be issued by a public security authority and must be valid for the next five years, or the "Travel Permit of the People's Republic of China" issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, along with a proof of accommodation registration certificate issued by a public security authority;

4. The identity document for an overseas Chinese shall be the "Passport of the People's Republic of China" along with a proof of accommodation registration issued by a public security authority;

5. The identity document for a foreigner is the passport or any other travel document that the applicant held when entering the mainland, or a  valid visa or certificate of residence or stay with a period of residence or stay for three months or more, along with a proof of accommodation registration certificate issued by a public security authority; the identity document for a foreigner who has obtained permanent residence in mainland China shall be the “Foreigner Permanent Residence Permit Card”;

6. The identity document for a staff member of a foreign embassy or consulate in mainland China or of a representative office of an international organization in mainland China shall be a valid identity document issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Provisions on probation period

1. The 12 months after a motor vehicle driver first obtains a motor vehicle driving license shall be the probation period.

Where a driver has newly obtained a driving license for a City Bus or a Large Freight Vehicle, the driver shall, within 30 days after the end of the probation period, take an examination on road traffic safety laws and regulations, traffic safety and civilized driving, emergency responses, and other traffic safety knowledge, and receive at least half an hour of education on cautionary cases of traffic accidents.

2. When driving a motor vehicle during the probation period, the driver shall paste or hang a  standardized probation mark on the back of the vehicle.

3. During the probation period, a motor vehicle driver may not drive a bus, a commercial passenger vehicle, an on-duty police car, fire engine, ambulance, or tow truck, or a motor vehicle carrying explosives, inflammable or explosive chemicals, highly toxic or radioactive substances, or other dangerous substances; and may not tow a trailer.

When driving a motor vehicle on an expressway during the probation period, the driver must accompanied by a driver who has held a driving license for the corresponding permitted vehicle type or higher for more than 3  years. A driver driving a Small Automatic Passenger Vehicle For People With Disabilities can be accompanied by a driver who holds a driving license for a Small Automatic Passenger Vehicle or higher.

4. Where a motor vehicle driver has accumulated 12 points on their record within the probation period, htheir qualification to drive a vehicle of the permitted type under probation shall be canceled.

Where a driver holding a driving license for a City Bus or a Large Freight Vehicle has accumulated more than 6 points but less than 12 points on their record within the one-year probation period, the probation period shall be extended for another year. Where the driver has accumulated a record of more than 6 points but less than 12 points during the extended probation period, their qualification to drive a vehicle of the permitted type under probation shall be canceled.