Cars running on the Nanpu Bridge in Shanghai, east China. (Xinhua/Ding Ting)
BEIJING, May 24 (Xinhua) -- Residents on the Chinese mainland will be able to apply for car driving licenses in any mainland city instead of having to go back to where their permanent residences were registered, starting June 1.
They can also apply to replace, renew, or regularly approve existing licenses in any mainland city, according to the traffic management bureau of the Ministry of Public Security.
Residents only need to present their ID cards as identity, without having to show other residence certificates.
Residents from Hong Kong and Macao special administrative regions and Taiwan can also apply for the above-mentioned services. They only need to present their original residence certificates issued in HK, Macao or Taiwan.
It is estimated that the new regulation will benefit over 15 million people every year, saving more than 20 billion yuan (around 2.89 billion U.S. dollars) in transport costs.
In recent years, the ministry has been loosening restrictions on application of driving licenses. Starting June 2018, residents on the mainland can choose locations to sit exams for car driving licenses within the province one's permanent residence was registered.
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