Electronic vehicle licenses will be piloted in 60 cities nationwide, including Beijing and Tianjin, starting on July 1, the Ministry of Public Security announced on Thursday.
Wang, director of the ministry's Traffic Management Bureau, said that, to ensure effective application, the electronic vehicle licenses issued in the 60 pilot cities will be valid nationwide.
He noted that drivers still need to carry their paper vehicle license in the vehicle, and the e-document can be used for vehicle registration, handling traffic violations and traffic accident processing at traffic management service windows.
Vehicle owners in the pilot cities can apply for electronic vehicle licenses through the "Jiaoguan 12123" app, the only mobile application software for the official Internet traffic safety comprehensive service management platform of the Ministry of Public Security.
The e-license has a unified national format and also supports the owner of a motor vehicle authorizing others to use the electronic driving license, mainly to facilitate entrusting others to handle business on their behalf, he said.
