If I lose my driver's license, do I need to go back to my hometown to get a replacement? How do I get a replacement driver's license?

Having a driver's license means you have the ability to drive on the road. You must carry your driver's license with you when you travel by car, otherwise you are driving without a license. But there are always bad luck, such as losing your driver's license, which is actually very troublesome. So if you lose your driver's license, do you need to go back to your hometown to get a replacement? What is the general process for reissuing a driver's license?

If I lose my driver's license, do I need to go back to my hometown to get a replacement?

If you lose your driver's license, you should apply to the vehicle administration office where your driver's license was issued. The place where your driver's license was issued is clearly written in the red square stamp at the lower left corner of your driver's license.

If your driver's license is transferred from place A to place B, you should apply to the vehicle management office in place B. This has no necessary connection with your registered residence.

It should be noted that the issuing unit is a detachment at the municipal level, but if your driver's license file is in a county-level vehicle management office, it is recommended that you go to the county-level vehicle management office to handle it.

How to apply for a new driver's license

1. Prepare the following materials: ID card and its copy, with a blank space on the ID card copy to indicate the loss statement and add the signature and date; driver's license application form; two one-inch bareheaded color photos with a white background. If you need to entrust someone else, you must also provide the original ID card of the entruster and a power of attorney.

2. Fill in the application form. In the past, applicants usually wrote it by hand, but now it is basically changed to staff filling it out on the computer and then printing it, and the applicant only needs to sign it (the specific details depend on local requirements).

3. Finally, there is a written statement of lost driver's license. Generally, there is a fixed format, fill in your relevant information, and promise not to provide false information. If there is false information, you will bear the corresponding legal responsibility.

Once all of the above has been completed, the vehicle management office will review whether it meets the requirements for reissuing the certificate.

Notice:

If the reissued driving license is about to expire (a few months), the procedures for reissuing the driving license should be handled at the same time;

If the original certificate is found after reissue, it should be returned or destroyed by oneself and must not be used at the same time, otherwise it will be regarded as holding two certificates.

Do I need a driver's license to buy a new car?

In most areas, you don't need a driver's license to buy a car, whether it is a new car or an old car, unless the car requires a lottery.

No matter who the car buyer is, as long as he is a legal citizen, the person who registers the car does not need a driver's license. However, without a driver's license, although the car is yours, you cannot drive it on the road.

If you buy a car with full payment, you only need to provide your ID card to get an invoice and go to the vehicle management office to complete the registration procedures, indicating that the ownership of the car belongs to you. Unless you have to, do not register it in the name of someone else, because it is your private property.

If you want to buy a car with a mortgage, you need to provide a driver's license. As a financial institution, in addition to assessing your repayment ability, you must first provide a driver's license. If the nominal buyer does not have a driver's license, at least one of the co-borrowers or the couple must have a driver's license, otherwise it will be difficult to get a loan to buy a car.

However, if you don’t have a driver’s license, it is recommended not to buy a car for the time being.

Because buying a car requires complicated procedures, such as paying road and bridge tolls, handling violations online, and handling accidents, etc. It would be inconvenient if the car owner and the actual driver are not the same.