First, let's get to the core: the driver's test hasn't changed, the driver's school has changed
A lot of people were shocked by the news that “may 1st was a double-difficult trip” and had to sign up. First of all, you will be given a pill: as of 1 may 2026, the national driving examination, the project, the evaluation criteria, the qualifying fraction line, has been adjusted to zero。
The driving examination was placed under the authority of the ministry of public security on the basis of the regulation on the application and use of motor vehicle driving permits (order no. 172 of the ministry of public security), which had landed on 1 january 2025, and by the end of april the ministry had not issued any notice of adjustment of the driving examination on 1 may. Subjects c1 ii or v, c2 or iv, 316 items remained unchanged and section i, section iv, eligibility line remained unchanged。
It's a national driving school. On 1 may, two new national standards for driving, issued jointly by the directorate general of market supervision and the ministry of transport and communications, the operational conditions for motor drivers training institutions (gb/t30340-2025) and the technical requirements for train trainers for motor drivers (gb/t30341-2025), were formally implemented。
Ii. Zero adjustment to the driver's examination: subjects i to iv, with all the lines remaining
Let's get this straight so we don't get fooled
• subject i (theory): theorems, theorems, the conformity line, 90 points, completely unchanged。
• topic ii (standing): c1 continues to be a back-to-back garage, side parking, ramp fixture, straight-angle turn, curved five; c2 does not pass the ramp, the remaining four remain unchanged, with 80 minutes of the qualifying line。
• subject iii (roads tests): preparation for boarding, light simulation, start-up, straight-line driving, additional blockage, change of lane, parking by side, crossing through the road, crossing through the sidewalk/school/bus stop, car encounters, overcars, turn-backs, etc., with no change in the criteria and 90 minutes of the qualifying line。
• subject iv (safety civilization): the repository, the theme, the 90-point line, without adjustment。
The web-based “studies ii and iv, and iii and simulation of rain mist days” are all mixed up with “driving school training project” and “driving test project”, which are false information。
Iii. New niger blocks: driving school must meet the standards and be out of the game if not
As of 1 may, the school will pass the “most stringent” hardware, software and management triads, each of which is mandatory:
1. Large-scale upgrading of site standards and failure to comply with standards
The new national sign clearly defines the area of the coach, the length of the single lane and the configuration of the facility:
• a significant increase in the total size and length of the single lanes of the small train coaches will require additional training facilities, such as a direct back-of-the-car, a docking platform, a turning point and vehicle security checks。
• cross-crossing points, circulation route networks, safety protection, passivation devices, net empty heights, all of which are mandatory standards, were directly disqualified from driving schools that used to “splash large areas, draw random lines”。
• new energy instructor charging facilities require that old sites be closed without modification or compliance。
Trainer vehicles and staffing, comprehensive specifications
• trainer models are more detailed, new energy coaches must meet technical performance requirements and old, faulty and substandard vehicles are completely phased out。
• stricter staffing of key posts (heads, teachers, trainers) and a change in the upper age limit for trainers to 63 years of age, which must be certified and given a real name, so that “black coach” is eliminated。
• truck training must be equipped with cargo loading and reinforcement of teaching equipment, and for the first time, motorcycle motorbike facilities are integrated into uniform standard management。
3. Teaching and supervision: the whole process is retroactive and fraud is eliminated
• electronic records of the hours of instruction, the entire course of instruction, face recognition, positioning cards, and the elimination of “swipe-time” “swipe-of-school” “drive”。
• archives management, quality certification, comprehensive strengthening of complaint-handling mechanisms, joint supervision by transport and public security authorities, direct interviews for violations, suspension of recruitment, closure and withdrawal。
Industry shuffles: three types of driving school will be eliminated and compliance will be the only way forward
With the implementation of the new national logo, the market will be completely cleansed, and three types of driving schools will be very difficult to survive:
“small discretion” driving schools: premises that fail to meet standards, vehicles are old, facilities are incomplete and not properly documented, are closed down directly after 1 may and cannot be enrolled。
2. Fake, pedagogy-based driving schools: full electronic monitoring, school-based impostors, scalding, eating cards, etc., are immediately discontinued, blacklisted and prevented from engaging in driving training for life。
Unqualified and operated “black driving school”: enhanced record-keeping for new national standards, common law enforcement normalization, black driving school, black coaches, total withdrawal。
All that remained were regular driving schools with site compliance, vehicle compliance, teaching standards and strict management, and the industry moved from “price war” to “quality war” where trainees were more secure。
V. Impact on learning: business studies and new studies are more regular and safe
This reform, which affects participants at different stages, is generally beneficial:
• older students who have enrolled and are studying cars: they are trained as planned, tested, not affected by the new national bid, are not trained, are not tested and are certified。
• new recruits to be enrolled: the only choice is to meet the standards, with more regular training, more adequate teaching time, closer to the field, and, although the learning process is more rigorous, “real skills” and safer on the road。
• all participants: after the market has been cleansed, the experience of learning about cars has increased dramatically, with more transparency in prices and more disciplined services, free from fear of being driven by black holes and coaches。
Policy implications: from “heavy examinations” to “heavy training”, protecting road safety
The driver's exam was adjusted to zero and the driver's school shuffled
• previous heavy examinations, light training, many of the participants “shall pass the test”, are not able to travel, are afraid to do so and are at high risk of accidents。
• the new national standards enhance the quality of the training so that participants are trained, well-trained and well-trained in schools, have real driving skills and reduce road safety hazards from the source。
• industry standardization and standardization to promote high-quality development in the driving industry and to create a fair, orderly and safe learning environment。
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