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Sign up with Google Sign up with FacebookQ: How difficult is it to get a number plate for a new car in Beijing?
Heard there's some kind of lottery system in place in Beijing now which means that not everyone gets a license plate. What percentage of people don't get one and what happens to their cars?
12 years 27 weeks ago in Transport & Travel - Beijing
I think there are different rules for foreigners and Chinese. A Chinese friend told me that foreigners who have worked in China for more than 3 years can just buy a license plate, but I haven't found an article to back up this claim.
According to new laws introduced this year, only 240,000 new plates will be issued in 2011, but those who weren't successful in the lottery draw can keep applying each month. Read this article for more info: http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/business/2011-01/03/content_11787438.htm