It's really important to give the car a once-over before you drive off in it.
If the can¡¯t damage was there when you received the car, you could face
charges for having caused it yourself! Other standard checks, which should
be carried out before driving an unfamiliar car,should also be adhered to.
Rental Requirements
ID card/passport
Residency permit
Chinese Driver's License
Deposit

Make sure you check:

the exterior of the car for minor damage, e.g. dents and scratches,
Concentrate on the most likely areas: doors and bumpers.
the interior of the car for tears and stains-don't forget this includes
the boot!
the brakes, headlights and indicators are functioningproperly.
the windscreen wipers, electric windows, doors and latches, radio and
heating are operating correctly.
the fire pressures (at the nearest garage), oil andwater levels are
appropriate.
that you have the car's manual with you.

 

  Beijing Car Service Co. Rental Division
Add: Jianguomenwai Diplomatic Compound South Gate Chaoyang District, Beijing
Tel: 6502-4040 Hours: 8:30am-5:30pm

  Beijing Tourism Car Rental Company
Add: Yaokoucun, South of the Golden Land Building Chaoyang District, Beijing
Tel: 6436-8020 for rental Tel: 6437-0028 for additional info
Hours: 8:30am-5:00pm
Car Type: Santana
Price: RMB 7,000 per month (monthly rental only)
Blue Sky Car Rental
Add: 66 Jiugulouwai Dajie Xicheng District
Tel: 6205-5888 Fax: 6204-9113
Hours: 8:30am-5:00pm
Car Type: Skoda
Price: RMB 280 per day
Deposit: RMB 5,000


  CVIK Taxi Service, Car Rental
Add: 82 Passage 4 CIVIK Plaza 22 Jianguomenwai Dajie Choayang District
Tel: 6512-3481, 6512-4488 ext. 6019
Hours: 8:30am-5:30pm
East Car Rental Co.
Add: Jiaomen Dongli Tinchenchang Fengtai District
Tel: 6726-4187, 6721-5207
Hours: 24-hour service (M-F)
Car Type: Volvo
Price: RMB 6,000 per month (monthly rental only)
Deposit: RMB 60,000


  East Cloud Car Rental Company
Add: Gongti Hotel Room 4001-4004 Chaoyang District, Beijing
Tel: 6501-6655 ext. 4003
Hours: 9:00am-5:00pm (M-F)
Car Types: Chinese Models
Price: RMB 6,000 per month
Deposit: Depends on length of rental
Beijing First Auto Rental Co.
Add: 28 Xizhimen Nan Dajie, Xicheng District

 

 
How to get a Driver's License
 

Getting a license to drive in the PRC is a fairly straightforward, if involved, procedure. It will take some time and running around, through, so if you have a company driver, delegate some of the tasks below and save yourself some mafan.

Getting a Chinese license (jiashizhizhao) depends first on whether you have:
1)a work card (gongzuozheng)
2)a residency permit (juliuzheng)
3)possession of a license from your home country.

If you do not have a license from your home country, you must take the driving test, available in Chinese only. If you have all three of the above, read on. (Bring your passport along for the entire procedure, just in case.)

Application form at DMV: Pick up an application at the Foreigners' DMV. If personnel tell you that you must first buy a car, weasel out of if by telling them you will be driving a company car.
The address of the DMV is:

Chinese DMV, Foreigners' Division
90Guangying Xilu, Chaoyang District
Tel: 6490-4379 (for foreigners); 6839-9851 (for Chinese)
Hours: 8:30-1:3005pm (M-f)

Health check: Take the form to:
Peking Union Medical Hospital.
(Xiehe Yiyuan )
Foreigners' emergency Clinic, sixth floor 53 Dongdanbei Dajie, Dongcheng District
Proceed to the sixth floor and give personnel the form; get them to help you fill it out and pay the cashier. You will then be sent through the testing circuit.

Chop # 1: once you have finished with all medical testing, return to the nurses' station and get the hospital chop on your DMV form.

Chop # 2: Get your company's official chop on the DMV form.

Return to the DMV with two passport-size photos and your foreign driver's license; submit the twin-chopped form and your juliuzheng (residency permit).

License swap: Give the Chinese DMV your driver's license from your home country along with a translation of your license. They give you your new Chinese license and hold onto it while you drive in China. Anytime you leave the country, you may want your old license back. You must then return to the DMV, re-exchange licenses, and then when you come back to China, re-re-exchange licenses. Or perhaps a better way is to return to your home country and tell your local DMV you lost your driver's license and get a new one for a small price. This way you always have two driver's license, one for China and one for your home country.