If a car owner loses their license, they keep driving without a license. It's also much harder to lose their license.
CDLs are much easier to lose and your employer knows if you have one or not, so it's directly tied to your income.
Then they get picked up by an ALPR scan and have their car impounded?
Seen it happen many times.
No they can't.
>A person may not drive a motor vehicle upon a highway, unless the person then holds a valid driver’s license issued under this code
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