Nowadays,　vehicle　inspection　has　an　urgent　demand　for　automatic　target　information　recognition　technology.　Target　text　location　is　the　prerequisite　for　target　text　recognition　and　has　a　great　influence　on　recognition.　Experimental　results　show　that　deep　learning　algorithms,　such　as　faster　RCNN,　are　not　effective　on　such　problems　to　some　extent.　Therefore,　this　paper　adopted　the　method　of　template　matching,　took　the　vehicle　license　application　form　as　the　research　subject,　realized　the　target　text　location　according　to　the　relative　location　between　the　target　texts　in　the　image,　and　achieved　satisfactory　results.　The　application　of　this　method　on　the　driving　license　proves　that　it　is　a　target　text　location　technology　that　can　be　applied　to　document　images　with　relatively　fixed　layout.　©　2020　ACM.