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Applicants with one missing limb but are able to operate steering wheel freely after fitting assistive equipment can register light or general heavy motorcycle driving license test with automatic transmission cars or customized cars. Please comply with the following rules when registering small vehicle driving license test:
1. Applicants with missing left hand or missing right hand and are able to deal with daily affairs independently without external force after fitting assistive equipment shall register license test in automatic transmission cars with a cramp ring mounted on the steering wheel.
2. Applicants with missing left lower limb but healthy right lower limb and are able to move independently without external force after fitting assistive equipment shall register license test with automatic transmission cars.
3. Applicants with missing left lower limb and functional disability on the right lower limb and are able to move independently without external force after fitting assistive equipment shall register license test with customized cars.
4. Applicants with missing right lower limb but healthy left lower limb or functional disability and are able to move independently without external force after fitting assistive equipment shall register license test with customized cars.
5. Applicants with other missing limbs and are able to move independently without external force after fitting assistive equipment shall register license test with customized cars.
Applicants with missing limbs specified on paragraph 1 to 4 above and are granted general small vehicle driving license for more than 3 months can register small commercial vehicle driving license test.

General driving license and motorcycle driving license that are newly-issued or have been granted on or before July 1st, 2013 will be exempted from renewal. (Foreigners who have not obtain alien residence permit, people from Mainland China, residences in Hong Kong or Macau or nationals with no household registration in the Taiwan area who obtain driving license in our country, and those who are punished permanently prohibited from driving license test apply for re-test and obtain one-year driving license shall maintain the regulation of periodic renewal. )
1. Required documents:
1) Original copy of any of the following identity documents:
National I.D. card, Military I.D. card, alien residence permit or another valid driving license. (Photocopy will be acceptable if the applicant submits the application in person.)
2) The obtained driving license.
3) One one-inch color photo with glossy single-color background, without wearing hat, with clear facial features, bust shot, and was taken within past 2 years. Do not use image synthesis.
2. Fee: Driving license fee: NT$200.
3. Notes:
1) Please pay off any outstanding fine for violations or road safety seminar penalties before applying for license renewal.
2) If the professional driving license is due for the date of reviewing, please deal with the driving license reviewing at the same time.

1. Other than the original subjects for road test, test of “balance driving on straight line” is added.
2. The lane used for straight line balance driving is 15 meters in length and 40 centimeters in width. Applicants must not drive through it less than 7 seconds, and both front and rear wheels must be kept within the edge of lane with no foot touching the ground. For those who fail it at the first time, they will be given one additional chance.

Following qualifications are required for large heavy motorcycle driving license test:
Age: Applicants who apply for large heavy motorcycle driving license must be at least 20 years old; no limitation for the maximum age.
Experience: Applicants who apply for large heavy motorcycle driving license must have general heavy motorcycle driving license for more than one year as well as certificate of training completion at driving training institutions that are legally registered.
Physical fitness: Applicants who apply for large heavy motorcycle driving license must pass physical fitness test.

Applicants with incomplete fingers on both hands and without missing all fingers or palm in one hand can apply for light or general heavy motorcycle driving license and small vehicle driving license with ordinary vehicle. If they do not have one of the following situations, they can also apply for driving license for large vehicle:
1) Missing the thumb on both hands.
2) Missing more than two knuckles on the index finger and middle finger on both hands.
3) Either ring finger or little finger is completely missing on both hands or with complete functional disability as well as either index finger or middle finger is complete missing or with complete functional disability.
4) Thumb and middle finger dystrophy on both hands with significant functional disability and are not able to bend and stretch freely.
5) Index finger and middle finger dystrophy on both hands with significant functional disability and are not able to bend and stretch freely.
6) Dystrophy below the carpal joint on either hand with significant functional disability and are not able to bend and stretch freely.
7) Mutilated fingers or palm on both hands, and the grip on either hand is less than 15 kg.

Applicants who would like to register for small vehicle professional driving license shall obtain small vehicle general driving license for more than 3 months, at least 20 years old, and must sit for the written exam for professional driving license (mechanical knowledge). After passing the written exam, they should participate in road test (driving forward and backward on a curving road & turning round in a curved alley). For those who use automatic transmission cars for test, they should be tested hill start and 7)Stable gear changing test.

Yes. Seats facing side can be modified and installed next to the wheelchair area, but the safety belt and the material used for seat must meet the regulations of vehicle safety testing.

Text “wheelchair area Ramp” shall be remarked on the column of “Type of vehicle and additional equipment” on the vehicle registration certificate.
※Please deal with above business at business counter at the Motor Vehicles Office at your local area, and the address can be found from the following website:
https://www.mvdis.gov.tw/m3-emv/news/office

According Article 14 of Regulations for Road Traffic Safety, vehicle registration certificate shall be renewed every three years. It will be calculated from the original certificate issuing date and the certificate must be renewed within one month before or after expiration before the vehicle can be used for driving. However, from January 1st, 2013, vehicle registration certificate for automobile, except school bus, children-only bus and ambulance, are exempted from renewal.
According to Article 15 of Road Traffic Management and Penalty Act, car owners or users shall be fined from NT$900 to NT$1,800 if they fail to replace vehicle registration certificate when it is expired as well as the license plate will be withheld and they should be ordered for certificate renewal.
※Please deal with above business at business counter at the Motor Vehicles Office at your local area, and the address can be found from the following website:
https://www.mvdis.gov.tw/m3-emv/news/office

For those who apply for wheelchair area installation or apply for the modification of swivel chair from January 1st, 2013, they should follow the provision in “Safety reviewing and inspection guidance for vehicle modified with wheelchair area installation or swivel seat model”. The registration modification can be applied for at the highway supervision authority by submitting qualified inspection report affixed with company seal issued by professional vehicle technical research institution, qualified inspection record and unified invoice for modification (with license plate number) issued by legal company as well as pass inspection at the highway supervision authority.
※Please deal with above business at business counter at the Motor Vehicles Office at your local area, and the address can be found from the following website:
https://www.mvdis.gov.tw/m3-emv/news/office