Highway Bureau, MOTCHighway Bureau, MOTC

There are four main points for the promoting road test on small vehicle driving license:
1.Changing traffic environment.
2.It is expected to change nationals’ independent driving competence and confidence after obtaining the license as well as the general situation of afraid of driving on the road.
3.It is to make sure the driving license in our country in line with the international standards due to the current trend in the approach of “equality and mutual benefit” and “mutual recognition” on driving licenses taken by many countries in the world. The small vehicle driving license tests in most advanced countries carry out road test, like USA, Australia, Japan, Singapore, and South Korea. Germany, Portugal, and Austria decided to not offer us the treatment of driving license exchange because road test is not implemented for license test in our country.
4.It is expected to enhance overall road safety and correct bad driver’s behaviors, such as running the red light, forcibly crossing the railroad crossing, speeding, making a turn or changing lane without using turn signal, and failing to open the door in two-stage when getting out of the car. We hope to guide the teaching at driving schools through road test and correct bad driver’s behaviors.

1. Required documents:
1) Original copy of national I.D. card or one photocopy of front side and back side of the I.D. card.
2) The obtained professional driving license.
3) Two 2-inch color photos with glossy single-color background, without wearing hat, with clear facial features, bust shot, and were taken within past 2 years. Do not use image synthesis.
4) One “ordinary vehicle driving license registration form”.
2. Application procedure:
1) One “ordinary vehicle driving license registration form”.
2) If the professional vehicle driving license is due for reviewing and is revoked for ordinary vehicle driving license, health examination can be waived.
3) If the professional vehicle driving license is overdue but the overdue is less than one year, no need to submit health examination. The general driving license will be issued after paying off the fines.
4) Bring all the other required documents to the service desk at highway supervision authority; take a number and wait for your turn.
3. Fee: NT$200
4. Notes:
1) If the professional vehicle driving license is overdue to reviewing for more than one year and the driving license is revoked, applicants can apply for ordinary vehicle driving license in the same type of vehicle with the experience in professional driving.
2) For exchanging professional driving license for ordinary driving license, the license will be issued without reviewing procedure if the professional driving license is within the reviewing date. If it is over the appointed reviewing date but less than one year and is not involved with any reviewing extension specified on Article 54 of Regulations for Road Traffic Safety, a fine of NT$300 will be imposed without needing reviewing application. The ordinary driving license will be issued after paying off the fine.

There are two parts for new “field test + road test”.
1.Field test: The basic driving competence tests in the field test are still retained, such as reversing into a garage, parallel parking, driving forward and reversing on a s-shaped path, railroad crossing, gearshift stability test, and going up and down the ramp. In addition, checking before driving and actions before starting to drive are added in order to urge drivers develop good habit.
2.Road test: It is a test of driving on an actual road. The purpose is to make sure drivers follow traffic regulations and enhance driver’s defensive driving awareness. The subjects of test include intersection, zebra crossing, pulling over temporarily by the roadside, driving on the lane, changing lane, making a turn at a crossroad, making a U-turn, and compliance of traffic rules.

Highway Bureau, MOTC started to select some good driving schools to promote and run the pilot road test and the 2nd stage pilot road test was implemented from March 1st, 2016. The license test of “field test + road test” was formally implemented from May 1st, 2017.

Jenshui Tunnel is located between Hejen and Dachingshui with a length of 2.9 km, and it is not a long tunnel and is the last part of Suhua Highway Improvement Project. Considering the factors of geology, environmentally sensitive area, and the matching alignment between new and old Provincial Highway No. 9, the tunnel is designed as single hole with dual lane in order to reduce the area of excavation and decrease the impact toward environmentally sensitive area. The section between Hejen and Dachingshui is not over three kilometers in length, and the layout of lanes is one fast line and one slow lane in both directions to separate different types of vehicles. Therefore, motorcycles are allowed in Jenshui Tunnel. For road safety, the speed limit on this section is 50 km/ per hour.

Please contact driving schools for the method of registration.

Considering actual road test is the common approach used by many countries in the world for automobile driving license test, and the current field test used in our country finds some drivers are still lack of the confidence of driving on the road after passing the test and obtaining the license. Highway Bureau, MOTC starts to introduce actual road test to the license test in stages from December 2011. From March 1st, 2016, road test has been included as one of the license test methods. Other than the current field test, Highway Bureau encourages the public choosing the actual road test.
Road test includes current field test and driving on the actual road. According to the pilot tests, drivers who participate in road test are relatively more confident in driving on the actual road after obtaining the driving license.

Required documents:
1. Original copy of national I.D. card or alien residence permit.
2. Original copy of the obtained driving license (within expiration or reviewing before overdue).
3. Copy of passport (or name in English provided; it has to be the same as that on the passport).
4. Two 2-inch color photos with glossy single-color background, without wearing hat, with clear facial features, bust shot, and were taken within past 2 years. Do not use image synthesis.
5. Driving license fee: NT$250.

1.Applying for learner’s permit (not applicable to driving license for motorcycle).

1)Identity documents (foreigners and people from Mainland China area, Hong Kong or Macau should submit staying permit or residence permit for more than 6 months).

2)Three one-inch color photos with glossy single-color background, without wearing hat, with clear facial features, bust shot, and were taken within past 2 years. Do not use image synthesis.

3)One driving license registration form with qualified health examination and physical fitness test.

i.Please go to public hospitals, public health centers, or hospitals, clinics and groups entrusted by motor vehicles offices for health examination and physical fitness test.

ii.The result of health examination will be valid for one year.

4)Fee: NT$100

5)Applicants must be at least 18 years old.

2.Automobile driving license test registration.

1)Required documents:

i.Identity documents (foreigners and people from Mainland China area, Hong Kong or Macau should submit staying permit or residence permit for more than 6 months).

ii.Learner’s permit (experience in learning to drive for more than 3 months).

iii.Three one-inch color photos with glossy single-color background, without wearing hat, with clear facial features, bust shot, and were taken within past 2 years. Do not use image synthesis.

iv.One driving license registration form with qualified health examination and physical fitness test.

v.Registration fee: NT$450

Driving license fee: NT$200

2)Notes:

i.Applicants who apply for general driving license test must be at least 18 years old (other than foreign spouses, foreigners are forbidden to apply for professional driving license).

ii.Driving license will only be issued after passing both written exam and road test. For those who fail written exam or road test, they have to wait for 7 days before submitting the application again.

iii.The results of health examination and written exam will be valid for one year.

3.Motorcycle driving license test registration.

1)Required documents:

i.Identity documents (foreigners and people from Mainland China area, Hong Kong or Macau should submit staying permit or residence permit for more than 6 months).

ii.Three one-inch color photos with glossy single-color background, without wearing hat, with clear facial features, bust shot, and were taken within past 2 years. Do not use image synthesis.

iii.One driving license registration form with qualified health examination and physical fitness test.

iv.Registration fee: NT$250

Driving license fee: NT$200

2)Notes

i.Applicants must be at least 18 years old.

ii.Drivers who have granted vehicle driving license can ride light motorcycle.

iii.Driving license will only be issued after passing both written exam and road test.

a)Drivers with valid  light motorcycle driving license can be exempted from written exam when they apply for general heavy motorcycle driving license (with a cubic capacity exceeding 50 cm³ and less than 250 cm³).

b)To register large heavy motorcycle (with a cubic capacity exceeding 250 cm³) driving license test, applicants must be at least 20 years old, completing the training at a legal driving training institution, and pass physical fitness test.

iv.For those who fail written exam or road test, they have to wait for 7 days before submitting the application again.

v.The results of health examination and written exam will be valid for one year.

For non-R.O.C. nationals, it shall be handled according to the principles of equality and mutual benefit.
1. Required documents: It shall be applied for within one year after entry date.
1) Identity documents (original copy and photocopy).
2) Entry and exit record.
a. Nationals with R.O.C. household registration in the Taiwan area should submit national I.D. card or military I.D. card.
b. People who hold formal driving licenses issued by foreign government, in Mainland China area, Hong Kong or Macau and have obtained staying permit or residence permit for more than 6 months.
3) Three one-inch color photos with glossy single-color background, without wearing hat, with clear facial features, bust shot, and were taken within past 2 years. Do not use image synthesis.
4) Original copy and photocopy of the passport.
5) Original copy and photocopy of official and valid foreign driving license.
6) Automobile (motorcycle) driving license registration form with qualified health examination sheet.
2. Fee:
Driving license fee: NT$200.
3. Notes:
1) If the driving license is in a foreign language except English, a copy of translation in Chinese shall be provided and it must be verified by our embassy, representative office, the office or by domestic public notary.
2) Driving licenses issued in Mainland China area shall be verified by the institutions established or appointed by Executive Yuan or private groups entrusted. After passing written exam, people from Mainland China could apply for the driving license in our country.
3) Driving licenses issued in Hong Kong or Macau should be verified by the institutions established or appointed in Hong Kong or Macau by Executive Yuan or private groups entrusted.
4) Driving licenses issued by other countries or regions shall be verified by our embassies, representative offices, offices, or other institutions authorized by Ministry of Foreign Affairs, or foreign institutions in Taiwan that are authorized by foreign embassies in Taiwan, foreign governments or regions and agreed by Ministry of Foreign Affairs in our country for handling the business of document verification.
5) According to the official letter from Ministry of Transportation and Communications, the principles of handling the exchange of motorcycle driving licenses issued by the governments in our reciprocal countries for the motorcycle driving license in our country are “if the driving license issuing country does not handle it according to the level of engine displacement or horsepower, it can be exchanged to the general heavy motorcycle driving license in our country based on the above regulations. If a driving training certificate on large heavy motorcycle for more than 32 hours but less than 43 hours is provided, a driving license for large heavy motorcycle with a cubic capacity not exceeding 550 cm³ will be issued. However, a driving license for large heavy motorcycle with a cubic capacity exceeding 550 cm³ will be issued if a driving training certificate on large heavy motorcycle for more than 43 hours is provided.