Highway Bureau, MOTCHighway Bureau, MOTC

1. Since July 1st, 2013, the various ordinary driving license and motorcycle driving license that are newly issued or have granted will be exempted from license renewal except the situations mentioned on the next paragraph. Driving license will still be valid for driving after expiration.
2. Professional drivers, 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. They should apply for renewal before expiration. According to Article 22.1.6 of Road Traffic Management and Penalty Act, drivers who drive with overdue driving license will be fined NT$1800~NT$3600 and shall be forbidden from driving.

There should be a reviewing standard for driving license in place to evaluate whether the elderly’s physical or mental conditions are suitable for driving or riding. Therefore, health examination and cognitive function testing will be carried out.
1. Health examination: It includes visual test, color vision, hearing, and mobility on arms and legs; all shall meet the regulations.
2. Cognitive function testing: It is used to understand drivers’ three abilities and the testing procedures are as below:
Procedure 1: Correct cognitive ability towards time; answer the day, date, month, and year of the testing date as well as the testing location. There are five questions; to pass the test, more than 4 correct answers are required.
Procedure 2: Short-term memory and thinking ability
□ The applicant will be shown 10 images and the examiner will read out the name of each image one after another.
□ Put away the images and wait for 2 minutes.
□ The applicant will be asked to state the names of the images shown. It doesn’t need to be in particular order.
□ To pass the test, at least names of three images should be given.
Procedure 3: Test on judgment and ability of working hands and minds together; draw the appointed time on the clock. There are 7 items for assessment. To pass the test, the applicant shall obtain more than 4 points.
※Procedure 1 and 2 will be answered by the applicant orally and the examiner will record the answer given by the applicant. Procedure 3 shall be drawn by the applicant. To pass the cognitive function testing, it required to pass all of the three tests above. The total testing time will be less than 30 minutes.

Initiate a proceeding at the administrative division of the district court in the place of the plaintiff’s domicile, residence or location, the place of violation or the place where the original agency imposing penalties is located within a fixed period of 30 days following receipt of the adjudication decision. For each proceeding initiated in relation to a case of traffic adjudication, the competent court will charge an adjudication fee of NT$300.

Required documents:
1. Original copy of vehicle owner’s national I.D. card (or military services I.D. card or alien residence permit) (in individual’s name); official letters issued by the competent authority for the approval of the company’s or establishment’s registration (please enclose registration form if it is a company) or registration certificate issued by the competent authority for the company’s or the establishment’s and seal (in the company’s name).
2. Original vehicle suspension of use registration form.
3. Compulsory automobile liability insurance certificate (with validity more than 30 days).
B. Place of application:
Please deal with it at the counter for change in the highway supervision authority.
C. Notes:
1. Companies and establishments that submit photocopies of above documents for verification must provide a copy of the latest business tax payment certificate.
2. Please pay off any outstanding penalty for violation first as well as overdue vehicle license tax and fuel tax (please enclose payment receipt if it has been paid within the past two months).
3. Vehicles with due (overdue) periodic inspection when applying for resumption of use or vehicles that have been suspended of use for more than 3 months shall pass inspection first.
4. Vehicles that have been suspended of use for more than one year shall deal with license plate revocation when applying for resumption of use first and then carry out inspection again before applying for reissuance of license plate.
5. According to the provision in the Compulsory Automobile Liability Insurance Act, no resumption of use can be carried out if the validity on the insurance certificate is less than 30 days.
※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
Some of our offices only provide parts of the service items, and please do call the office before visiting.

According to Article 60.1.1 of Regulations for Road Traffic Safety, applicants who apply for ordinary driving license or motorcycle driving license must be at least 18 years old. Currently, there is no regulation about lowering the limitation on age.

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.

The houses and lands under our management shall be directly used according to the planning and purpose defined. If there is no demand of usage, they shall be changed to non-public property. For those belong to national property, they will be handed over to National Property Administration, MOF; if they are local government’s property, they shall be handed over to the authority appointed by the local government. You can submit your application for purchase from the institution which takes over.

1. The houses and lands under our management shall be directly used according to the planning and purpose defined. In principle, we will not lease properties under our management. However, we will lease and collect the payment under the situation of not violating original purpose and not affecting use of public affairs.
2. In terms of the calculation of rent, if the houses or lands leased belong to national property, it shall be handled according to “Principles for National Public Real Estate Revenue” announced by Ministry of Finance.If they belong to local government’s properties, it shall be handled according to local government’s regulation.

Anyone who occupies the houses and lands managed by our authority will be sentenced to imprisonment for maximum five years, criminal detention, or a fine of maximum NT$500,000 according to Article 320 of Criminal Code-Offenses of Larceny as well as shall take the responsibility of returning the land back in the original state as well as the improper profits, according to Article 179 and Article 767 of Civil Code. In addition, if the land occupied is a slope area and the land has water and soil erosion due to the person who occupies it violates the regulation of use, a penalty, in accordance with the violation of Slope Land Conservation And Utilization Act or Soil and water Conservation Act will be imposed.

1. According to the statistics done by National Police Agency:
1) A1 accidents (causing death at site or within 24 hours) between 2009 and 2013: Seniors more than 70 years old occupied the highest proportion among the age groups of the death.
2) A2 accidents (causing injury or death after 24 hours) in 2014: Drivers between 75 years old and 80 years old occupied the highest proportion.
2. The prevalence rate of dementia according to the statistics done by Taiwan Alzheimer's Disease Association:
1) 3.4% for age group between 65 and 69 years old, 3.46% for the age group between 70 and 74 years old, and 7.10% for the age group between 75 and 79 years old.
2) The prevalence rate of dementia at 75 years old is around 2 times of that at 65 years old.
3. Regulations of driving license management in the advanced countries and nearby countries: The ages defined in the driving license management for elderly drivers in Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Australia, U.S.A, and Canada vary among 65, 79, 75 and 80 years old. In Japan, drivers over 75 years old will have to participate in cognitive function testing.
4. Highway Bureau invited medical circles, traffic safety experts, and scholars to hold 4 sessions of national public hearings for discussion. With the research, analysis and suggestions done by Taiwanese Society of Psychiatry, the final conclusion for the objects are drivers at 75 years old or above.