Highway Bureau, MOTCHighway Bureau, MOTC

If the vocal and speech function on people with vocal and speech impairment are totally lost and unable to communicate with people by voice (severe disability), they can only apply for motorcycle driving license and small vehicle driving license.

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.

No, and the driving license can continue being used without renewal. However, drivers who are involved with violation or license suspension after the implementation date (July 1st, 2017) must complete license renewal within three months after receiving the notice.

1. Along with the increase of the age, we can feel the aging on our body. The declining of cognitive and movement functions is the natural phenomenon of physical function, including the delay of reaction time, the slowing down of overall action, the declining perception-action presentation, cognition changes in concentration and identification, and visual changes.
2. Executive Yuan estimates that the population of the elderly over 65 years old in Taiwan will be more than 14% of total population in 2018 and over 20% in 2025. How to obtain the balance between the elderly’s driving rights and the road traffic safety is a topic that cannot be ignored by the government.
3. Ministry of Transportation and Communications referred to the approaches used by the nearby countries and started to developed management system for elderly drivers since 2013. After holding public hearings and experts and academic meetings through Highway Bureau, it reached the final conclusion that the applicable objects of the elderly drivers’ management system are “drivers who are 75 years old after implementation date” and “drivers who are more than 75 years old and involved with violations or license suspension after the implementation date”. The reviewing cycle will be every three years for license renewal.

1. The objects for the elderly drivers’ driving license management system are the “drivers who are 75 years old after implementation” and the“drivers who are more than 75 years old and involved with violations or license suspension after implementation date”. Other than passing health examination as one of the reviewing method, drivers also need to pass “cognitive function testing” or submit “certificate of not suffering from moderate dementia or above” before they are allowed to renew a driving license for automobile (motorcycle) with a validity of three years.
2. For those who failed to pass health examination or cognitive function testing, it means that there will be concern on road safety due to physical and mental conditions of the drivers’ and therefore, the driving license will not be renewed.
3. If drivers over 75 years old fail to deal with license renewal according to the regulations and are stopped and reporter by the police, a fine of NT$1800~3600 will be imposed due to driving with overdue driving license according to Article 22 of Road Traffic Management and Penalty Act. Drivers will then be forbidden from driving and the license will be withheld.

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Required documents:
1. Transfer registration form.
2. Original copy of national I.D. card from both the buyer and the seller (or military service I.D. card or alien residence permit). (In individual’s name: Please submit two forms of I.D. for verification if it is entrusted to the any person that is not working in the commissioned vehicle trading industry. Please refer to Notes. 6). Please submit 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 (in the company’s name).)
3. Seals from the buyer and the seller.
4. Vehicle registration certificate from the original owner.
5. Compulsory automobile liability insurance certificate (with validity more than 30 days) provided by the new vehicle owner.
6. New vehicle license plate registration form (not applicable motorcycles).
B. Place of application:
Please deal with it at the counter for change in the highway supervision authority.
C. Fees:
Vehicle registration fee: NT$200 for automobile and NT$150 for motorcycle.
D. 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 as well as the taxes of the year (please enclose payment receipt if it has been paid within the past two months).
3. If the vehicle is registered with movable property as a guarantee, please deal with the revocation registration of movable property as a guarantee first. Vehicles that are forbidden to change due to court order or notice from judiciary, public security organization or tax collection office will not be able to apply for transfer before cancellation.
4. According to the provision in the Compulsory Automobile Liability Insurance Act, no transfer registration can be carried out if the validity on the insurance certificate is less than 30 days.
5. Vehicles that have been manufactured for more than 10 years and motorcycles for more than 5 years must pass temporary inspection before dealing with transfer.
6. If the transfer is entrusted to anyone who is not working in the vehicle trading industry, please submit the entrusted person’s I.D. card and vehicle owners’ valid driving license or national health insurance cards or passports (including the buyer’s and the seller’s) other than the required documents above. However, notarized documents by the court or private notary publics can be used to replace vehicle owners’ valid driving license or national health insurance cards or passports.
※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.

1. Private small vehicles (except LPG cars and leased cars) will be exempted from inspection for the first five years after being issued license plate. One inspection every year will be required between 5 and 10 years, and two inspections will be required for more than 10 years.
2. Commercial large passenger vehicles or high-pressure tank vehicles that have been manufactured for more than 10 years must be carried out at least 3 inspections every year.
3. One inspection every year for trailers.
4. Other vehicles that were manufactured less than 5 years will need to be inspected once every year and twice every year for vehicles more than 5 years.

1. In the future, the driving license management system on elderly drivers will have certain impact on senior citizens’ motorcycle riding or automobile driving, especially those who live in rural areas. Therefore, Highway Bureau, MOTC will continue promoting the subsidy programs for the rural route with operational loss to maintain the demand for those who require long-distance journey.
2. In terms of the location with insufficient traffic volume, Highway Bureau will continue promoting demand responsive transportation system (DRTS) operational mode for rural areas to enhance the load factor and reduce the operational cost.
3. We expect the new public transportation operational mode will be able to allow residents, elderly, and students in rural areas to move freely and with dignity even though they cannot drive or ride.

1. The prevention of juvenile traffic accident is also a promotion that the law enforcement agency has included into the long-term project. In addition, Road Traffic Management and Penalty Act has increased the penalty on drunk driving and the law enforcement agency also cracks down on the violation. In order to improve road safety involved with elderly drivers, we take reference to the approaches used in advanced countries and establish management system in order to promote it the same time as other traffic maintenance tasks.
2. Most advanced countries have driving license management system for elderly drivers in place. In our country, we plan to implement elderly drivers’ driving license management system on the “drivers who are 75 years old after implementation” and “drivers who are more than 75 years old and involved with violations or license suspension after implementation date”. Other than passing health examination as one of the reviewing method, drivers also need to pass “cognitive function testing” or submit “certificate of not suffering from moderate dementia or above” before they are allowed to renew a driving license for automobile (motorcycle) with a validity of three years. Other than helping the elderly who are not suitable to continue riding or driving understand their own condition, it will remind the family members to pay attention on the driving safety of the elderly’s in order to maintain road traffic safety.
3. Highway Bureau also receives feedback from many family members to support the system. If their parents pass the testing mechanism, they will feel more relax for them to ride or drive.