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.

1. Qualification:
1) Age
a. To register ordinary driving license test, light or general heavy motorcycle driving license test, the applicant must be at least 18 years old. No limitation on the maximum age.
b. To register large heavy motorcycle driving license test, the applicant must be at least 20 years old. No limitation on the maximum age.
c. To register professional driving license, the applicant must be at least 20 years old. The maximum age is 65.
2) Experience
a. No requirement for light or general heavy motorcycle driving license test.
b. To register large heavy motorcycle driving license test, the applicant must obtain general heavy motorcycle driving license for more than one year and complete driving training in a legal driving training institution.
c. To register small vehicle ordinary driving license, the applicant must have learner’s permit for more than three months.
d. To register small vehicle professional driving license test, the applicant must have learner’s permit for more than six months.
e. To register truck ordinary driving license test, the applicant must have small vehicle ordinary driving license for more than one year.
f. To register truck professional driving license test, the applicant must have small vehicle professional driving license for more than one year.
g. To register large passenger ordinary driving license test, the applicant must have truck ordinary driving license for more than one year or small vehicle ordinary driving license for more than two years, and complete the driving training of small vehicle directly upgrading to large passenger vehicle in a legal driving training institution.
h. To register large passenger professional driving license test, the applicant must have truck professional driving license for more than one year or small vehicle professional driving license for more than two years, and complete the driving training of small vehicle directly upgrading to large passenger vehicle in a legal driving training institution.
i. To register trailer ordinary driving license test, the applicant must have large passenger ordinary driving license for more than one year or truck ordinary driving license for more than two years.
j. To register trailer professional driving license test, the applicant must have large passenger professional driving license for more than one year or truck professional driving license for more than two years.
If the experiences specified above are completed in the public or legal private driving training institutions following the regulations set in Guidelines of Training Institution for Public Vehicle Drivers, it should be verified and approved by Ministry of Transportation and Communications according to the quantity of vehicles used for coaching registered on the registration certificate. No limitation shall be bounded, and group registration is acceptable. The same rule applies to the submission by the highway supervision authority at municipals to Ministry of Transportation and Communications for approval.
Drivers holding ordinary driving license for more than three months can register the professional driving license on the same type of vehicle. Other than the registration requirements, they should pass the supplementary subjects for written exam and items for road test.
2. Required documents:
a. National I.D. card or military I.D. card or alien residence permit (all in original copy).
b. Certificate required (learner’s permit or the obtained driving license).
c. One “ordinary (professional) driving license registration form” with qualified health examination and physical fitness test.
d. 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; the same as the photo provided on the “ordinary (professional) driving license registration form (health examination form). Do not use image synthesis.
3. Place of application: Counter at Driver Management Section at highway supervision authority.
4. Fees:
a. Registration fee: NT$450
b. Charge of vehicle used for test.
a) Motorcycle: It will be charged according to the market price for 1-liter unleaded gasoline #95. It will be waived for those who bring their own vehicles.
b) Small passenger vehicle and small truck: It will be charged according to the market price for 4-liter unleaded gasoline #95. However, extra 2-liter gasoline will be charged if the small passenger vehicle is appointed to participate in the items appointed by Ministry of Transportation and Communications. It will be waived for those who bring their own vehicles.
c) Large passenger vehicle and large truck: It will be charged according to the market price for 8-liter premium diesel.
d) Trailer: It will be charged according to the market price for 10-liter premium diesel.
5. Notes:
a. Applicants who register various automobile or motorcycle driving license tests will not be limited by the location of household registration.
b. The validity of health examination and physical fitness test will be one year after the passing date. It will be invalid if overdue.

It means a vehicle is parked for less than 3 minutes with its engine on to load or unload passengers or goods and is ready to move at any time.

NT$10 for each payment.

The following is a brief description of how the deadline for a required appearance is set for adjudication under “one-time penalty:”
1. Deadline of fine payment: the deadline of fine payment is one month from the date of adjudication. For example, if the date of adjudication is May 20, 2006, the deadline of fine payment will be June 19, 2006.
2. Deadline of cancellation (revocation): in the event of failure to hand over any vehicle or driver’s license suspended by penalty, the vehicle or driver’s license will be revoked on the day following the deadline for its handover. For example, if the deadline for handover of the suspended vehicle or driver’s license is July 4, 2006, the vehicle or driver’s license will be revoked on the next day, namely July 5, 2006.
Where the penalty requires revocation of a vehicle or driver’s license, the vehicle or driver’s license will also be directly canceled.
3. Deadline of referral to the court for enforcement: referral to the court for enforcement will be made on the day following the deadline of fine payment.

According to Article 9 of Personal Property Secured Transaction Act, within 30 days prior to the end of that period, the creditor may apply for an extension of the registration period, which shall be effective from the day following the end of the original registration period. The effective period of an extension of the registration period as stipulated in the preceding paragraph may not exceed one year but there is no limitation on the number of times of extension.
To deal with the extension registration of movable property as a guarantee on my vehicle, please follow:
1. Over the counter: Please submit one copy of original registration of creation form (creditor’s copy), one copy of contract, extension registration form in triplicate, and a fee of NT$450 and deal with it over the counter for property secured transaction at the local Motor Vehicles Office.
2. Online: Creditor (the applicant) shall prepare scanned copies of above documents and apply for it at our online vehicle property secured transaction system. Website: https://www.mvdis.gov.tw/m3-emv-car/car/movablesApplyInfo
※For application over the counter, please deal with it 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.According to Article 66 of Regulations for Road Traffic Safety, “applicants can bring their own vehicles for the field test of motorcycle driving license and general small vehicle driving license and the rest shall be supplied by the highway supervision authority…”; that is, applicants can use their own vehicles for the test.

2.Wheelbase for general small vehicle used for test: 2.3 meters≦wheelbase≦2.6 meters (reference value). If the vehicle you bring for the test is with wheelbase more than 2.6 meters, you can still use it for test but the difficulty in passing the test will be higher.

If you use a credit card, you will be charged no more than NT$20 for each payment. If you use a debit card, you will be charged no more than NT$15.

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. Seal (required for the change of the name).
3. Vehicle registration certificate.
4. Compulsory automobile liability insurance certificate (with validity more than 30 days).
5. Original new license plate registration form (not applicable to motorcycles). (If the form is lost, it can be reissued upon application).
B. Place of application:
Please deal with it at the counter for change in the highway supervision authority or by post.
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. If it is involved with movable property as a guarantee, please also bring a letter of the creditor’s consent. If the address is changed to other district, please enclose a copy of contract.
4. According to the provision of Compulsory Automobile Liability Insurance Act, no change on the registration will be allowed if the validity of compulsory automobile liability certificate is less than 30 days.
5. If the automobile and large heavy motorcycle have not been inspected by the deadline, applicants shall first carry out vehicle inspection.
6. If the vehicle registration certificate is not due but require renewing, a fee of NT$50 will be imposed. If the vehicle registration certificate is due and required renewal, a fee of NT$200 will be charged for automobile.
※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 8 of Land Expropriation Act, you can apply to the municipal or county (city) competent authority for Joint expropriation of the remaining land after expropriation cannot be put to reasonable use because its area is too small or its shape is not intact or the remaining constructional improvement cannot be used for comparable purposes within one year from the date on which expropriation is publicly announced. Any such application will be rejected past the aforementioned time period.