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License Test FAQ
1.What are the requirements for aliens wishing to take the driver's license test, and what documents should they prepare? The registration hour for the written test of regular heavy motorcycle driver's license test held at the Taipei City Motor Vehicles Office, Shilin Motor Vehicles Supervision Station is 09:00-12:00and 13:30-16:30, Monday to Friday; road tests are held 09:00-12:30and 14:00-17:00, Monday to Friday. Road tests are not given on Wednesday afternoon. Residents can bring their regular heavy motorcycles here for practice driving, which is available 8:30~8:50 and 13:30~13:50 , Monday to Friday, excluding Wednesday afternoon. The registration hour for the written test of regular heavy motorcycle driver's license test held at the Taipei City Motor Vehicles Office, Keelung Motor Vehicles Supervision Station is 09:00-11:00 and 13:30-15:00, Monday to Friday; road tests are held 09:30-12:00 and 13:50-15:00, Monday to Friday. Residents can bring their regular heavy motorcycles here for practice driving, which is available 08:30~09:20 and 12:00~13:30 , Monday to Friday.
2.If I fail the test, can I try again? Applicants who fail a driver's license test (scoring less than 85 points on the written test, or 70 points on the road test) should wait at least seven days then re-take the test. For example, if you failed a test on Friday, you may try again the next Friday, or later.
3.What is the registration hour for the regular heavy motorcycle driver's license test? First, an alien must be 18 years or older and pass the health and physical examination at a government hospital, health center, or hospital appointed by the motor vehicle authorities (the health check is not necessary for a general light motorcycle or general heavy motorcycle license). Then, he or she should submit the following documents to a motor vehicle office to apply for the test: An ARC with a term of more than one year (most aliens, citizens of Hong Kong or Macau); permit for sojourn or residence for a term of more than one year (citizens of the PRC) Two 1-inch black and white or color photos, with a plain background, showing clear facial features and no headgear, taken within the past 6 months; three such photos are necessary when applying for a learner's license. Health Certificate for Driver's License, received after the health and physical examination (again, applicants for a motorcycle driver's license can skip the health and physical examination) Applicants for motor car driver's license Applicants without an overseas driver's license should apply for a learner's license before applying for a regular driver's license. After holding a leaner's license for 3 months, they can apply for a driver's license test with the learner's license and the above documents. Applicants may also take a course at a registered driving school and apply for the test through the organization. Applicants with an overseas driver's license (an English translation is required if the license was issued by a non-Anglophone country) can skip the learner's license and apply for a driver's license at the Taipei City Motor Vehicles Office, Shilin Motor Vehicles Supervision Station (in Shilin District) and Keelung Motor Vehicles Supervision Station (in Keelung City) with the above documents and the original of their overseas driver's license or international driver's license.

License Test FAQ

1.What are the requirements for aliens wishing to take the driver's license test, and what documents should they prepare?

The registration hour for the written test of regular heavy motorcycle driver's license test held at the Taipei City Motor Vehicles Office, Shilin Motor Vehicles Supervision Station is 09:00-12:00and 13:30-16:30, Monday to Friday; road tests are held 09:00-12:30and 14:00-17:00, Monday to Friday.
Road tests are not given on Wednesday afternoon. Residents can bring their regular heavy motorcycles here for practice driving, which is available 8:30~8:50 and 13:30~13:50 , Monday to Friday, excluding Wednesday afternoon.
The registration hour for the written test of regular heavy motorcycle driver's license test held at the Taipei City Motor Vehicles Office, Keelung Motor Vehicles Supervision Station is 09:00-11:00 and 13:30-15:00, Monday to Friday; road tests are held 09:30-12:00 and 13:50-15:00, Monday to Friday.
Residents can bring their regular heavy motorcycles here for practice driving, which is available 08:30~09:20 and 12:00~13:30 , Monday to Friday.

2.If I fail the test, can I try again?
Applicants who fail a driver's license test (scoring less than 85 points on the written test, or 70 points on the road test) should wait at least seven days then re-take the test. For example, if you failed a test on Friday, you may try again the next Friday, or later.

3.What is the registration hour for the regular heavy motorcycle driver's license test?

First, an alien must be 18 years or older and pass the health and physical examination at a government hospital, health center, or hospital appointed by the motor vehicle authorities (the health check is not necessary for a general light motorcycle or general heavy motorcycle license). Then, he or she should submit the following documents to a motor vehicle office to apply for the test:

An ARC with a term of more than one year (most aliens, citizens of Hong Kong or Macau); permit for sojourn or residence for a term of more than one year (citizens of the PRC)
Two 1-inch black and white or color photos, with a plain background, showing clear facial features and no headgear, taken within the past 6 months; three such photos are necessary when applying for a learner's license.
Health Certificate for Driver's License, received after the health and physical examination (again, applicants for a motorcycle driver's license can skip the health and physical examination)
Applicants for motor car driver's license
- Applicants without an overseas driver's license should apply for a learner's license before applying for a regular driver's license. After holding a leaner's license for 3 months, they can apply for a driver's license test with the learner's license and the above documents. Applicants may also take a course at a registered driving school and apply for the test through the organization.
- Applicants with an overseas driver's license (an English translation is required if the license was issued by a non-Anglophone country) can skip the learner's license and apply for a driver's license at the Taipei City Motor Vehicles Office, Shilin Motor Vehicles Supervision Station (in Shilin District) and Keelung Motor Vehicles Supervision Station (in Keelung City) with the above documents and the original of their overseas driver's license or international driver's license.