Kaohsiung Motor Vehicles OfficeKaohsiung Motor Vehicles Office

Applicants who would like to register for small vehicle professional driving license shall obtain small vehicle general driving license for more than 3 months, at least 20 years old, and must sit for the written exam for professional driving license (mechanical knowledge). After passing the written exam, they should participate in road test (driving forward and backward on a curving road & turning round in a curved alley). For those who use automatic transmission cars for test, they should be tested hill start and stable gear changing test.

1. Required documents:

(1)National I.D. card or military I.D. card or alien residence permit.

(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 “ordinary vehicle driving license registration form” with qualified health examination and physical fitness test.

2. Place of application:

Counter of learner’s permit application at section of driver management in the highway supervision authority.

3. Fee: NT$100.

4. Notes:

(1)Applicants must be at least 18 years old.

(2)Applicants can apply for reissuance of the lost learner’s permit (must be within the expiration).

(3)Application for learner’s permit will not be subject to the location of household registration, and application can be submitted at the local highway supervision authority.

(4)The validity of learner’s permit is one year after the permit collection date.

1. It can be handled online, at the counter, and by post:

(1)Online: Please visit https://www.mvdis.gov.tw, register as a member and upgrade to formal member before you can deal with information change online.

(2)At the counter: Please fill out “adding residence and employment” application at the highway supervision authority. It can be submitted in person or by an entrusted person (driver’s dual certificates and the identity of the entrusted person will be verified).

(3)By post: The application can be submitted through mail, fax, and email. Please enclose the photocopy of front side and back side of I.D. card and driving license for verification of driving license registration.

2. After adding the address of residence or employment, the highway supervision authority will use the residence or employment address to deliver various notices of convenience service and legal administrative documents issued according to Road Traffic Management and Penalty Act.

1. The academic subjects and teaching hours shall be delivered at driving school for large heavy motorcycle:

(1)Large heavy motorcycles with a cubic capacity not exceeding 550 cm³: The academic subjects include 1-hour driving ethics, 2-hour road traffic management regulations (Road Traffic Management and Penalty Act, Regulations for Road Traffic Safety, Highway Traffic Control Regulations, and Rules for Road Traffic Signs, Marked Lines, and Signals Installation), and 1-hour vehicle construction and knowledge for repairs; 4 hours in total.

(2)Large heavy motorcycles with a cubic capacity exceeding 550 cm³:The academic subjects include 2-hour driving ethics, 7-hour road traffic management regulations (Road Traffic Management and Penalty Act, Regulations for Road Traffic Safety, Highway Traffic Control Regulations, and Rules for Road Traffic Signs, Marked Lines, and Signals Installation), 1-hour vehicle construction and knowledge for repairs, 2-hour accident prevention and handling, 2-hour driving principle and method (including safe driving), and 1-hour first-aid knowledge; 15 hours in total.

2. 14-hour driving training at the venue for skill test (including driving simulation) and basic driving practice and 14-hour applied driving practice.

3. Skill subjects training items: Picking-up and racking, balance driving in a straight line, driving on a ramp way, railroad crossing, zebra crossing, intersection, driving in a circle, braking on a straight line, slowing down on a curve and stop, driving through continuous barriers, hook turn training, responsive driving training, and driving on the ring road.

4. Items for skill test: Picking-up and racking, balance driving in a straight line (if failed at the first time, one re-test is allowed), driving on a ramp way, railroad crossing, zebra crossing, intersection, driving in a circle, braking on a straight line, driving on the ring road, and other operational skills.

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.

Following qualifications are required for large heavy motorcycle driving license test:

Age: Applicants who apply for large heavy motorcycle driving license must be at least 20 years old; no limitation for the maximum age.

Experience: Applicants who apply for large heavy motorcycle driving license must have general heavy motorcycle driving license for more than one year as well as certificate of training completion at driving training institutions that are legally registered.

Physical fitness: Applicants who apply for large heavy motorcycle driving license must pass a physical fitness test.

If the hearing loss on the better ear after correction is 90 dB or above for those who have hearing impairment, they can only apply for motorcycle driving license and small vehicle driving license.

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. Required documents:

(1)Any of the following identity documents (original copy): National I.D. card, military I.D. card, alien residence permit, or another valid driving license.

(2)Damaged driving license (not applicable to the lost).

(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 automobile (motorcycle) driver reviewing and change registration form.

2. Fee: Driving license fee: NT$200.

3. Notes:

(1)Please pay off any outstanding fine for violations or road safety seminar penalties before applying for license reissuance.

(2)If the professional driving license is due for the date of reviewing, please deal with the driving license reviewing at the same time.

(3)If it is entrusted to other person to submit the application, the entrusted person should bring the original copy of national I.D. card for verification.