Kaohsiung Motor Vehicles OfficeKaohsiung Motor Vehicles Office

Please prepare the following documents in advance if you would want to transfer the ownership of a vehicle or a motorcycle.
　1. The original copy of the identification documents of both buyer and seller.
　2. Liability Insurance Certificate of vehicle or motorcycle for new owner. (The validity periods of the certificate shall be longer than 30 days.)
　3. Clean up the unpaid traffic penalties and pay the current issued regular tax payments.
　4. A vehicle inspection is needed if the vehicle has been used over 10 years. (For motorcycles that have used over 5 years.)

People who have overdue vehicle inspection certificates and the license plates have NOT been canceled, please pay the fines and have the vehicle inspected in all the Motor Vehicles Offices (Stations) or authorized institutes in Taiwan with Vehicle License and Liability Insurance Certificate. (The validity periods of the certificate shall be longer than 30 days.) For those who have failed to pay the fines over seven months, the license plates will be canceled by Motor Vehicle Offices (Stations) and not allowed to use the road.

Please prepare the following documents in advance if you would want to buy a used motorcycle.

　 1. The identification documents and seals of both buyer and seller.

　 2. The driving permit of the motorcycle.

　3. Liability Insurance Certificate of vehicle or motorcycle for a new owner. (The validity periods of the certificate shall be longer than 30 days.)

　4. Clean up the unpaid traffic penalties and pay the current issued regular tax payments.

Notices：

　 1. Qualified certificate documents of vehicle inspection taken within four months are needed if the motorcycle has been manufactured over five years.

　 2. Service certificates provided by service unit and driving license are required if the new owner is a foreign labor.

　3. Departure Certificate, Vehicle Certificate, Vehicle Transfer Agreement and Declaration provided by service unit and driving license are required if the original owner is a foreign labor who has already left Taiwan.

According to Article 44 of Traffic Regulation, all vehicles shall have motor vehicle inspection.

　1. For Private small Passenger Vehicles (sedan) and Large Motorcycles, the requirements for an inspection are addressed as follows.

　　◆ Not necessary if the vehicles have been manufactured under 5 years.

　　◆ Once a year if the vehicles have been manufactured between 5 years and 10 years.

　　◆ Twice a year if the vehicles have been manufactured over 10 years.

　2. For the cars fueled by liquefied petroleum gas or compressed natural gas and other non-private small passenger vehicles, the requirements for an inspection are addressed as follows.

　　◆ Once a year if the vehicles have been manufactured under 5 years.

　　◆ Twice a year if the vehicles have been manufactured over 5 years.

If you wanted to change the color of your vehicle, please take your identification documents, seal, Liability Insurance Certificate (The validity periods of the certificate shall be longer than 30 days.) to Motor Vehicle Offices (Stations) for examination. After the qualification is permitted, please alter a registration at service counter to reissue the license permit.

Please prepare the identification documents, seal and Liability Insurance Certificate (The validity periods of the certificate shall be longer than 30 days.) to One-stop Service counter for reissuing.