Taichung Motor Vehicles OfficeTaichung Motor Vehicles Office

Applicants with incomplete fingers on both hands and without missing all fingers or palm in one hand can apply for light or general heavy motorcycle driving license and small vehicle driving license with ordinary vehicle. If they do not have one of the following situations, they can also apply for driving license for large vehicle:

1. Missing the thumb on both hands.
2. Missing more than two knuckles on the index finger and middle finger on both hands.
3. Either ring finger or little finger is completely missing on both hands or with complete functional disability as well as either index finger or middle finger is complete missing or with complete functional disability.
4. Thumb and middle finger dystrophy on both hands with significant functional disability and are not able to bend and stretch freely.
5. Index finger and middle finger dystrophy on both hands with significant functional disability and are not able to bend and stretch freely.
6. Dystrophy below the carpal joint on either hand with significant functional disability and are not able to bend and stretch freely.
7. Mutilated fingers or palm on both hands, and the grip on either hand is less than 15 kg.

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.

Applicants with one missing limb but are able to operate steering wheel freely after fitting assistive equipment can register light or general heavy motorcycle driving license test with automatic transmission cars or customized cars. Please comply with the following rules when registering small vehicle driving license test:

1. Applicants with missing left hand or missing right hand and are able to deal with daily affairs independently without external force after fitting assistive equipment shall register license test in automatic transmission cars with a cramp ring mounted on the steering wheel.
2. Applicants with missing left lower limb but healthy right lower limb and are able to move independently without external force after fitting assistive equipment shall register license test with automatic transmission cars.
3. Applicants with missing left lower limb and functional disability on the right lower limb and are able to move independently without external force after fitting assistive equipment shall register license test with customized cars.
4. Applicants with missing right lower limb but healthy left lower limb or functional disability and are able to move independently without external force after fitting assistive equipment shall register license test with customized cars.
5. Applicants with other missing limbs and are able to move independently without external force after fitting assistive equipment shall register license test with customized cars.

Applicants with missing limbs specified on paragraph 1 to 4 above and are granted general small vehicle driving license for more than 3 months can register small commercial vehicle driving license test.

1. Health examination and physical fitness test.
2. Learner’s permit (not applicable to the advanced test).
3. Test application (registration).
4. Written exam (including traffic regulations and mechanical knowledge; exam for mechanical knowledge will be waived for those who apply for general driving license).
5. Road test.
6. Collecting your driving license.

1. Health examination.
2. Test application (registration).
3. Written exam (traffic regulations).
4. Road test (applicants can bring their own motorcycle).
5. Collecting your driving license.

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. Required documents:
   1. National I.D. card or military I.D. card or alien residence permit (all shall be original copy).
   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 “motorcycle driving license registration form” with qualified health examination.
2. Place of application:Counter of application for motorcycle at section of driver management in the highway supervision authority.
3. Fee: NT$250.
4. Notes:
   1. Applicants for motorcycle driving license test must be at least 18 years old; no limitation on the maximum age.
   2. Motorcycle driving license test will not be limited by the location of household registration.
   3. Written exam will be waived if the applicant has vehicle driving license.
   4. Drivers with vehicle driving license can ride light motorcycle.

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.

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 physical fitness test.

1. Other than the original subjects for road test, test of “balance driving on straight line” is added.
2. The lane used for straight line balance driving is 15 meters in length and 40 centimeters in width. Applicants must not drive through it less than 7 seconds, and both front and rear wheels must be kept within the edge of lane with no foot touching the ground. For those who fail it at the first time, they will be given one additional chance.