Motorcycle licence guide
Everything for the Motorcycle licence, where to go, what to pay, what happens.
1 · Which route is yours?
Your path depends on whether you already hold a driving licence that Taiwan accepts.
- Foreigners: register in person at a Motor Vehicles Supervision Station (監理站) and pick your exam date. An ARC or Gold Card works as ID.
- With an exchangeable foreign licence: physical exam → vision test → registration → knowledge test → driving test.
- Scooter/motorcycle: no learner permit needed, but a ~2-hour road-safety talk is mandatory, usually given on exam day, right before the written test.
2 · Medical check (before exam day)
Minimum age is 18. Do the medical at an authorised clinic a few days before, it is quick and not the same as the exam.
- ARC (Alien Residence Certificate) with 6+ months validity, Gold Card, or Taiwan ID
- Application form (provided at the Motor Vehicles Office, 監理站)
- Physical exam + vision test at the clinic, takes about 5 minutes, costs around NT$200, no health card needed.
- Bring 2 one-inch (passport-style) photos for the clinic, and keep 1 more for exam day.
3 · Fees (bring cash)
Pay at the Motor Vehicles Office (監理站). Bring cash, card is usually not accepted.
- Exam fee: around NT$250 in cash, paid on exam day.
- Licence card: around NT$200 in cash, paid when you collect the card.
- Plus your clinic medical (around NT$200).
- Your results stay valid for 1 year, finish everything within that window.
4 · Practice
Practise the written bank in this app, plus riding skills on a test track.
- Written exam: 50 questions, 30 minutes, you need 85% to pass.
- The questions in this app are the official bank, the same ones come up in the real exam.
- There is also a free official online simulator to rehearse the exact exam screen.
- For the practical, a YouTube walkthrough of each manoeuvre helps a lot.
- Practise at a prepared practice course laid out like the real test, or self-train on the official circuit at the 監理站.
5 · Exam day, what happens when
Everything is done on the same day, in order. You must pass the written test first; only then do you go to the practical test.
- Arrive early. Bring your documents, 1 one-inch photo, and cash.
- 1) A ~2-hour road-safety talk in Mandarin, with videos (mandatory, comes first).
- 2) Written test, 50 questions, 30 min. You need 85% to pass. Fail it and you re-sit about 2 weeks later.
- 3) Practical (riding) test the same day, only if you passed the written test.
- You can ride your own motorbike (borrowing one is fine) or use a bike provided at the station.
6 · The practical (driving) test
Done on the Motor Vehicles Office (監理站) test track. Scored out of 100, you need 70 to pass.
- Straight-line balance: ride the narrow straight line slowly for at least 7 seconds without putting a foot down or wobbling off.
- Two-stage left turn (兩段式左轉), S-curve, and obeying the simulated traffic signs and lights on the track.
- Put a foot down, cross a line, or miss a signal and you lose points, control at low speed is what they grade.
7 · Get your licence
Pass both the written and the practical test and the licence is issued the same day at the office.
- Keep it valid and renew on time.
- You can later add other vehicle categories.
Source: Directorate General of Highways (公路局) & Taipei Motor Vehicles Office, 2026. Verify details locally.