Driving licence
The practical test: scoring and rules
How the practical test is scored, based directly on the governing regulation.
How it is scored
How the practical test is passed
The practical test uses a deduction-point method: the candidate starts from a full score and loses points for control errors, traffic-law violations and driving posture.
the Road Traffic Act Enforcement Regulations (Ministerial Ordinance), art. 24(10) item 4
No duration is stated
Art. 24 fixes the vehicle used per class and the deduction-point scoring method, and states no overall duration or minimum driving time.
- the Road Traffic Act Enforcement Regulations (Ministerial Ordinance), art. 24
Before the test
Training at a designated driving school
In practice, most candidates train at a designated driving school (指定自動車教習所, 道路交通法施行規則 art. 98 ff.). One instructed lesson period is fixed at 50 minutes.
No statute or authority publication states the minimum number of lesson periods
The Regulations contain a curriculum table fixing the minimum lesson-period count per course, but its figures are not available in a form this site can cite, so no number is stated here.
- the Road Traffic Act Enforcement Regulations (Ministerial Ordinance), art. 98 ff.
Retaking the test
Retake conditions
No waiting period or attempt cap is stated
Neither the Act nor the Regulations sets a minimum wait before a retake, or a maximum number of attempts.
- the Road Traffic Act, art. 97
- the Road Traffic Act Enforcement Regulations (Ministerial Ordinance), arts. 24, 25
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