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satishku · Joined: 22 Mar 2009

I am planning on starting the process to obtain a korean driving license. I am planning to go to Yongin Test Center for medical exam and registration for written test.

I was told by the lady that one can do the medical check up and written exam on a particular saturday every month. So, I do not need to go twice. But for this to happen, I need to Buy the Book in advance.

Does anyone know where I can buy the English Book required for the Written Test . What is the title and is it available at online shops like Gmarket or Kyobo??

thanks
regards
satish

mtmelton · Joined: 10 Apr 2007 Location: Chillin' in Gwangju

I say just go and take the test. A lot of it is common sense and it's only 20 questions. The problem is that the translation is kinda rough but it's definitely doable. I think it took me less than 5 minutes to do in on the computer. Worse thing is you have to go and take it the next day.

Milwaukiedave · Joined: 02 Oct 2004 Location: Goseong

To the best of my knowledge the book is only available at the driver's license bureau. If you have a drivers license and have been driving for more then a few years, you should be good without the book. Like someone else said, it's just common sense. I passed on my first try. Laughed through the entire test as the questions were just so poorly translated.

probablylauren · Joined: 18 Jul 2009 Location: Seoul

I didn't get a book. I just turned up with the various documents and stumbled through the process.

As has been said, the written test is so badly translated. I guessed a lot of questions, but still passed.

CentralCali · Joined: 17 May 2007

Just a request for a data point here. For the computerized test in English, how many questions were there? When I took my test here in Busan at the Sasang office, it was a paper exam and had half the questions the Korean paper exam did. Bonus was that I still had the same time to answer the questions as those taking the exam in Korean did!

goreality · Joined: 09 Jul 2009

http://eng.rota.or.kr/Eng/Main/main.jsp

The manual: It's online!

http://www.dla.go.kr/english/01_info/info06.jsp

Detailed information on the steps needed.

goesslry · Joined: 19 Jun 2007

the test is easy. If you are US citizen, you have to take the test, and get 80% or higher. If Canadian, just trade licenses. Once you pass, if you are US, trade licenses. Go to World Cup Stadium. You can take the test any day.

probablylauren · Joined: 18 Jul 2009 Location: Seoul

I got 60 out of 100 and passed Confused

probablylauren · Joined: 18 Jul 2009 Location: Seoul

oh Central, the computer test had 20 questions

IS-F · Joined: 20 Oct 2009

satishku · Joined: 22 Mar 2009

Hi

Thanks for all the replies. Very useful. I am preparing for the written test. Once I am done with this, I will learn. Unfortunately, I do not have a license from my home country which I can exchange. So, I need to start from scratch.

But, thanks a lot Smile

coralreefer_1 · Joined: 19 Jan 2009

probablylauren · Joined: 18 Jul 2009 Location: Seoul

Practical test? As in driving with an examiner in the car?

I didn't have to do that either...which is why I am really shocked at how easy (once you figure out what you are meant to be doing at the Test Centre), it is to get a license... especially since I come from a country where I drive on the other side of the road. I would've expected them to make me do a driving test

zeppelin · Joined: 08 Jan 2005

coralreefer_1 · Joined: 19 Jan 2009

Well my license expired about 3 weeks before coming to Korea and I never bothered to renew it (I didn't expect I would be driving here, so I was taking the test just as Koreans do. Regardless of the years of driving experience I had, I was required to take the following..

-Written Test
-Eye/Vision test
-Sit through a 3 hour driver safety seminar
-Driving course at the testing center
-Road test with an examiner

Most of it is pretty similar to back home, except for that driving course. It took a few trial and error to learn things such as stopping no farther than 1 meter from the stop line(certainly not crossing it) using a turn signal when finishing the course, and there is still some thing I am not quite sure what went wrong with the gear shift challenge.

The test starts in a car with computer sensors and a meter displaying your score. Each infraction will cost you at least 5 points, while others will cost you 10. If you drop below 80 points, you fail. Most of it is pretty basic really, but for those who cant drive a stick shift it will be a challenge. The first thing you have to do after leaving the starting gate is climb a hill..stop halfway up, then start again without rolling backward.