How to get driver’s license in KoreaGetting a driver’s license in Korea is very complicated. There are three exams in order to get a driver’s license. Also it takes at least 1 month to get a driver’s license. In my experience, for example, I had to wait for a long time to take a final driver license exam because there were a lot of people who were waiting for final exam. So it is important to choose the best time to apply for getting driver’s license in Korea. I will explain a process of getting driver’s license in Korea easily.Firstly, go to driver’s license academy and apply for driver license course. It may cost 400000 won or more. You need to bring three portrait shots when you apply for driver license course. You will learn a lot of things about the car and basic knowledge of driving from teacher. After 5 hours of training, you will get a qualification for getting a first driver license exam. You have to go to the testing center and take an exam with computer. All the questions are a multiple choice and it has a tricky problem. Then you will be entitled to your second exam, when you get 60 points out of 100 points.After the first exam, you have to take a second driver license exam called “functional test”. Same as first exam, you need to take a lecture of teacher. The teacher will teach you about how to handle a real car. You have plenty of time to practice. Then during an exam, the supervisor will see whether you are skillful at operating of car. For example, you have to know how to turn on the windshield wipers and you should know how to shift to a different gear while driving. If you do not follow the order, you will fail on the exam. The important thing in functional test is that you should fasten the seat belts until the test is over. If you don’t, you will fail on your functional test.The last step is called “Road drive test”. Now you have to drive in a real road. You can practice driving with teacher before the exam. It has a 4 course like A B C D. You have to pick one of them and drive alone. It’s only about 10 minutes course. The supervisor will sit next to you and check your driving skills. However, the supervisor cannot help or teach you when you drive. Finally if you finish your course perfectly, you will get your diver’s license. Lastly, you will get a certification of driving from the driver license academy. Then you have to go to the testing center to receive your driver’s license. They will check your education schedule and test result. If you don’t have any problem with this, they will give you a driver license.If you follow this process correctly, you will obtain a driver’s license. To sum up, apply for driver license course in driver license academy. Then you must take three driver’s license exam. First exam is about a rudimentary knowledge of driving, the second exam is about an ability of driving and the third exam is about application of learning and practical experience of car. After you pass all of them, you will get a driver’s license. Finally, you can be a good driver.
