Can I Take the Subject 2 Test Without an ID Card?

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You cannot take the Subject 2 test without bringing your ID card. However, if your ID card is lost or expired, you can use a temporary ID card. If you do not have an ID card and need to use a temporary ID, you must inform the driving test instructor in advance and follow the driving school's arrangements for the test. According to Article 19, Paragraph 1 of the "Regulations on the Application and Use of Motor Vehicle Driving Licenses," "first-time applicants for a motor vehicle driving license must fill out an application form and submit the applicant's identity proof." Therefore, you can take the Subject 2 test with a temporary ID card. Additionally, please note that the validity period of a temporary resident ID card is three months. You can take the Subject 2 test within this period, but you will not be allowed to enter the test site if the card has expired. Therefore, make sure to take the test within the validity period of the document. If the temporary ID card expires due to special circumstances, you should promptly apply for a formal ID card or a new temporary ID card. Subject 2, also known as the small road test, is part of the motor vehicle driving license assessment and refers to the field driving skills test. For small vehicles (C1/C2), the test includes five mandatory items: reversing into a parking space, parallel parking, stopping and starting on a slope, turning at a right angle, and driving through curves (commonly known as the S-curve). Some regions may have a sixth item: high-speed toll card collection. According to Article 25 of the "Regulations on the Application and Use of Motor Vehicle Driving Licenses" (Ministry of Public Security Order No. 123), starting from June 1, 2021, the stopping and starting on a slope test item is no longer required for C2 and C5 licenses in Subject 2. For large vehicles (AB licenses), Subject 2 covers sixteen items. According to the "Regulations on the Application and Use of Motor Vehicle Driving Licenses," the 16 test items for AB licenses include: reversing into a parking space, passing continuous obstacles, driving through curves, highway simulation test, limited-width gate, bumpy road, single-plank bridge, narrow road U-turn, stopping and starting on a slope, parallel parking, highway emergency handling, mountain road simulation, turning at a right angle, rain and fog weather simulation, highway tire blowout, and tunnel simulation driving.