How Long After Passing Subject 1 Can You Take Subject 2 at the Latest?
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According to the "Regulations on the Application and Use of Motor Vehicle Driving Licenses," after passing Subject 1, you must complete the remaining subjects within three years at the latest. The earliest time for a C-class license is 10 days after passing, while A and B-class licenses require a 20-day wait before booking. This provides ample time to prepare for Subject 2. For each Subject 2 booking, you have two exam attempts. If you fail the first attempt, you can retake it once for free. If you do not take the retest or fail the retest, the exam session ends. Within the validity period of the driving license study, the number of Subject 2 exam bookings must not exceed five. If you fail the fifth booking, all previously passed subjects will be invalidated. To continue studying for the license, you must restart from Subject 1. Subject 2 Exam Content for C1 License: Driving a motor vehicle to complete exam items within a designated area; assessing the mastery of driving skills; evaluating the ability to judge the spatial position of the vehicle. Subject 2, also known as the small road test, includes five mandatory items: reverse parking, parallel parking, hill start, right-angle turn, and curve driving. Some regions have a sixth item: highway toll card collection. Subject 2 Exam Tips: After getting in the car, always adjust the seat and mirrors to a suitable position and state, and fasten the seatbelt. For parallel parking, find the correct angle, turn the steering wheel quickly, react promptly, and coordinate with the vehicle's speed. For hill starts, remember to pull the handbrake, turn on the left turn signal when starting, release the handbrake, and stabilize the clutch while gently pressing the accelerator to avoid stalling or rolling back. For right-angle turns, identify the turning point quickly and react accordingly, coordinating with the vehicle's speed to avoid deviation. For curve driving (S-turn), slow down and proceed cautiously. Those with good driving sense during practice can pass smoothly in one go. For reverse parking, control the speed, identify reference points, and make minor adjustments if the mirrors show any deviation. The driving test consists of three subjects: Subject 1, Subject 2, and Subject 3. Subject 1 covers traffic safety laws, regulations, and related knowledge. Subject 2 is the field driving skills test. Subject 3 is divided into two parts: road driving skills and safe driving knowledge. The safe driving knowledge test is conducted after Subject 3, so it is commonly referred to as Subject 4. However, the official term (as per Ministry of Public Security Order No. 123) does not include "Subject 4."
After passing the written test (Subject 1), the latest deadline to complete the Subject 2 driving test is usually within three years, otherwise you'll have to retake Subject 1. When I was learning to drive, I procrastinated for almost a year before taking Subject 2. Due to lack of practice, I became rusty at skills like reverse parking and nearly failed the test. My advice is to start practicing while the theoretical knowledge is still fresh - aim to take Subject 2 within one or two months. This way you'll pick up skills faster and pass more easily. Delaying too long not only makes you forget skills but also requires extra review time, wasting both money and delaying your license. Actually, driving schools generally recommend completing all tests within six months - don't let it hold back your life plans.
