2024 Hong Kong Driving Lesson Costs and License Process Guide-學車王

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2024 Hong Kong Driving Lesson Costs and License Process Guide

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Transport Department Fees

$510 Application for Driving Test (Includes Written Test)

$548 Application for Learner's Driving Licence (Learning Permit)

Driving Lesson Fees

$350 - 450 Per Lesson/45 Minutes

$2100 Car Rental Fee for Test

One 45-minute lesson is considered as a test lesson

Estimated Total Cost (Assuming 20 Lessons)

Approximately $10,158- $12,158

=Transport Department Fees + 20 Lessons x Lesson Fee + Car Rental Fee for Test

How to Save Money on Driving Lessons?

1. No need to spend money on lessons for the written test. The written test consists of 20 multiple-choice questions, and you need to get 16 correct to pass. You can study on your own. Driving King also offers a free mock test to help students practise and easily pass the written test. If you need further explanations of the test questions, Driving King App also offers a VIP service with detailed explanations of key points. (You can search for "Driving King" on the App Store or Google Play, or download it through the link below) Download the Driving King App.

2. Opt for paying the lesson fees to the instructor per lesson. Similar to a bank's "instalment payment," you don't need to pay a large sum of money for the driving lessons at once, reducing financial pressure. This also provides more flexibility in choosing the number of lessons based on your learning progress.

3. Check if there is a price increase for additional lessons. The Transport Department recommends at least 30 hours of learning before taking the test, but learning progress varies from person to person. Many students may need more lessons, so when enrolling, check if the price for additional lessons changes. Try to choose instructors whose fees remain unchanged. If you have already chosen an instructor who charges per lesson, this issue does not apply.

	Driving King Platform	Other Schools/Institutes
Written Test Lessons	Free	Pay Per Lesson
Road Test Lessons	Pay Per Lesson No Pressure	Pay All at Once, High Pressure, and after deducting the theory lessons, the actual number of road test lessons may be insufficient (*According to the Transport Department's recommendation, there should be at least 30 hours of on-road practice before the road test), meaning students may need to spend extra money to purchase additional road test lessons. Therefore, when choosing a driving school, students should not only look at the course package discount price but also calculate how many road test lessons are included in the package and the cost of additional lessons.
Additional Lessons	Price Unchanged	Price Increase
Instructors	Over 100 Licensed Instructors to choose	No Choice

How to Choose the Type of Driving Lessons?

Both private cars and light goods vehicles can be learned with either manual or automatic transmissions. Automatic transmissions are relatively simpler, easier to handle, and less likely to stall.

A manual transmission license for light goods vehicles (License Types 1 and 2) allows you to drive light goods vehicles with either manual or automatic transmissions, as well as private cars with either manual or automatic transmissions. A manual transmission license for private cars (License Type 1) allows you to drive private cars with either manual or automatic transmissions.

An automatic transmission license for light goods vehicles (License Types 1A and 2A) allows you to drive light goods vehicles with automatic transmissions and private cars with automatic transmissions. If you choose automatic, your license will only permit you to drive automatic vehicles and not manual ones, so be mindful of this.

Learning to drive a manual transmission private car is relatively difficult and less common, so private instructors rarely teach it, making the tuition fees higher. Some people consider learning manual transmission for driving tours in Europe, but automatic transmission cars are now commonly available for rent in Europe, so there's no need to worry too much.

In summary, the most popular choice is to learn manual transmission for light goods vehicles due to its high cost-effectiveness. Second is automatic transmission for private cars, which is the most common type on the market. Next is automatic transmission for light goods vehicles, and lastly, manual transmission for private cars.

Driving Lesson Procedures

You need to go to the Transport Department (2nd Floor, Cheung Sha Wan Government Offices) to register and fill out the TD82 (Application for Driving Test) form. The Transport Department charges $510. You can also apply for the driving test through iAM Smart+. To save time, you can ask Driving King to handle the registration for a handling fee of only $100. About one month after registration, you will take the written test. Upon passing the written test, the Transport Department will issue a road test appointment letter (road ticket) to the student on the spot, which includes the test date. Once you have the road ticket, you can start looking for an instructor for driving lessons.

You need to fill out the TD555 form to apply for a learner's driving permit. Students must hold a learner's permit while taking driving lessons. Usually, lessons with an instructor start 3-4 months before the road test. According to the Transport Department's recommendation, there should be at least 30 hours of on-road practice before the road test.

If you pass both Part B (parking) and Part C (road test), you will receive a Probationary Driving Licence (P plate), which costs $90 from the Transport Department. After one year, you can convert it to a full driving licence, which costs $900 from the Transport Department. Driving King provides full-service driving lesson registration, mock written tests, and instructor matching services to help students easily obtain their driving license!

Driving Lesson Locations

Common driving lesson locations are Kowloon Tong and Causeway Bay, convenient for candidates to practise at major test venues. However, some instructors can also teach in places like Sha Tin, Kwun Tong, Kwai Chung, and Yuen Long. Make sure to communicate with your instructor about pick-up and drop-off locations.

Test Routes

Private Cars

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Light Goods Vehicles

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Driving Test Form(Yellow Paper)

Before taking the road test, make sure to familiarise yourself with the driving test form, commonly known as the yellow paper. The yellow paper represents the assessment criteria for the road test. Errors made by candidates are categorised into minor and major errors.

Minor Errors

Minor errors refer to small technical mistakes made by the candidate that do not cause inconvenience or endanger other road users. Such errors do not constitute a failure. However, if a candidate commits three or more minor errors in the same item, it will be considered a major error and result in a failure.

Major Errors

Major errors include mistakes that pose immediate or direct danger, as well as basic driving techniques or operations that fail to meet the standards set by the Transport Department. If a candidate commits one or more major errors, the test will be rated as a fail.

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