Motoring Guide : Taking The Drivers Test In Malaysia.

If
you are told your overseas licence is not valid or you wish to
learn to drive here then you will have to take a driving test.
To do this you will have to attend an approved driving school.
A list of driving schools can be found at www.drivinginstitute.com.my.



Once you have registered at the school, you will be given
a book with 500 questions in it about driving on the roads. This
book covers all the rules for driving in Malaysia and has to be
memorised. You also have to attend a five hour lesson at an approved
driving school. There is an English version of the question book
but the class is conducted in Malay although most teachers will
be willing to speak a little English to help explain.



Once you believe you know all the correct answers to the 500 questions
you are ready to take your first (written) test. You will also
have to undergo a basic car maintenance course which covers things
like changing a tyre, checking oil, battery and water levels and
topping up. You will then be able to sit for your “L”
license test. There is an English language test conducted monthly
and tests in Malay are held every week. This written exam has
50 of the questions which appeared in the book and you have to
answer 42 correctly.



Once you pass this you are allowed to drive a car with “L
plates” on them. This is valid for three months. It can
be extended for a small fee if you are still not ready to take
the exam. You can only learn to drive at a driving school using
one of their cars. The driving school will then teach you to drive
which must be for a minimum of ten hours. It should be noted that
you are only allowed to drive cars from the driving school until
you have passed your test.



When you feel you are ready you can take the driving test proper.
This can be arranged quite quickly and is a practical driving
test only with no written exam. You also have to take the test
in the driving school’s car. If you pass your drivers test
then you will be given a “P” license which you must
always place on the outside of any car you are driving. During
the next two years if you break any traffic regulations you will
receive penalty points. If these exceed 15 during the two year
period your license will be revoked. If not then you can obtain
a proper license.