I would never have passed this bloody test without your helpful video-- even after driving since 1984. Thank you. The section on reverse parking was very useful, and your humor made a stressful experience less so.
Thumbs up for the intro statement. I've been driving for 18 years. I've driven in Germany, Italy, France, Canada and America. I've driven trucks > 2 tons, and ambulances. It took me 6 tries to pass the functional test.
You really put my mind at rest by all these explanations ,instructions, illustrations ,guides ,scheme especially by tabletop parking demonstration and also for providing on point videos ,i don't know what else i need to pass this damn driving exam!
Dude thank you, you saved my life. Without this video I would have insta failed haha I just passed it on my first try with an 82, barely. Forgot the turn signal at the beginning and took too long on the parking section. I almost forgot the turn signal at the end, but thanks to another person doing it in front of me I remembered. Doing the road test next week on the Nowon test center. Thanks again!
Thanks for the detailed video. I'm a 20+ years experienced driver from the States but failed this course test because I took the speed limit for granted. I had the whole course memorized and everything but what made me fail eventually were 2 things I never expected. 1. I've watched countless of videos in Korean but I took the test in English and weirdly it threw me off at the beginning. I was supposed to change from park to Drive and I was waiting to shift gear but it was already waiting for me to change it so I lost point for that. I lost point again because I shifted from drive to park again because I thought you were supposed to move it back even though you made a mistake, apparently you're supposed to just leave it alone. 2. This is what threw me off the most. Since I've been driving for so long I've forgotten how it feels to drive really slowly and carefully. The speed limit is 20km which is 12m/h, which is crazy slow. It threw me off how slow that was and by force of habit and involuntarily sped up above 20km and also crossed a line because of it. I failed it even before I reached the T parking test. Most of the young kids in front of me passed the test because they were literally crawling during the test and that's the right way to do it. So for all the experienced drivers taking this test, you really have to drive as slowly as possible and carefully. You need to curve your old habits when taking this test. I feel bummed out but now I know what I need to do.
WONDERFUL resource. Thank you for organizing all this information so well! I just passed on my 4th try (you're AMAZING for passing it on your second try), and I would like to add two additional notes/pointers: 1.) The northwest center is super popular, so getting an appointment can be tricky. If you fail, it might be a whole two weeks or more until you can take it again. If you're pressed for time, consider booking your test at other test sites. 2.) At the northwest center, there are two driving simulators available for use on the far right side of the main office. To use them, you need to sign your name on a clipboard, deposit 5,000 won into the machine (one session is 15 min), and enter the "vehicle." The machines contain simulations for the technical and road courses, though only in Korean and Chinese. However, if you've reviewed this video and taken a course a few times, you'll quickly be able to take the test in Korean as well. This resource gave me the practice I needed to pass the dreaded "T parking" zone. Thank you again for this awesome video! If our paths ever cross in Korea, I will gladly treat you a coffee or drink. Good luck to everyone working through this process. You CAN do it!
Great task and I could see your hardworking to help other people. The person who would like to help other people and try to make life easy for those, they e en don’t know, are good people. You are a good human being.
Not usually in the habit of commenting on YT vids but had to make an exception for this. There is no way in hell I could have done this without this video / the recommended links. I just did my off road test today and passed first time. I salute you sir for doing the hard work so we didn't have to!
THANK YOU SO MUCH!! I passed on my first try today after freaking out for a long time 😂 i couldn’t have done it without your video. I had 100 up until the end because of the speed increase zone 😅 still passed with an 87!
I tried this the other day and failed before I even pressed the gas pedal. I've been driving for 15 years and I was so sad. Thank you SO much for this, I'm hoping I can pass it on my 2nd try!!
It's because of your vids I was able to pass all my tests. This is the best channel for foreigners trying to get their Korean drivers license! I dont normally comment but your vids helped me pass without fail so here I am. Highly recommend!
Thanks for this video it helped out a ton, even though I failed my first time I got a perfect score today! My first failed attempt I blame on nerves, not driving since moving to Korea and just not knowing the car very well plus I was so focused on passing the t parking section I somehow missed the part about accelerating over 20/km 10m after the speed limit sign. Time to review your road test video!
Haha I feel your pain man. Don't worry I failed on the equipment check so stressed about the t but also on my second try passed it with flying colors. Take it easy with the road test as well and make sure you avoid Gangnam
Thanks for sharing this excellent video. I took the exam last Friday and I gotta say, it was hard. Watching this video helped a lot, I was immune to the rookie mistakes. But, sadly, It was raining cats and dogs during my test and I was too afraid to even roll down the windows. As a result, I couldn't see the side mirror after the speed course resulting in my rear wheel touching the yellow line, and boom! instant -10 deduction. Thank god, the pass is over 80!!! Anyhow, thanks a lot for this video and I hope my comment helps other fellow 외국인. If it rains during your test, make sure to roll down the windows to enhance your visibility of side mirrors!!
Thank u so much i went to test 2 time but i failed then i watched your video and i succeed in 3rd time thank u so much its very helpful and detailed video
I am so happy I found your video. Thank you for the great info! I am taking my test (again) on the 28th. I feel much more confident after watching this! Thanks for creating!
Just wanted to follow up: I took my test again this morning and passed perfectly! Thank you again for the great video and information. The additional links you provided were also super helpful!
@@YoHallJ So glad to see this!!! Good job and congrats! You should also checkout my road test guide as well. I failed it on my first try and I put together that video with all the tips I aquired
LIVE TRAVEL ASIA yes I did! That was also very very helpful as well! I passed my road test with flying colors! Thank you for putting up this content! I will definitely recommend to others also!
Oh wow that must have sucked! I hope my video helps you pass this time. It’s super tricky especially if you don’t speak Korean so I don’t blame u for failing
I just failed taking this test for the first time. -5 point on "upper" lights, -5 point on not turning left signal on before start, -5 on smth idk exactly what -> -15 points and i havent even moved😆 GAME OVER was touching the line when driving out the parking spot, -10 point ⚰ (and this all after successfully getting to T zone and parking the car, i was so close🤏🏻🤦🏻♀️) Thank you so much for making this, now im aware of wtf happened in there, cuz i honestly was so confused, and im ready to crush it !
I started with -20 points before even putting the car in drive lol. I managed to pass the T zone but touched the line while making a normal turn around a curve
Yongin advice! I failed for 2nd time. I thought this vid was going to get me through, but yiu said something that isn't true for Yogin. There are TWO times you go through an intersection and MUST use your turn signal. Everything else seems accurate. Thanks for the help. 3rd time's a charm (and to be honest, I don't know why I keep getting points deducted on the emergency stop. Seems good to me)
Just got it after 1 fail, huge tanks to you and your video, also as you advise it's so useful to look at some other video in korean to understand exactly what they ask and want. wipers : push down, light 3 times : cross light, full beam, and reset. the acceleration got me first time, dont go above 20km/h before 10m after the sign. small change maybe now : we can see our total points on the GPS, also failing once made me not being surprised by the bip that happened fopr example when you enter parking zone, first time I thought I made a mistake when actually it meant timer start. Good luck to all of you, remember its not a 'driving' test but more a "recite what your learnt by heart" test, failing 2 or 3 times can be expected.
Thanks for preparing this. I watched your content along with dozens of others in Korean and still failed the course test three times! But finally I passed yesterday. The biggest obstacles were A.) Timing my equipment checks with the awkward GPS English instructions + beeps EXACTLY when they want you to do it. B.) The 2 Point Parking and C.) Unique Considerations at my test site in Uijeongbu. Hopeful test takers should know that even though you go into tremendous detail here, nothing can prepare you for the real thing until you take it and experience it. The timing of each equipment check and even turn signals is extremely narrow. And course layouts vary from location to location. It is not AT ALL a test of your driving ability, but rather your ability to memorize the course layout and follow the very strict (garbage) GPS Testing System to a tee.
As someone who's driven for 17 years, holds full driving licenses in 3 countries, has driven in 30+ countries across 4 continents, manual and automatic, without any issues whatsoever anywhere, I was amazed at this absurd test. Almost nothing on this test is conducive to good driving practice. It's like a course in how to drive like a idiot. Now that I've passed it (second time), I can only imagine how completely batshit insane the road test is going to be. No wonder people in this country drive like blind drunk 12 year olds that have never heard of an indicator, stuck forever either in the outside lane doing 20mph under the speed limit, or furiously undertaking in the inside lane doing 120mph with 2 kids in the back jumping around without seatbelts on, all while avoiding the random cars strewn across several lanes with their hazard lights on while they idle with the engines on for 40 mins - they no doubt all passed this test with flying colours!
did you pass?? I can exchange my American license for a Korean one, but I think it's best if I do it the "proper way" and do the test.. but the fact it's so difficult is stressing me out!! 😩
@@ponyjumperr hi! On my first try I passed the exam! Then on my road test I failed once then only last week I passed it and now I got my korean driver license! Yey! Just try and try and be confident! Goodluck to u!^^♡
Thank you so much for this video. I would I never noticed all these extra little things they can flag you on. Greatly appreciate your effort in helping others.
I am so glad you liked this video. Don't feel bad. I failed both the technical and driving on my first tries. It's normal and you're the big majority. Hope this information helps you pass the next try
@@livetravelasia Goin back in next week. At least now those videos of lining up the door handle and the corner make sense >.< When I watched those 10-minute Korean videos that morning, I was like, why would you ever do that??? Now it makes sense, haha. Only to pass the test... GG Korea.
Wow, those rules are ridiculous. Lol I’m from Michigan and for some reason Korea had some sort of agreement with only my state so I didn’t have to take any test. I only had to swap my US license for the Korean one for a small fee. I think there was eye test, but that was it. Anyway, you’re a saint for preparing all this info! Kudos, man!
You’re lucky haha. If I knew about it and had my licensed apostilled I could have also gotten my licenses exchanged but from what I hear I still couldn’t drive a scooter with it unlike the korean class 2 so I may have had to take it anyways... in hindsight I would have exchanged it if I could but half way into the test and already out 50 bucks or so I wanted to see it through lol
I failed twice, first on a written test then on a driving course :(( I feel so horrible coming back home everytime and just thinking about how I should’ve did it
You're doing God's work. Never drove before coming here and I'm learning how to drive a manual. Doing my test for the 3rd time tomorrow. Here's to hoping 3rd time's the charm.
You did gods work with this🙏- If it would help people, I recorded my test ( so they can hear the test in english). I would send it to you if you would link it to all the good info you have.
I recorded mine too haha it’s 6:50 long. I was really surprised how short it is considering the testing facility I went to has a 10min 48sec limit. I can send you mine too if you’d like.
Thank you very much for this video. You did a good job explaining the whole concept. Although I haven’t made it yet but I can say this video was of great help to my preparation process. I have two question tho as I went the first time and didn’t make it. 1) What are the lower lights? I was told to turn on the headlights which I did. Later on I was told to turn on the upper lights and finally the lower light. I got confused at the lower lights and dropped some points. 2) My second question is at the T-parking area, how long am I to wait before releasing the e-break and resume driving? I successfully did the perpendicular parking and when I heard, confirmed, I put up my e-break and counted three seconds before taking it down and trying to leave the area as I had spent a little time trying not to cross any line while parking but then I heard, the GPS said parking violation and so that made me fail automatically.
Wow I didn’t hear of the lower lights… maybe they meant turn it off? Possibly a translation issue. I couldn’t say honestly cause I never got that command. For your second issue you’re telling me they confirmed you crossing the t line w the beep? Than if you raise your parking break it should have confirmed right away. Like a second. Maybe try again and pulling up the lever higher. If it still doesn’t beep my only assumption would be that they have a faulty break lever sensor cause it shouldn’t take more than like a second for you to hear the confirmation beep that you engaged the e brake after you did. Think you just ran into some unlucky situations. Hopefully next time you won’t have these same experiences
Just took the test and I saw so many people fail ahead of me! I was the last to take the test and less than half of the people had passed at that time. I was so nervous, but I have to say if not for this video, I probably would have failed! I had two deductions for missing the turn signal at the start and for missing it at the end. One thing to note was that for the emergency stop, I was quite confused about whether or not it had registered that I had done the two actions of braking and putting on the hazards. So I wasn't sure when I should start driving again. For my test, it kept saying whenever I got points deducted so I guess if the machine doesn't say so, you can go ahead.
Yeah it's confusing cause the instructions don't exist. Gotta keep an ear out for the beeps. But if it's your first time it'll be confusing for sure. Happy you passed it!
I've just passed the course test this afternoon. It was my second attempt. Thank you for your video. It really helped! I'd also stress to take a brief pause between each step of the T-Parking section eg. line up the door handle with the curb edge before you turn the wheel all the way to the right to enter the section. Rushing into it will put you in trouble. Looking forward to getting out on the road now! 😊
Your videos are very helpful. I want to know that is there navigation or do we have to remember the course during road test? Some body told me that the instructor will guide.
Awesome video. Thanks for preparing it. i'm confused by the final turn signal though. Why do you need to turn on the signal right if you stopping the car and switching it off? Because you don't turn on the turn signal when you make the final turn after the 20km+ speed zone
Here is a TH-cam link to a video of the GPS voice instructions given in English during the test. th-cam.com/video/hjcteKLYudg/w-d-xo.html Also, a correction on this video. The high beams, "upper" in Korea, are turned on by pushing the lever forward, not pulling back.
Since you have all the timecodes, there is a built in feature of youtube now where you can include them and they are separated into different blocks on the play , so we see can skip easily. Also, I would add the keywords "in Korea" or "in Seoul" to your video title. It's horrible but true that a video title and thumbnail are like 80% important than the actual content of the video to get those views.
56:35 : "There is not a single point where you are required to put the gear in park" ... just wanted to confirm if this is true for the T-section reverse parking as well when I am supposed to pull the e-Breaks on? Thanks.
What about road test? Tomorrow is my road test, my driving is pretty good but i am worrying about routes, could you pls explain about routes? How can we get directions while driving?
It was my first try, I was so focused plus nervous, I don't want to make mistakes so, I drive it too slow...did overtime at parking and also failed because if time up at almost reaching at the end. I guess I am gonna focus on timing for next time. ㅜㅜ
Yes you can but aside from the written test you have to wait 3 days if I remember correctly to take the next test and you also have to pay for the test again so try not to fail. I failed the course once and the road test once so I paid an extra 40 dollars that I could have saved and took a week or two longer to get the test :(
Before starting they asked to start the engine but it didn't work. There was a problem with car and they came to me said failed. Wtf is that? I was so fkn ready😡😡😡😡
Why did I find out about this video late? :( But thank you for the help! Hopefully I will pass on my second try. :) Quick question though: My exam is in English, and I can clearly understand the computerized instructions and what to do. But somehow, on my first attempt, I failed automatically. Is there some kind of a beep that we have to wait before doing what is instructed of us? When I heard the instruction, I immediately did what was asked, and in the middle of it, I got stopped by the proctor. I asked what it is I did wrong, but clearly, language barrier came on as I am not that good in Korean. :(
If you have your driver's license in your home country, you can have it coverted. You only need Apostille from your country for Drivers License application.
I think it should be fine as long as it's not during the equipment check which won't be necessary to run wipers at that point anyways. Just ask the instructor if it happens
Damn!!! Hope you pass the next one! Honestly even though I speak Korean I didn’t speak to the instructor at all. She just told me to go simply when I was hesitating too long on a right turn. Just memorize the courses beforehand to make it easier. All the courses have a TH-cam video of the routes. It’s much easier outside of Seoul. The closed course is the hardest
I just took the test and auto-failed on the hill. I don’t remember hearing a beep, and maybe that beep got drowned by the previous mistake (left turn signal on too long). I saw it start to count to 30s, and I didn’t want to go without hearing the beep…fail.
Very useful. But the first video link (Technical Course Test Point Deduction & Fail Criteria Video) says "video unavailable" ... can you please provide the link again? Thanks.
@@livetravelasia Bad Luck ... Failed today :( ... "instant fail" for not stopping long enough in the hill (I had stopped but apparently it was less than 3 seconds I guess). I got thrown away by how sharp the breaks were ... you rightly said, they give you really crap car ... the moment I pressed the breaks in the hill, the car stopped abruptly and I lost my sense of time and rushed which caused instant fail.
@@BidyutBikashGoswami777 Don't feel bad lots of people fail it there and I totally understand how you could be nervous with all the things you gotta remember. It'll be much easier on the second go. Keep at it!
@@livetravelasia Good News: I passed. It wasn't the ideal start for me though. I screwed up the equipment check and also I forgot to turn on the left turn signal while leaving the starting line. Luckily I managed to avoid any more deductions and passed. [Bad news: failed the road test :/ ... hopefully better luck next time with the road test]. Thanks for sharing your experience, without it I think it would have taken me few more attempts to clear the Course-test. (Watching your road-test videos now :))
Hii super helpful. I just have one question I hope you could help me clarify. Near the end before the speed up zone, I notice in other videos there are stop signs above the crosswalk and train tracks signs. Do I have to stop in front of those? Cause I notice all instructors just seem to ignore them so I’m not sure what their purpose is.
I would never have passed this bloody test without your helpful video-- even after driving since 1984. Thank you. The section on reverse parking was very useful, and your humor made a stressful experience less so.
Glad these tips worked for ya!
Thumbs up for the intro statement. I've been driving for 18 years. I've driven in Germany, Italy, France, Canada and America. I've driven trucks > 2 tons, and ambulances. It took me 6 tries to pass the functional test.
Haha yeah! It’s crazy
You really put my mind at rest by all these explanations ,instructions, illustrations ,guides ,scheme especially by tabletop parking demonstration and also for providing on point videos ,i don't know what else i need to pass this damn driving exam!
Glad it's helping you!
Dude thank you, you saved my life. Without this video I would have insta failed haha I just passed it on my first try with an 82, barely. Forgot the turn signal at the beginning and took too long on the parking section. I almost forgot the turn signal at the end, but thanks to another person doing it in front of me I remembered. Doing the road test next week on the Nowon test center. Thanks again!
Haha so glad this helped!
You weren't commanded to do so by gps instruction? I mean turning on signal ?
Appreciate the video mate-I was finally able to pass after my 7th bite of the apple. Glad I persevered, & your video helped enormously.
So glad to hear this video is helping so many people! Thank you for the comment
I'm about to go take this test and feel alot better about my odds of passing it first try. Thanks for all your work explaining it to us!
That’s awesome! Wish you the best!
These turned out to be some famous last words. I just passed on my 5th try.
@@slade9372 it s imposible to pass from the first try trust me, u just DON T KNOW what to do:)))) but at least u got it
Thanks for the detailed video. I'm a 20+ years experienced driver from the States but failed this course test because I took the speed limit for granted. I had the whole course memorized and everything but what made me fail eventually were 2 things I never expected. 1. I've watched countless of videos in Korean but I took the test in English and weirdly it threw me off at the beginning. I was supposed to change from park to Drive and I was waiting to shift gear but it was already waiting for me to change it so I lost point for that. I lost point again because I shifted from drive to park again because I thought you were supposed to move it back even though you made a mistake, apparently you're supposed to just leave it alone. 2. This is what threw me off the most. Since I've been driving for so long I've forgotten how it feels to drive really slowly and carefully. The speed limit is 20km which is 12m/h, which is crazy slow. It threw me off how slow that was and by force of habit and involuntarily sped up above 20km and also crossed a line because of it. I failed it even before I reached the T parking test. Most of the young kids in front of me passed the test because they were literally crawling during the test and that's the right way to do it.
So for all the experienced drivers taking this test, you really have to drive as slowly as possible and carefully. You need to curve your old habits when taking this test. I feel bummed out but now I know what I need to do.
Thanks for the comprehensive explanation
Thnx man. I did it last week and got 100/100. This video was so much helpful.
I am so happy to hear this video is helping people!
WONDERFUL resource. Thank you for organizing all this information so well!
I just passed on my 4th try (you're AMAZING for passing it on your second try), and I would like to add two additional notes/pointers:
1.) The northwest center is super popular, so getting an appointment can be tricky. If you fail, it might be a whole two weeks or more until you can take it again. If you're pressed for time, consider booking your test at other test sites.
2.) At the northwest center, there are two driving simulators available for use on the far right side of the main office. To use them, you need to sign your name on a clipboard, deposit 5,000 won into the machine (one session is 15 min), and enter the "vehicle." The machines contain simulations for the technical and road courses, though only in Korean and Chinese. However, if you've reviewed this video and taken a course a few times, you'll quickly be able to take the test in Korean as well. This resource gave me the practice I needed to pass the dreaded "T parking" zone.
Thank you again for this awesome video! If our paths ever cross in Korea, I will gladly treat you a coffee or drink. Good luck to everyone working through this process. You CAN do it!
Wow so glad to hear this. Thank you for the comment. Hope we don’t run across each other
Great task and I could see your hardworking to help other people. The person who would like to help other people and try to make life easy for those, they e en don’t know, are good people. You are a good human being.
Thank you so much! I really do hope this is helpful. I could only make it a way I would think would be helpful to me but maybe too much info haha
Not usually in the habit of commenting on YT vids but had to make an exception for this. There is no way in hell I could have done this without this video / the recommended links. I just did my off road test today and passed first time. I salute you sir for doing the hard work so we didn't have to!
Thank you I am flattered :)
THANK YOU SO MUCH!! I passed on my first try today after freaking out for a long time 😂 i couldn’t have done it without your video. I had 100 up until the end because of the speed increase zone 😅 still passed with an 87!
Best video ever i found in youtube, related to korean drving license guide 🥰💗
Thank you. I am so glad it’s helping so many people
I tried this the other day and failed before I even pressed the gas pedal. I've been driving for 15 years and I was so sad. Thank you SO much for this, I'm hoping I can pass it on my 2nd try!!
I did too and it made me feel like crap. You’ll ace the next one if you watch this I am sure. Just a bunch of memorization
@@livetravelasia Passed!! Thank so much, your video and other resources were a major part of that!
You passed?
@@basitrana1425 I did!
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It's because of your vids I was able to pass all my tests. This is the best channel for foreigners trying to get their Korean drivers license! I dont normally comment but your vids helped me pass without fail so here I am. Highly recommend!
Happy to hear that! Thank you so much for the comment!
Used the video and passed my 2nd test! 90/100! Thank you!
Wow so happy for you!!! good job!
Thanks man! Passed on the first go because of your video!
Glad to hear!
Thanks for this video it helped out a ton, even though I failed my first time I got a perfect score today! My first failed attempt I blame on nerves, not driving since moving to Korea and just not knowing the car very well plus I was so focused on passing the t parking section I somehow missed the part about accelerating over 20/km 10m after the speed limit sign. Time to review your road test video!
Haha I feel your pain man. Don't worry I failed on the equipment check so stressed about the t but also on my second try passed it with flying colors. Take it easy with the road test as well and make sure you avoid Gangnam
Thanks for sharing this excellent video. I took the exam last Friday and I gotta say, it was hard. Watching this video helped a lot, I was immune to the rookie mistakes. But, sadly, It was raining cats and dogs during my test and I was too afraid to even roll down the windows. As a result, I couldn't see the side mirror after the speed course resulting in my rear wheel touching the yellow line, and boom! instant -10 deduction. Thank god, the pass is over 80!!!
Anyhow, thanks a lot for this video and I hope my comment helps other fellow 외국인. If it rains during your test, make sure to roll down the windows to enhance your visibility of side mirrors!!
Glad you passed!
Thank u so much i went to test 2 time but i failed then i watched your video and i succeed in 3rd time thank u so much its very helpful and detailed video
I am so glad it helped!
Failed the first time and found this video, just now passed. Thank you so much!
I am so happy I found your video. Thank you for the great info! I am taking my test (again) on the 28th. I feel much more confident after watching this! Thanks for creating!
You’re welcome! I am so glad my mistakes are helping others out!
Just wanted to follow up: I took my test again this morning and passed perfectly! Thank you again for the great video and information. The additional links you provided were also super helpful!
@@YoHallJ So glad to see this!!! Good job and congrats! You should also checkout my road test guide as well. I failed it on my first try and I put together that video with all the tips I aquired
LIVE TRAVEL ASIA yes I did! That was also very very helpful as well! I passed my road test with flying colors! Thank you for putting up this content! I will definitely recommend to others also!
Happy Chuseok by the way!
I tried it 1 year ago... I failed like 4 or 5 times. Then I give up... Now I am preparing again... and comes up across your video
Oh wow that must have sucked! I hope my video helps you pass this time. It’s super tricky especially if you don’t speak Korean so I don’t blame u for failing
Thank you so much for this in depth guide! I finally passed it after my third try, all thanks to this amazing video 😊
I just failed taking this test for the first time. -5 point on "upper" lights, -5 point on not turning left signal on before start, -5 on smth idk exactly what -> -15 points and i havent even moved😆 GAME OVER was touching the line when driving out the parking spot, -10 point ⚰ (and this all after successfully getting to T zone and parking the car, i was so close🤏🏻🤦🏻♀️)
Thank you so much for making this, now im aware of wtf happened in there, cuz i honestly was so confused, and im ready to crush it !
Haha I feel your pain. You're part of the majority to have failed this on your first go. I am sure you'll crush your second attempt
I started with -20 points before even putting the car in drive lol. I managed to pass the T zone but touched the line while making a normal turn around a curve
Although i have 3 years of driving experience, i failed 3 times in this test 😂, but i found your video really helpful 👍
Hope you pass the next one!
Yongin advice! I failed for 2nd time. I thought this vid was going to get me through, but yiu said something that isn't true for Yogin. There are TWO times you go through an intersection and MUST use your turn signal. Everything else seems accurate. Thanks for the help. 3rd time's a charm (and to be honest, I don't know why I keep getting points deducted on the emergency stop. Seems good to me)
Ooooo it must be a different route cause the first time you go straight. Thanks for pointing that out
I failed the test at first try. . And I watched all of your videos over and over.
I passed all the test today!
Thank u so much.
God bless you!!
Wow this makes me really happy to hear that my video is helping people. Thank you so much for sharing! Enjoy your new license!
Just got it after 1 fail, huge tanks to you and your video, also as you advise it's so useful to look at some other video in korean to understand exactly what they ask and want.
wipers : push down, light 3 times : cross light, full beam, and reset. the acceleration got me first time, dont go above 20km/h before 10m after the sign.
small change maybe now : we can see our total points on the GPS, also failing once made me not being surprised by the bip that happened fopr example when you enter parking zone, first time I thought I made a mistake when actually it meant timer start.
Good luck to all of you, remember its not a 'driving' test but more a "recite what your learnt by heart" test, failing 2 or 3 times can be expected.
Thanks for preparing this. I watched your content along with dozens of others in Korean and still failed the course test three times! But finally I passed yesterday. The biggest obstacles were A.) Timing my equipment checks with the awkward GPS English instructions + beeps EXACTLY when they want you to do it. B.) The 2 Point Parking and C.) Unique Considerations at my test site in Uijeongbu.
Hopeful test takers should know that even though you go into tremendous detail here, nothing can prepare you for the real thing until you take it and experience it. The timing of each equipment check and even turn signals is extremely narrow. And course layouts vary from location to location. It is not AT ALL a test of your driving ability, but rather your ability to memorize the course layout and follow the very strict (garbage) GPS Testing System to a tee.
As someone who's driven for 17 years, holds full driving licenses in 3 countries, has driven in 30+ countries across 4 continents, manual and automatic, without any issues whatsoever anywhere, I was amazed at this absurd test.
Almost nothing on this test is conducive to good driving practice. It's like a course in how to drive like a idiot.
Now that I've passed it (second time), I can only imagine how completely batshit insane the road test is going to be. No wonder people in this country drive like blind drunk 12 year olds that have never heard of an indicator, stuck forever either in the outside lane doing 20mph under the speed limit, or furiously undertaking in the inside lane doing 120mph with 2 kids in the back jumping around without seatbelts on, all while avoiding the random cars strewn across several lanes with their hazard lights on while they idle with the engines on for 40 mins - they no doubt all passed this test with flying colours!
lol
I'm going to take my road test this weekend. Your video really helps me to get ready be prepared. Thanks for sharing ^^
I am really happy when I get these comments. So glad I could be of help!
did you pass?? I can exchange my American license for a Korean one, but I think it's best if I do it the "proper way" and do the test.. but the fact it's so difficult is stressing me out!! 😩
@@ponyjumperr hi! On my first try I passed the exam! Then on my road test I failed once then only last week I passed it and now I got my korean driver license! Yey! Just try and try and be confident! Goodluck to u!^^♡
Thank you so much for this video. I would I never noticed all these extra little things they can flag you on. Greatly appreciate your effort in helping others.
You’re welcome!
I passed on my second try! Thank you!
Thanks so much! This is great! I failed this morning on my first try. So many things I wasn't expecting 😆
I am so glad you liked this video. Don't feel bad. I failed both the technical and driving on my first tries. It's normal and you're the big majority. Hope this information helps you pass the next try
@@livetravelasia Goin back in next week. At least now those videos of lining up the door handle and the corner make sense >.<
When I watched those 10-minute Korean videos that morning, I was like, why would you ever do that??? Now it makes sense, haha. Only to pass the test... GG Korea.
Your detailed information helped me a lot to pass the test. Thank you for making the video!!
You’re welcome! I am so glad this video is helping people out!
Great video!. Lots of details to stress me out 😅
Lol wish you luck!
Wow, those rules are ridiculous. Lol I’m from Michigan and for some reason Korea had some sort of agreement with only my state so I didn’t have to take any test. I only had to swap my US license for the Korean one for a small fee. I think there was eye test, but that was it. Anyway, you’re a saint for preparing all this info! Kudos, man!
You’re lucky haha. If I knew about it and had my licensed apostilled I could have also gotten my licenses exchanged but from what I hear I still couldn’t drive a scooter with it unlike the korean class 2 so I may have had to take it anyways... in hindsight I would have exchanged it if I could but half way into the test and already out 50 bucks or so I wanted to see it through lol
Thank you a lot bro for ur knowledged shares with us!!! I passed my test yesterday
I am so glad it helped!
Bro I wanna do the test but nit it sure of the center, I live near Songtan station, which is the nearest center?
I appreciate every detail, what You explained to us. Thank Yo so much for this video!
You're so welcome!
Today is my second chance 😂! And before I'll got it, I am also watch Your video! Thanks a lot and have a nice and calm day!
You're my hero!!! Great in depth video all broken down really well!!! You're making me feel a lot better about this test. Thanks so much for sharing
You’re welcome! Good luck!
Failed 3 times already ...hoping to pass next time ..thanks for the video its well explained ...am a first time driver so it's more difficult
Glad i have found this. For future reference.
Thank you so much for the comment! Hope you pass it in one go!
I failed twice, first on a written test then on a driving course :(( I feel so horrible coming back home everytime and just thinking about how I should’ve did it
I feel ya buddy... Don't worry you're not alone. You'll get it eventually.
We have the same fate.just failed my driving exam.
wow this is exactly what i needed the most! thank you so much more!!!!
I wish I could see this video before the test. Thank you very much. I did the same mistakes as you did 😂😂
You got this! Hope it doesn't make you feel too bad about failing it. Lots of people tell me the same thing
LIVE TRAVEL ASIA Thank you very much! I’ve passed the test successfully!! Best of luck! Keep on doing the same great!
oh gosh
I got scared just by watching the first few seconds of your video.
Im planning to take my written license soon
The written should be okay. Just go safe with the answers. I didn't study much for it
My second time around! I got 100!!! Woop woooppo!!!! Lol time for my last test!!!!
Yay! Happy for you!
Thank you so much...God bless you I will come back after my test ☺️
Welcome!
@@livetravelasia thank you I passed this test on the first time but I failed road test two times 🥺 am so sad but I will try again.
First ever video I watched
your teaching keeps on working. passed today 🙂
Just passed this yesterday, your video helped a lot.
Thank you so much for the comment! I am so happy it helped :)
So detailed and i love it❤️
Thank you! Hope you pass the test easier than me :)
thanks for the course.
You're welcome!
Thanks for the informative video! Much appreciated! :)
Thank you for the comment! You're welcome!
I got so many points noted from your video that the driver didn't told me
Wow I am so glad! Hope it helps!
You're doing God's work. Never drove before coming here and I'm learning how to drive a manual. Doing my test for the 3rd time tomorrow. Here's to hoping 3rd time's the charm.
Wish you the best! Comment made my day :)
I have failed 3 times already I hope I go well after watching this
Hope you passed!
You did gods work with this🙏- If it would help people, I recorded my test ( so they can hear the test in english). I would send it to you if you would link it to all the good info you have.
Wow you recorded the whole drive? Yeah that would be great! Do you have like a google drive link to it?
I recorded mine too haha it’s 6:50 long. I was really surprised how short it is considering the testing facility I went to has a 10min 48sec limit. I can send you mine too if you’d like.
Hey would you be able to send the link of your video? I'm trying to practice for the test!
Have u done with ur test?
Hi. Can i get your test record?
Thank you very much for this video. You did a good job explaining the whole concept. Although I haven’t made it yet but I can say this video was of great help to my preparation process. I have two question tho as I went the first time and didn’t make it.
1) What are the lower lights? I was told to turn on the headlights which I did. Later on I was told to turn on the upper lights and finally the lower light. I got confused at the lower lights and dropped some points.
2) My second question is at the T-parking area, how long am I to wait before releasing the e-break and resume driving? I successfully did the perpendicular parking and when I heard, confirmed, I put up my e-break and counted three seconds before taking it down and trying to leave the area as I had spent a little time trying not to cross any line while parking but then I heard, the GPS said parking violation and so that made me fail automatically.
Wow I didn’t hear of the lower lights… maybe they meant turn it off? Possibly a translation issue. I couldn’t say honestly cause I never got that command. For your second issue you’re telling me they confirmed you crossing the t line w the beep? Than if you raise your parking break it should have confirmed right away. Like a second. Maybe try again and pulling up the lever higher. If it still doesn’t beep my only assumption would be that they have a faulty break lever sensor cause it shouldn’t take more than like a second for you to hear the confirmation beep that you engaged the e brake after you did. Think you just ran into some unlucky situations. Hopefully next time you won’t have these same experiences
Thanks for advices❤
You're welcome!
Thanks a lot... a lot informative video
You’re welcome. Let me know if you pass!
Realy realy very healpful driving video on youtube . thank you so much
So glad it helped!
Very helpful! Thanks for this
How nice ! thanks a lot
You’re welcome! Hope you pass on your first try!
yeyyyy!! This is so helpful and thoughtful! Thank youuu :)))
May I ask if the cars in the examination place are AT or manual? :O
It’ll be automatic unless you are trying for the class one license which is harder and requires you to drive a manual truck
@@livetravelasia Yeey! Thank you for the reply! Much appreciated! :D
Just took the test and I saw so many people fail ahead of me! I was the last to take the test and less than half of the people had passed at that time. I was so nervous, but I have to say if not for this video, I probably would have failed! I had two deductions for missing the turn signal at the start and for missing it at the end. One thing to note was that for the emergency stop, I was quite confused about whether or not it had registered that I had done the two actions of braking and putting on the hazards. So I wasn't sure when I should start driving again. For my test, it kept saying whenever I got points deducted so I guess if the machine doesn't say so, you can go ahead.
Yeah it's confusing cause the instructions don't exist. Gotta keep an ear out for the beeps. But if it's your first time it'll be confusing for sure. Happy you passed it!
Thanks you so much. I appreciate it.
You’re welcome!
love this video....thank you mate!!!!!!!!!
Your video is very helpful. Thanks 😊
So glad to hear this video is helping others like me who are trying to take the test
This is my fourth time taking the course test😅
I failed my first test at the t parking section 💀☠️ taking it again tomorrow!
Hey no shame. That’s the hardest part I barely passed
I passed on my third try hehe. It was definitely the hardest part of getting my license! Thanks for your video! It helped me a lot! 🥹
Even if I learnt with manual car and without GPS and all those beeps and all. I still have to wait for it when parking?
Yes
best video to learn .
Glad it helped!
I've just passed the course test this afternoon. It was my second attempt. Thank you for your video. It really helped! I'd also stress to take a brief pause between each step of the T-Parking section eg. line up the door handle with the curb edge before you turn the wheel all the way to the right to enter the section. Rushing into it will put you in trouble. Looking forward to getting out on the road now! 😊
Yes good point. I should have explained this in more detail. Thanks for the comment! Congrats!
Your videos are very helpful. I want to know that is there navigation or do we have to remember the course during road test? Some body told me that the instructor will guide.
There's no instructor in the technical. Just the driving one
Thanks ! very helpful !
You're welcome!
Awesome video. Thanks for preparing it. i'm confused by the final turn signal though. Why do you need to turn on the signal right if you stopping the car and switching it off? Because you don't turn on the turn signal when you make the final turn after the 20km+ speed zone
Here is a TH-cam link to a video of the GPS voice instructions given in English during the test. th-cam.com/video/hjcteKLYudg/w-d-xo.html
Also, a correction on this video. The high beams, "upper" in Korea, are turned on by pushing the lever forward, not pulling back.
Nice thanks for the updare
Since you have all the timecodes, there is a built in feature of youtube now where you can include them and they are separated into different blocks on the play , so we see can skip easily. Also, I would add the keywords "in Korea" or "in Seoul" to your video title. It's horrible but true that a video title and thumbnail are like 80% important than the actual content of the video to get those views.
Yeah I’ve never been able to find that time code thing... I wonder where
56:35 : "There is not a single point where you are required to put the gear in park" ... just wanted to confirm if this is true for the T-section reverse parking as well when I am supposed to pull the e-Breaks on? Thanks.
Yes don’t switch the gears
What about road test? Tomorrow is my road test, my driving is pretty good but i am worrying about routes, could you pls explain about routes? How can we get directions while driving?
I made a separate video just on the road test. Check the description for the links. I failed that one too and got lots of advice on it
Hey, so how long was the process untill u get driving license?? My country took about 5-6 months to complete... i wonder if its the same...
It shouldn’t take that long unless you keep failing iy
It was my first try, I was so focused plus nervous, I don't want to make mistakes so, I drive it too slow...did overtime at parking and also failed because if time up at almost reaching at the end. I guess I am gonna focus on timing for next time. ㅜㅜ
Hi.. what if you failed for the first time you can get another test after that
Yes you can but aside from the written test you have to wait 3 days if I remember correctly to take the next test and you also have to pay for the test again so try not to fail. I failed the course once and the road test once so I paid an extra 40 dollars that I could have saved and took a week or two longer to get the test :(
Before starting they asked to start the engine but it didn't work. There was a problem with car and they came to me said failed. Wtf is that? I was so fkn ready😡😡😡😡
Oh no! There must have been some kind of miscommunication. Hope that doesn’t happen the second time
Actually indicators are important on every turn in contrast to what you said,l got points deducted for not indicating when turning it was crazy😂😂😂
My question is did you press the acceletor a little bit for automatic?
Thank you
You're welcome
Why did I find out about this video late? :( But thank you for the help! Hopefully I will pass on my second try. :)
Quick question though: My exam is in English, and I can clearly understand the computerized instructions and what to do. But somehow, on my first attempt, I failed automatically. Is there some kind of a beep that we have to wait before doing what is instructed of us? When I heard the instruction, I immediately did what was asked, and in the middle of it, I got stopped by the proctor. I asked what it is I did wrong, but clearly, language barrier came on as I am not that good in Korean. :(
If you have your driver's license in your home country, you can have it coverted. You only need Apostille from your country for Drivers License application.
When 20 speed over then change the gear or not changed ?
for class 2 it's an automatic
@@livetravelasia not automatic
If it rains, will they (or the computer) let you run wipers without losing points?
I think it should be fine as long as it's not during the equipment check which won't be necessary to run wipers at that point anyways. Just ask the instructor if it happens
Hello, I passed the theory exam and I am confused I selected manual transmission, can It be converted to automatic transmission
THANK YOU! i failed the closed course today, again! are there any instructors who do speak english for the on-road driving exam?
Damn!!! Hope you pass the next one! Honestly even though I speak Korean I didn’t speak to the instructor at all. She just told me to go simply when I was hesitating too long on a right turn. Just memorize the courses beforehand to make it easier. All the courses have a TH-cam video of the routes. It’s much easier outside of Seoul. The closed course is the hardest
I just took the test and auto-failed on the hill. I don’t remember hearing a beep, and maybe that beep got drowned by the previous mistake (left turn signal on too long). I saw it start to count to 30s, and I didn’t want to go without hearing the beep…fail.
Very useful. But the first video link (Technical Course Test Point Deduction & Fail Criteria Video) says "video unavailable" ... can you please provide the link again? Thanks.
Ok I found another video
@@livetravelasia Bad Luck ... Failed today :( ... "instant fail" for not stopping long enough in the hill (I had stopped but apparently it was less than 3 seconds I guess). I got thrown away by how sharp the breaks were ... you rightly said, they give you really crap car ... the moment I pressed the breaks in the hill, the car stopped abruptly and I lost my sense of time and rushed which caused instant fail.
@@BidyutBikashGoswami777 Don't feel bad lots of people fail it there and I totally understand how you could be nervous with all the things you gotta remember. It'll be much easier on the second go. Keep at it!
@@livetravelasia Good News: I passed. It wasn't the ideal start for me though. I screwed up the equipment check and also I forgot to turn on the left turn signal while leaving the starting line. Luckily I managed to avoid any more deductions and passed. [Bad news: failed the road test :/ ... hopefully better luck next time with the road test]. Thanks for sharing your experience, without it I think it would have taken me few more attempts to clear the Course-test. (Watching your road-test videos now :))
Hii super helpful. I just have one question I hope you could help me clarify. Near the end before the speed up zone, I notice in other videos there are stop signs above the crosswalk and train tracks signs. Do I have to stop in front of those? Cause I notice all instructors just seem to ignore them so I’m not sure what their purpose is.
I didn’t see a stop sign… the signage is quite clear tho. Maybe it’s in the other direction or something
Hiw can I find driving schools locations? I need driving schools either in busan or in Gimhae
thank you so much from NEPAL
Glad I could be of service