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sheila:
http://www.dla.go.kr/english/index.jsp
http://english.gg.go.kr/SITE/data/html_dir/2003/03/11/200303110027.jsp
http://www.eatyourkimchi.com/how-to-get-your-korean-drivers-license

Here is some info on getting a Korean license if you need it as well as an international one.  It also gives you some of the rules and road sign meanings if you're unsure. It  gives you a little info about penalties/fines (definitely good to know about). Enjoy having wheels~! (When you get them that is.)

glb0b:
Just be careful with the information on the DLA. For some people it is not quite correct.

It doesn't say that if you are from some countries (e.g. NZ) you have to do a multiple choice test before you can exchange your licence. This is not too hard but where I went to get mine done it was not possible to do it on a Saturday so I had to take some time off work to do the test.

Other than that small problem getting a licence was pretty easy and straightforward and well worth doing.

younameit:
What kind of questions are on the test?  Can you please give some examples if you remember.  Is there a site that has practice tests?

wong812:
You know you're not allowed to hire a car in Korea for one year after exchanging the licence for your domestic one.

glb0b:

--- Quote from: wong812 on November 16, 2010, 02:53:00 pm ---You know you're not allowed to hire a car in Korea for one year after exchanging the licence for your domestic one.

--- End quote ---

This is not true. I exchanged my licence about a week before hiring a car from Hertz. I had no problem whatsoever with hiring the car.

I don't remember the questions. However, the problem is that they are translated from Korean so the English is awkward and there are a lot of double negatives in the questions so you need to read the questions really carefully.

I couldn't find a site that had a practice test but I think there is a guide to the rules available. However, the rules are similar to American driving rules and the questions were pretty much common sense once I figured out what it was asking.

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