20 September 2013

How much does it cost to get a Driving License in Brunei?

As teenager reaches 18 years old, they will just rush their parent to help them get a driving license. That include me as well but I postponed 2 month before I get my learning license. It was rough having school exam and driving lesson if I didn't postponed it.

This is for Kuala Belait district, I'm not sure about the cost in Bandar Seri Begawan.

I applied my driving school at Liyana, located at Kampung Baru, Seria, near the basketball court. I paid the lesson by part and not like others where you need to pay all at once such as the driving school in the Mumong area.

Below is the amount of money you need to pay by parts as you go further.

First Amount is B$125:

This include B$120 for learning and test for the Highway Code,
B$5 for applying for the learning license. This is not needed if you have applied it yourself at the JPD.

The teacher will ask you if you have a book about the Highway Code. The teacher will either borrow you or ask you to buy. There are two types and either one cost B$5. Get the blue one an not the white one because the blue will give you a higher chances of passing your Highway Code Test as it contain question in MCQ (Multiple Choice Question).

You should not get this.
The while book only contain information and not much as helpful as the blue book.

Second Amount is B$150

The cost for this is just for the driving lesson, which are teaching and letting you drive on the road and also teaching you how to park that are reverse parking, side parking and S-parking and how to drive on hill.

If you think you still don't have confident in driving, you could ask the teacher to increase the time, which also will increase the cost.

Last Amount is $160

The is the last amount you need to pay when you will be having your driving test at the JPD. This cost is for borrowing and road tax of the car.

After you have passed your driving test, you will need to bring another B$10 for applying a new driving license. Not a learning license anymore.

You will only get a paper type license in a week and after getting that, the officer will tell you that you need to come back at a certain day listed in a piece of paper to collect the new driving license (which have photo of yourself) at the administrative office. It is mostly around two month that you need to collect it.

Total Cost:

If you can get your license in a month before the expiry date of your learning license, the cost is at B$435.
Some school charge you around B$500 - B$600.

Other Cost:

B$10 - for expired learning license. Your teacher will help you reapply and you need to pay for that.

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Read More: Some rules and regulation that you need to know before getting a driving license.

2 comments:

  1. hello. i just want to ask what driving school did u went to? and it will be really helpful if u could provide me with the contact number. thank you very much. very helpful post.

    jem

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    1. Hello, it's Dayang Liyana driving school. I don't have their office number but I think the phone number on the picture I posted might be it.

      I only have my driving teacher's phone number: 876 3548. I'm not sure if she still uses this number but you could try to contact her through whatsapp.

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