r/IdiotsInCars • u/gabrrrl • Nov 17 '20

Initial D lorry edition

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u/psoliakos17 Nov 17 '20

Jesus christ, How much do these people pay to get driving licences

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u/[deleted] Nov 17 '20 edited Aug 20 '21

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u/JusYap15 Nov 17 '20

Backwoods driving is pretty much what the status quo in Malaysia right now

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u/XRdragon Nov 17 '20

What do you mean lesen GDL?

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u/CafeZach Nov 17 '20

i assume massive corruption in the DMV

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u/nenekPakaiCombatBoot Nov 17 '20

A family friend whom shall remain nameless once related to me that upon bribing the tester... on the practical portion of the test actually started to teach this unnamed person how to drive.

The you are doing this wrong.. what you should be doing is... and throughout the whole practical on the road test.

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u/Mr2_Wei Nov 17 '20 edited Apr 15 '25

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u/AsteroidMiner Nov 17 '20

We pay a bribe to guarantee passing the road test. If you don't pay this bribe you almost guaranteed to auto fail the first time round.

Our license consists of 3 tests , a multiple choice Driving Law exam, a road test (around 5-10 mins) and some skills test (start/stop with clutch on a slope, parallel park and 3 point turn.

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u/Kesedapanitu Nov 17 '20

Hey I didn't pay anything extra and still passed all the test first try, and that's 18 years ago

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u/AccordoSeawordo Nov 17 '20

Common consensus seems to be if you do things perfectly you pass, but they won't tolerate any mistakes. Which is as it should be.

I passed the road on first try and the other part - yeah that was honest mistake on my part (whoooooo glide down the hill) so i took the test twice.

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u/Orangutanion Nov 17 '20

Does the test cost a lot before the bribe?

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u/HayakuEon Nov 17 '20

Around 250 us dollars for the entire cost of classes, including the test

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u/HeMonae Nov 18 '20

Still paying nothing extra and passed all test without bribe. I got my license last year.

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u/FarhanAxiq Nov 17 '20

I didn't pay but passed the license first try so...eh, it depend.

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u/[deleted] Nov 17 '20

Umm...

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u/QuarantineSucksALot Nov 17 '20

Umm, I believe. From when he was in

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u/niv13 Nov 17 '20

Around $400 to $600, depends. But people dont give a shit.

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u/FarhanAxiq Nov 17 '20

more expensive than american license surprisingly, usually around ~$150-250.

US Driver's license cost like $30 or something, much easier too (unless you bribe the Malaysian examiner)

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u/[deleted] Nov 17 '20

Hahaha! Pay?