Gaimen50-question practice tests in the real exam formatEven if your driver's license has expired, it does not count as unlicensed driving as long as no more than 6 months have passed.
Answer: ✕ False
Explanation
An expired license is no longer valid, and driving on it is unlicensed driving no matter how recently it expired. The 6-month rule only makes it easier to get a new license by skipping part of the exam; it does not allow you to drive.
More questions on “Driver duties”
- Driving while fatigue or illness may prevent you from driving normally is not a violation unless you actually cause an accident.
- If you have taken cold medicine that causes drowsiness, you must not drive when it may prevent you from driving normally.
- In a regular car with a riding capacity of 5, the driver can carry 1 adult and 4 children under 12 years old.
- When loading cargo on a standard motor vehicle (regular car), the height limit is 3.8 meters or less measured from the ground.
- A standard motor vehicle (regular car) may carry cargo up to 1.5 times the length of the vehicle.
- If cargo that cannot be divided exceeds the loading limits, you may carry it if you get permission from the chief of the police station at your departure point.
Questions and explanations are written against Japan’s Road Traffic Act and the National Police Agency’s Rules of the Road. These are not official exam questions.