How to Check Your Driver's License Issuance Date

Why is my driver's license issue date important?

Your driver's license issue date is used in various situations beyond simply marking the day you started driving.

• Insurance discounts: The longer your driving experience, the more insurance discounts you can receive.
• Rental car usage: Some rental car companies require a minimum driving experience.
• Employment: It can be used as supporting documentation when applying for jobs requiring driving experience.
• License examinations: It's necessary to check eligibility for license examinations that require driving experience.

How do I check my driver's license issue date?

The driver's license issue date is used interchangeably with the driver's license issuance date, passing date, and registration date. In short, it refers to the date you first received your driver's license.

🔗 Two ways to check your driver's license issue date

1. Check through the Police Traffic Citizen 24 (eFine) website

• Advantages: Provides accurate information and allows you to check various driver's license related information at a glance.
• Disadvantages: Requires a computer and a sign-up and login process.

2. Issuing a driving record certificate through KakaoTalk

• Advantages: You can easily check it with your smartphone, and no separate registration is required.
• Disadvantages: You need to issue the entire driving record certificate, so it may be cumbersome to only check the issue date.

Which method should I choose?

• If you want a quick and easy check: We recommend using KakaoTalk.
• If you also want to check other driver's license related information: It's better to use the Police Traffic Citizen 24 (eFine) website.

Precautions when checking your driver's license issue date

• Re-issuance: If you have re-issued your driver's license, the issue date may differ from the acquisition date.
• Driver's license number: The 3rd and 4th digits of the driver's license number represent the year of initial issuance.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

• Do the driver's license issue date and issuance date mean the same thing?
  • In most cases, they are used interchangeably. However, they may differ if the license has been re-issued.
• Why should I check my driver's license issue date?
  • It is used in various fields, such as insurance discounts, rental car usage, and employment.
• Are there other ways to check my driver's license issue date using a smartphone?
  • You can also use the Gov.kr app.