Those who have recently been planning to pass their driver's license have probably got a lot of scary news. “students added up and the difficulty doubled” in may, “to sign up later, it will take six months” and “school fees will go up in the thousands” and, in the full range of accounts, many people are panicking and afraid of missing the so-called “end-of-the-car bus” and even some are rushing to sign up, which is getting worse。
Let us be clear today: these are rumours, none of them are true. The official document had already made it clear that, as of 1 may 2026, only schools would be converted to schools without changing the examinations, and there was no need to panic。
First, let's start with the rumour that the test has not changed
Many do not know the difference between “driving” and “driving”, but it is a completely separate system with different branches and different content。
• the driving test (what to test and what to test): it is under the authority of the ministry of public security and is implemented by order no. 172 of the ministry of public security, which was formally implemented on 1 january 2025, without any national adjustment by 1 may 2026。
• driving training (how does the school teach and how the premises are): under the authority of the ministry of transport and communications, the general directorate of market supervision, which was to be changed on 1 may, in the form of " conditions of operation of the motor driver training institute " and " technical requirements for the trainer training of motor drivers " , with the exception of driving schools, regardless of the examination。
If you break the test details, you'll be completely relieved:
C1 manual block: subject two or five - back-to-back parking, side-to-side parking, curves, straight-angled turn, ramp stop and start-up, one unexpanded and one undecided; and subject three, road driving skills and safe, civilized driving commons test, with no change in content or evaluation criteria。
2. C2 auto-block: in the second subject, the ramp was removed long ago, with only four points remaining, the adjustment was implemented in 2025 and no further changes will be made on 1 may。
3. Theoretical examinations (subjects i and iv): the library, the issue type, the eligibility line (90 points) have all remained unchanged, with no new issues, difficulties or deliberate difficulties。
Compensatory fees, pass rates: all of them remain the same, and the “intentional pass rate” “additional pass rates” on the internet are false。
A brief summary: after 1 may, you took the examination, the content, the difficulty, the eligibility criteria, which are the same as they are now, without fear of “difficulties”。
Why did you change the school? It's gonna hurt
Now that the exams are the same, what has changed on may 1st? To put it bluntly, it's about the long-standing chaos in the motorbike industry, which has made it easier to fix three of the most painful points。
Pain: coach's too old to practice
A lot of people learn how to drive cars: coaches are sunk, brakes are bad, air conditioning is bad, summers are sweaty and winters are shaking; others look like shit, they're almost 10 years old, they're too far ahead, and they're always worried about safety。
This time, the new rules are being imposed directly:
• all coaches aged over eight years, with mileage exceeding 600,000 kilometres and emissions not meeting the standards are forced to die and can no longer be used to practice cars。
• the school must be equipped with at least 20 per cent of the new energy trainers and a dedicated charger, which will be followed by a c2-direct train, which will operate with simple, small noise and air conditioners, and will be licensed to drive oil and electric cars。
• all train-the-trainer vehicles must be equipped with car logs, real-time monitoring, emergency brakes, retroactivity and safety。
No more deciphering, new, easy to drive, safe, double the experience。
Pain 2: it's not standard, it's different
In the past, many of the schools were small and irregular, and the training programmes were all “traces to test” and were all designed to deal with the test, to get on the road, to get on the road, to encounter the fact that the junctions turned around, to go straight back, and to check the vehicle, which in no way led many to “suspect”。
The new rules are very high on site standards and are directly and physically consistent:
• overall optimization of basic indicators, such as the size of the training grounds and the length of single lanes, with the addition of training facilities close to real road conditions, such as a direct back-of-the-car at the site, a stop, a turn-off at the intersection and vehicle security checks。
• reinforcement of cross-roads and circulation route network set-up in the field with safety protection and passivation devices to shift training from “should be tested” to “operational capacity development”。
Simply put, later on, the exercise is no longer a “test exercise”, but it is a process that will lead directly to the challenge of obtaining a pass。
Pain 3: mischarging fees, bad coaches, invisible consumption
This is one of the most important points: when they sign up, they say they're ready, and when they do, they ask for red bags and cards; they charge extra fees if they want to practice for a little longer; there are drivers who are forced to buy simulations, insurance or not; and, worse, coaches have a bad attitude, insults the students, falsifies the teaching, and when they do, they play with their cell phones and sleep。
The reform was carried out directly through fees and coaching management:
Comprehensive regulation of fees to eliminate invisible consumption
• all costs must be priced, fully publicized, registration fees, school hours, examination fees, etc., clearly included in the contract, without any ambiguity。
• the compulsory binding of fees for driving schools, such as compulsory simulation courses, insurance and additional time-training, is strictly forbidden, and students are free to choose between them and do not have access to the test。
• compensatory fees are charged strictly in accordance with the standards of the carlog, and the driving school is not allowed to raise the price, and the source of the fee is eliminated。
• the “pay-as-you-go, pay-as-you-go” programme has been introduced in many ways, and participants pay for a course in a class, which is not in the pocket of a school, and there are naturally fewer disputes about refunds。
Coach shuffled cards, was thoroughly qualified, and the license was revoked
• licensed induction: a new version of the certification must be carried out, with no qualifications, no longer being able to rely on all the coaches, and no one can “be a coach”。
• zero tolerance of violations: the use of cards, verbal abuse of students, demand for red bags and charges for non-compliance are strictly prohibited, once verified, the certification of trainers is directly revoked, the driving of the school is subject to heavy penalties and the trade is permanently blackened。
• periodically: teachers with irregular teaching, poor attitudes and complaints are suspended, publicized and even discharged。
• age liberalization: the upper age limit for coaches has been lowered from 60 to 63 years of age, with more experienced coaches retained and more disciplined。
In the future, learn to drive, the fees are transparent, the coach is responsible, and no longer has to suffer or suffer。
Iii. Impact on different groups of people: the old and the new are better served
Many are concerned that this reform has had an impact on themselves? In two cases:
1. Old participants who have already registered and are in the process of training their cars: they are not affected at all, they follow the old rules for the entire journey, they do not change the content of the examinations or the manner of their exercise, they do not need additional training for new projects。
New participants enrolled after 1 may: new entitlements, new vehicle exercises, standardized spaces, transparent fees, good coaches, although more demanding, are practical skills and are better on the road and do not become “corroborated”。
In short, the old cadets do not affect the new cadets, and the new cadets are more cost-effective, not rushing to sign up before 1 may. Instead, they can wait until the new rules are laid down to select a full-fledged, prestigious driver's school to practice more comfortably and more firmly。
Iv. Conclusion: a rational view of reform and rejection of rumours
This drive reform of 1 may 2026 is not about “distortion”, but rather about “change, practicalization, transparency” in order to solve the problems of the industry, safeguard the rights of the participants and allow them to spend reasonable sums of money, learn the truth, and be safe when proven。
The rumours of “additional examinations, double difficulties and soaring school fees” are essentially that some of the institutions deliberately create anxiety in order to attract students to enroll。
Driving permits are a small matter of life, but it is a matter of safety for future trips and there is no need for panic and blindness. It is best to spend more time and understand the policy, to compare a few regular driving schools, to choose the right one, to step on the right track and to be successful。
Topical discussion
Has anyone around you ever been misled by rumours of driving the exam? Did you ever learn how to drive a car when you were a coach? Let's talk about your experience。
