You will be staying abroad during your license renewal period and cannot renew (including any regular aptitude test) in time. Which statement is correct?
💡 Hint
What to do when you cannot renew during the renewal period is set out in Article 87(4) of the Road Traffic Act and Article 55 of the Enforcement Decree. Distinguish precisely between the maximum postponement period and the deadline for renewing after the reason ends.
Answer: ②
Explanation
Under Article 87(4) of the Road Traffic Act and Article 55(1) of the Enforcement Decree, a stay abroad or similar reason allows early renewal or a postponement application. A postponement is limited to 3 years (paragraph 2), and the person must renew within 3 months after the reason ends (paragraph 3). So the options of 10 years and 1 year are wrong.
Legal basis: 도로교통법 제87조 제4항, 시행령 제55조