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Closing this gap doesn't require rewriting Taiwan traffic law — it requires Art. 100 and Art. 55 to actually reference each other, and rental counters to say the one sentence that would prevent most of these citations. Here's where that pressure can come from.
MOTC owns both Art. 100 and Art. 55. A short, specific letter asking the ministry to require rental agencies to disclose the IDP requirement at time of rental is the most direct fix available.
Visit motc.gov.tw →If you rent from a major agency in Taiwan, ask directly whether their counter staff disclose the IDP requirement. Agencies that hear this from customers, not just regulators, tend to move faster.
The single most effective thing anyone reading this can do before landing in Taiwan: get an AAA or AATA-issued IDP before departure, regardless of what reciprocity research suggests. It's inexpensive and it closes the gap for you personally, even while it stays open for everyone else.
See how simple it is →Want to contact your own embassy or a legislator directly instead? See Embassies.
You shouldn't need a law degree and a week of research to find out the rental counter gave you incomplete information.