Cha Sa-soon, a South Korean woman who tried to pass the written exam for a driver’s license with near-daily attempts since April 2005, has finally succeeded on her 950th attempt.
The aspiring driver spent more than 5 million won ($4,200) in application fees, but until now had failed to score the minimum 60 out of a possible 100 points needed to get behind the wheel for a driving test.
Sa-soon finally passed the written exam with a score of 60 on November 4, said Choi Young-chul, a police official at the drivers’ license agency in Jeonju, 130 miles south of Seoul.
Police said Sa-soon took the test hundreds of times, but had no specific total. Local media said she took the test 950 times.
Now she must pass a driving test before getting her license, Choi said. Repeated calls to Cha seeking comment went unanswered.
She told the Korea Times newspaper she needed the license for her vegetable-selling business.
