Renewing driver's license without ARC

Here’s my situation, I have a TW driver’s license(for 125cc) that expires next year. I currently don’t live in Taiwan but it would still be nice to have it in the future since I’m going back there 1-2 a year and I prefer to ride scooters rather than driving a car there.

I don’t know how the whole driver’s license renewal procedure work, do you have to take a test again or is it just a formal thing? And is it possible to renew it for a foreigner without a valid ARC?

Don’t think so

Also don’t think so.

Jun 19, 2013

http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2013/06/19/2003565161

Not sure why they are doing that, says it’s costing them a ton in lost revenue.
Not that I’m complaining.

However it says foreigners with standard ARCs still need to renew. APRC holders don’t.