A SOUTH Korean woman has passed a written exam for a driver's licence after 950 attempts. Cha Sa-soon, 68, attempted the test almost every day since April 2005.

She passed the written exam with a score of 60, a police official at the drivers’ licence agency in Jeonju, south of Seoul, said.

Mrs Sa-soon must now pass a driving test before getting her licence.

She told the Korea Times newspaper she needed the licence for her vegetable-selling business.