Costabeera

"JAJ" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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    > I don't know what they do with your UK licence in Victoria - in NSW they simply
    > endorse it to make it invalid in Australia when you get a NSW licence. That's a
    > much better idea than confiscating the overseas licence.

Presumably though it's still valid back in the UK?

Jaj

This just proves a point I've made before, that you should not believe everything you
are told over the counter or on a public enquiry line at face value.

Advice in writing from a manager tends to be more reliable.

Jeremy

    >On 2 Jul 2002 14:20:49 GMT, Anon E Mouse <[email protected]> wrote: Sorry to
    >labour the point Gerard but Vic is one of our chosen destinations and I really need
    >to clear this up.
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    >Are you saying that vicroads have said to you that UK drivers do need to take both
    >practical and theory tests - this is not what the website says, nor does it fit with
    >the list of Recognised Countries (RCs) or the Federal info on the NSW site.
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    >Has Vic not yet implemented the federal change?
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    >Confused....
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Dean Chapman

Yes it is but they cut a bloody big chunk out of it to endorse it! (The new plastic
type anyway, don't know what they do to the old paper type) Dean.

"Costabeera" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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    > "JAJ" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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    > > I don't know what they do with your UK licence in Victoria - in NSW they simply
    > > endorse it to make it invalid in Australia when you get a NSW licence. That's a
    > > much better idea than confiscating the overseas licence.
    >
    > Presumably though it's still valid back in the UK?

Jaj

With the old paper type, they just write on a blank part of it.

Jeremy

    >On Tue, 2 Jul 2002 22:07:33 +0100, "Dean Chapman" <[email protected]> wrote: Yes it is
    >but they cut a bloody big chunk out of it to endorse it! (The new plastic type
    >anyway, don't know what they do to the old paper type) Dean.
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    >"Costabeera" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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    >> "JAJ" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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    >> > I don't know what they do with your UK licence in Victoria - in NSW they simply
    >> > endorse it to make it invalid in Australia when you get a NSW licence. That's a
    >> > much better idea than confiscating the overseas licence.
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    >> Presumably though it's still valid back in the UK?
    >>
    >

Wannastay

over here on a 457 in Victoria, put in 47SK 4 mths ago (only 8 mths left to wait !). Went to VicRoads, sat in front of a touchscreen computer for 20minutes, and maxed out the theory test (100%).

went to the counter, paid my $120 and got my Australian 10 year drivers licence. Still have my UK one as well, completely untouched. was in and out inside 30minutes. job done.

didnt have to do practical, didnt have to screw around doing anything else - hardest thing was not laughing at the simplicity of the theory test itself !!!

mozz48

thats great Fantastic Just goes to show though you can go straight to the horses mouth as was the case I did and they get it wrong Last time I look at a horses mouth Makes you lok like you are standing at the other end of the horse Good luck with especially your driving Regards Gerard

Anon E Mouse

Gerard - sounds like you were at the wrong end - and your horse was really a bull ;-) But at least we got it cleared up....