driving licence
Jun 2nd 2008, 3:17 pm
#1
MickyBhoy
Thread Starter
Joined: May 2008
Posts: 248
driving licence
Dear all can you help me
do you need to re sit your driving test in oz if you have a full uk licence
or is it ok to drive on the uk one until you get full residency.
Also prices of a second hand car for example i paid £1500 british pounds for a 8 year old renault scenic what would the cost be down under
thanks in advance
do you need to re sit your driving test in oz if you have a full uk licence
or is it ok to drive on the uk one until you get full residency.
Also prices of a second hand car for example i paid £1500 british pounds for a 8 year old renault scenic what would the cost be down under
thanks in advance
Jun 2nd 2008, 3:39 pm
#2
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Joined: Jul 2007
Location: Brisbane
Posts: 2,949
Re: driving licence
Hiya, No you dont need to resit your test you just hand it over (pay some money!!) and you get an australian one! I think if you have had your licence for less than a year you might have to display special plates (I'm sure someone can confirm that for definite!).
Not sure about car costs but generally from what I've seen and heard 2nd hand cars hold their value a lot better than UK ones, so you might pay a lot more straight off but when you come to sell it on you wont have lost like £5000 in a year for example!! australia also has their own auto trader website (below) and its generally considered best to avoid European cars as repairs and spares can be expensive and to go for Asian models.
http://www.tradingpost.com.au/Automotive/Browse
Not sure about car costs but generally from what I've seen and heard 2nd hand cars hold their value a lot better than UK ones, so you might pay a lot more straight off but when you come to sell it on you wont have lost like £5000 in a year for example!! australia also has their own auto trader website (below) and its generally considered best to avoid European cars as repairs and spares can be expensive and to go for Asian models.
http://www.tradingpost.com.au/Automotive/Browse
Jun 2nd 2008, 3:44 pm
#3
MickyBhoy
Thread Starter
Joined: May 2008
Posts: 248
Re: driving licence
Hiya, No you dont need to resit your test you just hand it over (pay some money!!) and you get an australian one! I think if you have had your licence for less than a year you might have to display special plates (I'm sure someone can confirm that for definite!).
Not sure about car costs but generally from what I've seen and heard 2nd hand cars hold their value a lot better than UK ones, so you might pay a lot more straight off but when you come to sell it on you wont have lost like £5000 in a year for example!! australia also has their own auto trader website (below) and its generally considered best to avoid European cars as repairs and spares can be expensive and to go for Asian models.
http://www.tradingpost.com.au/Automotive/Browse
Not sure about car costs but generally from what I've seen and heard 2nd hand cars hold their value a lot better than UK ones, so you might pay a lot more straight off but when you come to sell it on you wont have lost like £5000 in a year for example!! australia also has their own auto trader website (below) and its generally considered best to avoid European cars as repairs and spares can be expensive and to go for Asian models.
http://www.tradingpost.com.au/Automotive/Browse
