hi everyone, im after a bit of advise please! can we use our UK driving licences in oz long term or is there some other kind of test we have to do? any info much appreciared!

The rules vary between states and the type of visa you will have IG.

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were heading to wollongong NSW and the visa is 136 independant!

Well lucky you they will just swap ur licence, no test needed since u are going to be in NSW...

this has been discussed lately, maybe do a search with driver's licence or driving licence...

Have a great week end!

fabie

thankyou so much fabie, that is one less thing to worry about! and yes lucky us!! cheers!

Yeah, nice one.
You will probably need passports and proof of residency in NSW (eg utility bill) .........and dosh of course.

Thanks Bix, i forgot to mention this whole bit!

We just took our UK driving licence and our bank statement to the RTA and within 10-15 mins we had our new licence complete with ugly photo. Makes it much easier if you are buying a car to register it.

Cheers Jo

i walked into qld transport with a 2 night reciept from a hostel/backpackers place, and they accepted that as a form of I.D. Thats ridiculously slack.
alk

QLD Transport are a bit more laid back They didn't even bother doing an eye test for me

Ahhhhh, so how about if your on a temp Visa - Student Visa ?

Anyone know that one (Queensland)?

I was under the impression I'd swap it (with test if needed), and didn't think the type of Visa came into it

Maybe I keep my UK one till I get PR (if I do ?!?)

Cheers

I believe the rules are that you cant drive for more than three months in Qld regardless of visa without getting the licence. that means 3 mths residence in qld. I finally passed mine the penultimate day after 2 failures cos I refused to read the manuals (ive read them now ;-) ). Google 'driving in queensland' and you'll get the 6 page PDF file that if you read before the test you should pass pretty easy. The main thing to get the hang of is giving way they make you get 9/10 on that one and they're quite tricky some of them - so read & re-read that bit and you'll be right. Other than that $15 for the test and about 20$ for 24mths licence or up to 60$ for a 5yr licence.

How long do you have your UK licence ? If less than 3 years you will be on P plates

We bought a car and registered it just by showing our UK driving licenses. Easy.

Thanks