driving licences??
Jun 25th 2005, 1:42 pm
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driving licences??
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! 
Jun 25th 2005, 1:47 pm
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Re: driving licences??
Originally Posted by island.girl
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!
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Jun 25th 2005, 2:07 pm
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Re: driving licences??
Originally Posted by Bix
The rules vary between states and the type of visa you will have IG.
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Jun 25th 2005, 2:10 pm
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Re: driving licences??
Originally Posted by island.girl
were heading to wollongong NSW and the visa is 136 independant!
this has been discussed lately, maybe do a search with driver's licence or driving licence...
Have a great week end!
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Jun 25th 2005, 2:16 pm
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Re: driving licences??
Originally Posted by swissfabs
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!
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this has been discussed lately, maybe do a search with driver's licence or driving licence...
Have a great week end!
fabie
Jun 25th 2005, 2:27 pm
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Re: driving licences??
Originally Posted by island.girl
thankyou so much fabie, that is one less thing to worry about! and yes lucky us!! cheers!
You will probably need passports and proof of residency in NSW (eg utility bill) .........and dosh of course.
Jun 25th 2005, 2:50 pm
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Re: driving licences??
Originally Posted by Bix
Yeah, nice one.
You will probably need passports and proof of residency in NSW (eg utility bill) .........and dosh of course.
You will probably need passports and proof of residency in NSW (eg utility bill) .........and dosh of course.
Jun 25th 2005, 11:07 pm
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Re: driving licences??
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.
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Jun 25th 2005, 11:32 pm
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Re: driving licences??
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.
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Jun 26th 2005, 1:12 am
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Re: driving licences??
Originally Posted by alkristensen
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.
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They didn't even bother doing an eye test for me 
Jun 26th 2005, 5:39 am
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Re: driving licences??
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 ?!?)
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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
Jun 26th 2005, 7:24 am
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Re: driving licences??
Originally Posted by Jim2004
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
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
Jun 26th 2005, 12:01 pm
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Re: driving licences??
Originally Posted by island.girl
were heading to wollongong NSW and the visa is 136 independant!
Jun 26th 2005, 12:44 pm
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Re: driving licences??
Originally Posted by joho
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.
Jun 26th 2005, 1:12 pm
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Re: driving licences??
Originally Posted by spalen
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.