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Nov 17th 2005, 4:55 pm

Welshie

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HGV License

My hubby has a UK HGV Class II license and we will be going to Oz on a temp student visa. Is this recognised in Australia or will he have to re-sit the test?

Any help would be much appreciated. Tried searching but its making no sense to me!

Nov 17th 2005, 9:50 pm

Latona

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Re: HGV License

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Originally Posted by Welshie

hi, there was a thread on here recently but cant find it ,i have a class1 but am going out on an sir visa .i was told by our agents that i would have to take it again in aus as they didnt recognise uk hgv sorry to say the thread backed this up and gave some costs which seemed quite expensive.hope this helps probably not the answer you wanted but good luck.

peter.

Nov 18th 2005, 4:33 am

annqldau

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Re: HGV License

Hi

Think these are the threads you are looking for:

Re: HGV conversion in QLD beware
http://britishexpats.com/forum/showthread.php?t=332554

Re: Any Ex Pat Truck Drivers in OZ
http://britishexpats.com/forum/showthread.php?t=335742

Hope that helps you out...

Nov 18th 2005, 4:35 am

annqldau

Joined: Oct 2005

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Re: HGV License

There is this one as well

Re: dangerous goods licence
http://britishexpats.com/forum/showthread.php?t=336727

just in case you want to live dangerously