melbournehelp

Email from VicRoads...just confirming that you guys can cross this job off your list !


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Applicants from recognised countries, excluding applicants from external
territories of the recognised countries, are not subject to a drive/ride
test or a road law knowledge test when applying for a car and/or a motor
cycle licence in Victoria providing that their licence is current or
expired by no more than 5 years.

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DollyDaydream

There is a God! Having to do the theory test had become my worst nightmare.... oh, deep joy!

D D

Sue from Manchester

But what about Queensland?

kirsty&al

They've just introduced compulsory L-plates. Can't take things too fast

Alistair

anya4oz

Thanks for that, MH. Actually though, I'm not sure I agree with their new policy on this one.

Although it was a pain in the b*m having to learn all those extra road rules about who gets priority at junctions, and what to do when near trams, I feel it is important for ALL drivers to understand the local road rules.

This new policy is a BIG negative for road safety as far as I'm concerned - especially as the Victorian road death toll is very high, and the drivers here have a style that borders on the Italian at times

Also, the theory test is not that difficult - they only ask about things that, as a responsible driver, you should know anyway when driving round in VIC.

Anya.

moneypenny20

Have you just broken the rules here - tut tut - no one else was supposed to know

rubbeldiekatz

Unreal !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

melbournehelp

Anya,
I agree, there should be a compulsary driving test where you must demonstrate :
Driving at excessive speed
Driving with total disregard for others
Failing to indicate until the last minute
Failing to indicate
Driving too close to the car in front
Talking on mobile phone whilst holding a cappachino in the other hand
Refusal to let people out of side roads even when the traffic is going nowhere
Wearing a red baseball cap upon completion of all of the above

anya4oz

You've forgotten 'Trying to kill cyclists'.

All of which should be done in the largest & post powerful 4WD you can find!

If only it were funny...

Anya.

melbournehelp

When in Roma Anya,when in Rome...

kirsty&al

All of those will have already been covered by driving in the UK, which is why you don't need to do it again.

Personally I find the indication a lot better here (Vic) than in the UK. Also most people respect the speed limits.

Regards
Alistair

melbournehelp

Haven't driven in the UK Al for about 7 years,so I guess it's pretty poor eh ?
How's Sommerville treating you ?

Hels

I was thinking exactly the same thing before I saw your post!

Especially those coming from anywhere within the M25.....I find the driving here a whole lot more relaxing.

One thing that used to scare the heck out of me, in the UK, was the way people would just pull out of side streets into moving traffic....took me a long time to get used to that!!

But, I figure if I can survive Hanger Lane, I can drive anywhere in the world!!

markeh

All,
Well, that's one less thing to worry about

God I love Oz.
Mark

kirsty&al

It is poor. Personally I think the driving in and around Melbourne is slightly (note: slightly) better than in the UK. The only thing that I can say is worse here is the tail-gating (however this appears to be dumb tail-gating rather than more aggressive version found on UK motorways). As I said previously the use of indicators is very good and most people keep to the speed limit.

The Somerville question brings up a complicated answer. The simple answer is great, however we don't really have much to do with the town itself: we live out on the Somerville/Tyabb border. Somerville itself is not particularly interesting; however its location is great. It is close to Mornington (20 mins), Frankston (15 mins), Hastings (10 mins) and Dandenong (30 mins). All of the beaches on the peninsula are within easy reach (20-40 mins) - we've not yet run out of new beaches to visit. Outside of rush hour Melbourne is about 1 hr away (St Kilda is exactly 1 hr without using the toll road, Flemington Racetrack is 1 hr 5 mins using the toll road). You can get a large house and plot for very little money around here. You can even get enough for agistment!

All in all I'm loving it.

Cheers
Alistair