Good call Jempee.
When i was in Victoria in Febuary i called ICBC and they told me that i would have 90 days on my UK licence and advised me to drive for about half of this time and then apply to take the BC driving test. This would give enough time to get used to the differences. So i would say that it is deffinately 90 days on a WP (Remember,you are a resident when your on a WP,just not a permenant resident!)

Mike

Interesting when we got insurance back in JAN 07 the lady from ICBC said that if we still owned a property in UK then the 90 day rule didnt apply dont ask me why, but at the time it sounded good to me.

Congrats all who have passed the test! I've been driving in the UK for 21 years now (wow is it that long!!??) and will have to sit my test in BC.....got my WP last week, yippee, but been here since March. I want to take a lesson before I take the test, can anyone recommend a good driving school in downtown Vancouver?

Also, Jempee, how did you manage to keep your UK driving licence? That would be great if I could do that.

I've heard rumours that certain test centers are better to take your test at than others, some supposedly have higher pass rates than others. Anybody heard anything similar, I want to make sure it's as painless a process as possible, apart from the neck pain I'm anticipating from all the shoulder checking

Thanks!

we took our test in Victoria...but we got to keep our UK driving licenses too. We were beyond the limit of 90 days, IBCB were really ambiguous when we called them about it a couple of times on the phone - Mike's right, it is when you are resident (not necessarily permanent resident) you have 90 days. Anyhow when we took our tests, the risk is that if we hadn't passed they keep your UK driving licence til you retake and pass...which is tricky if you both take it at the same time...cos if you both failed you'd be stuck! So we staggered our tests just in case!...and both passed. We were allowed to keep our UK licenses.

I believe you get to keep the licence here because its not part of the 'licence swap' agreement. You are sitting a new test so therefor get to keep UK licence. I assume this is what it is anyway?

P.s make sure you do alot of theatrical shoulder checking, intersection scanning mean while not paying as much attention to whats in front and you will be fine.

Whoo hoo congratulations

Congratulations, I'm so glad I'm going to Alberta, No test .

ok ok..don't rub it in..hehehee

re-doing a driving test..in another country was one of the most nerve wracking experiences i have ever been through..and now i need to do my class4...lordy help me...

No test, No test, na na na na naaaaaaa . (thats gonna be bad karma now, I'll go to swap my lisence and they will say I'm lucky number ??? and I'll have to take the test)

Good luck with your class 4, I'm sure you'll be fine

Sharon

cha cha cha~

I PASSED THE TEST!!! Hahahahahahaah!

And only on my third attempt. Whoops.

One thing that I've noticed is that if you fail, they seem to use the same route for the next test. So if this happens to you and you're still able to use your UK licence, try and follow the route a few times until you know it backwards.

Many congratulations

Can i ask what gave you problems?

I have my road test on Monday *whimpering*

Don't worry, I'm sure you'll be fine. I actually did very little driving since passing my test 15 years ago; what little I did was in rural Cornwall. For the nine years prior to moving to Canada I lived in Manchester and London and had no need to own a car. So not ideal preparation.

I found the biggest challenge to be left turns at intersections - apparently I was given the "benefit of the doubt" on this test over a potential Dangerous Action. Getting the positioning right and watching other cars, the lights and pedestrians crossing all at the same time can be a bit of a handful for me. I also managed to confuse "merge" with "yield" as someone in a previous post did.

Other things to watch out for are remembering your right shoulder-checks - even when there's blatantly no-one around and just stare at your speedo in school zones. Stick to 25 km/h or less.

Apparently more experienced drivers often do rolling stops at stop signs - coming to a complete stop does feel a bit silly, but you still have to do it.

Have you had any lessons?

ahh you will be fine!!!! just try to relax as best you can..have a stress free morning before hand....perhaps go for a walk..and walk your nerves off!

and congratulations **bazz**..thanks for sharing your experience..you have given some great advice !!!

Woo hoo! Well done you!
Thanks for the post, nice to get some real experience stories.

Rob.