Drivers Licences!
May 17th 2007, 12:30 pm
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Drivers Licences!
If you have points on your UK licence that are a few years old (3) then does anyone know whether they are put on your new one or do you start with a clean licence
B-I-L wants to go over and do truck driving but has 6 points on his car licence ( is taking his HGV soon ) and wants to know how this would affect him.
Any ideas......
B-I-L wants to go over and do truck driving but has 6 points on his car licence ( is taking his HGV soon ) and wants to know how this would affect him.
Any ideas......
May 17th 2007, 1:10 pm
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Re: Drivers Licences!
Do you have to show your British licence when you take the NZ test then?
May 17th 2007, 1:23 pm
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Re: Drivers Licences!
I did (well, not British licence as I'm not British), but it was just to verify that I had previous driving experience. The date my overseas licence was issued, when it expired was noted and that was it. There was zilch mention of any driving history.
May 17th 2007, 1:27 pm
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May 17th 2007, 4:22 pm
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Re: Drivers Licences!
If you took the driving test in NZ for their license I'm sure youd be given a sparkly clean new one - theres no way they would transfer your points over.
May 17th 2007, 11:59 pm
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Re: Drivers Licences!
What happens if you get caught driving without a valid licence?
Points don't get transferred. How would they know you have them? They only looked at the photo part of my licence.
Points don't get transferred. How would they know you have them? They only looked at the photo part of my licence.
May 18th 2007, 2:31 am
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Re: Drivers Licences!
Invalid insurance, criminal offence (but not likely to prosecute unless you have an accident), and you probably have not read the road code, so therefore won't know how to drive.....
ACC probably takes away any civil liability.
ACC probably takes away any civil liability.
May 18th 2007, 2:44 am
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I don't think having read the road code means you know how to drive - too much evidence to the contrary! 
May 18th 2007, 5:48 am
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Re: Drivers Licences!
I read the road code - it's hilarious reading!