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Re: NZ Driving Licence
Originally Posted by tease
(Post 5749345)
i just left 10 foot of rubber on the road!!
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Re: NZ Driving Licence
Originally Posted by Maz
(Post 5741330)
Sorry to bump this back up, but saw this on the front page of the Dom Post's website: Crappy motorists return from hols :thumbdown: I guess the Kapiti area is really popular, or at least a lot of people drive through it. ;)
Is it best to sit a test here, bearing in mind how bloody finnicky the instructors can be, or better to do it in NZ. (On the thought that the person taking the test has driven for 10+ years in the UK) |
Re: NZ Driving Licence
Originally Posted by kato33
(Post 5751293)
I know this is a good old fun thread, but can anyone answer me this question?
Is it best to sit a test here, bearing in mind how bloody finnicky the instructors can be, or better to do it in NZ. (On the thought that the person taking the test has driven for 10+ years in the UK) |
Re: NZ Driving Licence
Originally Posted by Billy_NoMates
(Post 5751500)
All you have to do, as far as I was concerned, was have an eye sight test and pass the scratchy test. No examination with an instructor. You get a year to get your license as well.
Would it be better to take a test here or is the NZ one easier?? |
Re: NZ Driving Licence
So if on my licence im entittled to drive a car a m-bike and have a class1, do i have to resist a different theory for all three again within a year of being in NZ? :blink:
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Re: NZ Driving Licence
Originally Posted by kato33
(Post 5751712)
But if you have never had a licence in the UK but have driven for 10 years??
Would it be better to take a test here or is the NZ one easier?? |
Re: NZ Driving Licence
Originally Posted by waynepfry
(Post 5735761)
Get this - I've checked and those on visas/PR only need to get an NZ driving licence if they have lived in NZ continuously for +12 months. If you go out of NZ for any period of time, when you return your 12 month continuous perid starts over. I.e. Go on a foreign holiday once per year and you don't need an NZ licence.
(I'm not sure if this still counts after you've lived on PR for a period of +2 years but certainly counts whilst you still need a Returning Residents Visa). Loopholes, don't you just love 'em. Can i ask where you got this info from because not long ago it was posted here that you had to get an NZ licence 12 months after your first entry to the country unless there was a substantial gap between that time and re-entering. Makes a difference to us if your info is correct as we first entered in May 2007 before moving over in July 2007. I've left the country since then (Oct) and the wife is likely to with work, so if what you're saying is right we could happily continue on our UK licences for some time yet. |
Re: NZ Driving Licence
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/topic/stor...ectid=10462880
This story doesn't cast it in the best light but the hard facts are you don't need to renew the licence if you leave NZ for any amount of time during a continuous 12-month period. |
Re: NZ Driving Licence
Originally Posted by niseysOH
(Post 5753750)
Errr..... so are you saying you've been driving without a UK licence on the UK roads for the last 10 years.......:confused:
Nicci, take the test where you are more comfy. Actually no, don't... to get a full NZ licence and *not* take the practical driving test, you have to prove that you have had a full licence for 2+ years. So start from scratch here, I would say. Just my $0.02. :) |
Re: NZ Driving Licence
Originally Posted by niseysOH
(Post 5753750)
Errr..... so are you saying you've been driving without a UK licence on the UK roads for the last 10 years.......:confused:
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Re: NZ Driving Licence
Originally Posted by Maz
(Post 5755895)
:blink: :confused: That's how I read it, too! Still, my MIL and FIL never took tests. Back in the day, on the South Side of Chicago, they just paid money (ie. bribes) to get their licence. :rolleyes:
Nicci, take the test where you are more comfy. Actually no, don't... to get a full NZ licence and *not* take the practical driving test, you have to prove that you have had a full licence for 2+ years. So start from scratch here, I would say. Just my $0.02. :) |
Re: NZ Driving Licence
hi
one thing you forgot if YOU HAVE MIRRORS ON YOUR CAR OR USE THEM AT ANYTIME DURING YOUR TEST THAT COUNTS AS AN INSTANT FAIL,ALSO YOU MUST WEAVE THROUGH TRAFFIC AT LEAST EVERY 50 MTRS ,AND DONT FORGET THAT WHEN APPROACHING AN OF RAMP YOU MUST CUT THROUGH 3 LANES OF TRAFFIC EXAMINERS ARE VERY HOT ON THAT MANOUVRE GOOD LUCK:thumbup: |
Re: NZ Driving Licence
Originally Posted by kato33
(Post 5756583)
With L plates and someone beside me......
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Re: NZ Driving Licence
Originally Posted by simonmarkellis
(Post 5789293)
i'll sit beside you luv! just as long as you pick me up from the pub!!:rofl::rofl::thumbsup:
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Re: NZ Driving Licence
Originally Posted by Wessa
(Post 5751730)
So if on my licence im entittled to drive a car a m-bike and have a class1, do i have to resist a different theory for all three again within a year of being in NZ? :blink:
Plus it is more cost effective to take all the theory tests together one after the other. If you take them seperately it is about $80 a test, if you take them all on the same day you pay about $80 for the first and then about $30 for the additional tests. Also having a kiwi driving license will reduce your excess on your car insurance - well it does for AMI !! If you have an UK license you seem to have to pay a premium. Good luck |
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