Transport / car advice
hi moving over to nz in may and have a few question about transport that i need answer please help
do you have to pay a road tax every year like in the uk? is insurnace required? is an mot required every 12month? can u drive on full uk licenece? why are the cars so expensive for the age of them? any links to info websites on driving in nz would also be good thanks in advance |
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Road tax called registration. Insurance not compulsary but reccomended with some piss poor driving about. MOT is called WOF(warrent of fitness) every 6 months. UK licence ok for 1 year then NZ one required. Plenty of reasonable Jap imports about
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Re: Transport / car advice
as other poster has said insurance tends to be cheaper here , WOf is about $50 or less takes 20 mins max
Japanese imports are in abundance or were before the earthquake we both drive 10 year old cars that have done 60k miles and are great for what we need, although they do not tend to come with instruction manuals, 2nd keys and radios that need the band expanding having said that they are not bad for the money look on trade me under dealer option for idea of what you can get for your money |
Re: Transport / car advice
Originally Posted by showtime247
(Post 9261640)
hi moving over to nz in may and have a few question about transport that i need answer please help
do you have to pay a road tax every year like in the uk? is insurnace required? is an mot required every 12month? can u drive on full uk licenece? why are the cars so expensive for the age of them? any links to info websites on driving in nz would also be good thanks in advance |
Re: Transport / car advice
Originally Posted by showtime247
(Post 9261640)
hi moving over to nz in may and have a few question about transport that i need answer please help
do you have to pay a road tax every year like in the uk? is insurnace required? is an mot required every 12month? can u drive on full uk licenece? why are the cars so expensive for the age of them? any links to info websites on driving in nz would also be good thanks in advance |
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You don't need to do a test to convert your driving licence - just a form, eye test and payment.
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Originally Posted by cappuccino
(Post 9263435)
You don't need to do a test to convert your driving licence - just a form, eye test and payment.
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Re: Transport / car advice
Originally Posted by Genesis
(Post 9263497)
Well that has changed eh? I would still advise that you avail yourself to said book as it may help save your life. The driving over here at best is shite. Drink drive abounds as does speeding. Head on collisions are the fave way to kill your fellow man/woman in NZ. Don't want to worry you but it is my biggest hate of life in NZ. The shitty, crappy, pissed up, tail gating, speed mad, impatient, discourteous, selfish, dare I say nigh on murderous drivers. I think that about covers it. I am glad I had the opportunity for a Friday rant. I feel much better now.
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Linky HERE
You do not have to sit the theory test if:
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Re: Transport / car advice
Originally Posted by showtime247
(Post 9261640)
hi moving over to nz in may and have a few question about transport that i need answer please help
do you have to pay a road tax every year like in the uk? is insurnace required? is an mot required every 12month? can u drive on full uk licenece? why are the cars so expensive for the age of them? any links to info websites on driving in nz would also be good thanks in advance |
Re: Transport / car advice
Originally Posted by Genesis
(Post 9263497)
..... The shitty, crappy, pissed up, tail gating, speed mad, impatient, discourteous, selfish, dare I say nigh on murderous drivers. I think that about covers it. I am glad I had the opportunity for a Friday rant. I feel much better now.
I have to say that over the last 3 years I've also found the general standard of driving in NZ to be atrocious. Not helped by the mad right turn rule that seems to confuse everyone. 31 years of driving and not one incident. Come to NZ and been hit twice. One pet theory for poor driving standards is in my opinion due to almost all cars being automatic which I believe encourages a lazy approach to driving. The danger driving here is that at first it seems very similar to the UK, this lulls you into a sense that all is well, it's not. |
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Originally Posted by KiwiDreamer
(Post 9265475)
..why don't you come off the fence and just say what's bugging you:thumbsup:
I have to say that over the last 3 years I've also found the general standard of driving in NZ to be atrocious. Not helped by the mad right turn rule that seems to confuse everyone. 31 years of driving and not one incident. Come to NZ and been hit twice. One pet theory for poor driving standards is in my opinion due to almost all cars being automatic which I believe encourages a lazy approach to driving. The danger driving here is that at first it seems very similar to the UK, this lulls you into a sense that all is well, it's not. |
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The only things I know regarding driving & cars in NZ are
Do not need to retake a test, just switch your license over. Cars need a registration each year (similar to road tax) Car needs a WOF (warrant of fitness) ever 6/12 months depentdant upon the cars age. By law you do not have to have car insurance (pretty mad I know) |
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Then you answered your own original question eh?
I've noted the 3 posts luv. |
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Originally Posted by KiwiDreamer
(Post 9265475)
..why don't you come off the fence and just say what's bugging you:thumbsup:
I have to say that over the last 3 years I've also found the general standard of driving in NZ to be atrocious. Not helped by the mad right turn rule that seems to confuse everyone. 31 years of driving and not one incident. Come to NZ and been hit twice. One pet theory for poor driving standards is in my opinion due to almost all cars being automatic which I believe encourages a lazy approach to driving. The danger driving here is that at first it seems very similar to the UK, this lulls you into a sense that all is well, it's not. What rubbish about automatics encouraging a lazy approach to driving thus causing accidents. Why do the drivers in the UK & Europe cling to old fashioned manual transmissions? I drove automatics in Australia for 32 years & 8 years in NZ as most people do. Are you also saying that Australia has a high accident rate also because of this preference? Also why don't Formula 1 race cars have manual transmissions?. Accidents are caused by ignorance & lack of attention & the real culprits of inattention are these point listed below all of which I have witnessed other drivers doing.
Last week on a motorway in Spain I saw a man changing gears, talking on his mobile & filling in paperwork on his lap all at the same time as he was driving at speeds of over 110 kph! |
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