im 15.5 and im movin bak 2 nz 4 a few months from australia if i get my driving license over in new zealand can i come bak to australia after my holiday and drive in australia. even no the age in australia is 16. but i have my nz lisense
2007-07-24 23:41:22 · 4 answers · asked by talkitive_kiwi 1 in Travel ➔ Australia ➔ Other - Australia
LOL I had to laugh. I've just been through all this with my teenage son. He goes back to NZ once a year for a month or two.
He got his 'L' NZ license January 06 when he was there (age 15) this January just gone he got his P plates (16 yrs)
IF you have a NZ license, Legally you CAN drive in Aussie on your it for 3 months, after that you can transfer it to a Aussie one. (double check with your state transport site though - I am going by Qld one) Search for - Driving in Australia on an International or NZ license).
......... but there is a legal flaw in the system. On the Qld transport website for instance, it does not state an age to transfer a NZ license over to a P one. - has to be 17 years here to get a P one)
I had to fight and fight it ........ eventually I won (for my son) and alot of complaints into Qld Transport I can tell you.
You have to be sneaky though... if you are in NZ on a holiday they will not let you get a license.. you need to prove you live there. So - wherever you are staying, open a bank account - put say $50 in there - this way you have proof of a bank statement that you reside in NZ. (as you won't have a power bill or phone bill in your name at your age, a bank account is the easiest way to do this) - or if you have an IRD (tax) number that will also do.
(but I didn't tell you this ok !!)
:-)
So if and when you get your L plates in NZ - transfer them when you come back to Aussie for L plates here... that way you don't need to sit the test twice..... and you can drive in NZ immediately - the day you pass your license. My son got a little motorbike to run around on for freedom - he loved it.
Good Luck
2007-07-24 23:56:32 · answer #1 · answered by • Koala • uʍop ɹǝpun 7 · 3⤊ 2⤋
True that. Not just love stories. It's foolishness to compare any part of life with movies.
2016-04-01 01:27:22 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can't drive with your NZ license , BUT you MIGHT be able to get an international license BUT I kinda have my doubts
2007-07-24 23:57:54 · answer #3 · answered by ll_jenny_ll here AND I'M BAC 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Hi,you need to be 18 years old to get a license in Australia and by your (so called) English you are only in grade 4. Waltz.
2007-07-25 00:18:34 · answer #4 · answered by waltzsingmatilda2 3 · 0⤊ 6⤋