I've been demoted.

[denefoster]

So, I'm an expat, and have been driving on an overseas license since I've been here. All perfectly legal, 12 months of driving from your latest entry. So a vacation every year and that's all sorted.

Just went and did the class 6 theory test, and am now the proud owner of a 6L. Woot. Except it apparently invalidates my current overseas license and I can no longer ride my bike, no go over 70, nor ride between 10 and 5. Until I pass the practical (which thankfully is booked in a week).

Is that normal ? And does someone have a decent 250 I can borrow in town (Wellington) for the practical ? I'll trade the husky !

woot, my BGAB still has a valid WoF, I'll just use that.

[BiK3RChiK]

All the best with your practical...

[spajohn]

Where is your full license from? At least they don't destroy your original license here in NZ, like they do in Aus (NSW at least)...

[denefoster]

I have two licenses, though one is now too long expired to convert (Canada) and one is still valid (Fiji). The Canadian one would let me convert with just a theory test, but the Canadian licensing guys are assholes and won't send me a new license while I'm overseas.

[centaurus]

So, I'm an expat, and have been driving on an overseas license since I've been here. All perfectly legal, 12 months of driving from your latest entry. So a vacation every year and that's all sorted.

Just went and did the class 6 theory test, and am now the proud owner of a 6L. Woot. Except it apparently invalidates my current overseas license and I can no longer ride my bike, no go over 70, nor ride between 10 and 5. Until I pass the practical (which thankfully is booked in a week).

Is that normal ? And does someone have a decent 250 I can borrow in town (Wellington) for the practical ? I'll trade the husky !

woot, my BGAB still has a valid WoF, I'll just use that.

That's how things work in NZ. When I converted my car license a few years back, as soon as I did the theory, they told me I was under the L restrictions until the practical test and I would have to be accompanied by a full nz license owner to the practical or I would be disqualified on the spot.

I did take somebody to the test but before the test I continued driving with my overseas license. Thankfully I didn't get stopped but if I would have, I would have only shown the overseas one and even give a different address than the one the temporary NZ was registered to - there would have been no way for them to match the the two licenses and figure out it's the same person

[SPman]

At least they don't destroy your original license here in NZ, like they do in Aus (NSW at least)...

I've still got a current NZ licence and a W.A. one. They didn't mention anything about destroying my NZ licence in W.A.

[Laxi]

Where is your full license from? At least they don't destroy your original license here in NZ, like they do in Aus (NSW at least)...

I've still got a current NZ licence and a W.A. one. They didn't mention anything about destroying my NZ licence in W.A.

queensland let you keep your nz 1 too, though I wish you were allowed to use it for 12mths! only allowed to use it for 3

[spajohn]

I've still got a current NZ licence and a W.A. one. They didn't mention anything about destroying my NZ licence in W.A.

In NSW they sight the original and punch a few holes in to mark the original NZ license invalid. Bastards. I don't understand why the can't record the NZ license and link it to the Aus one, as it seems NZ does (in reverse) here.