Quick way of getting a license

[McJim]

Knew a dude in blighty who did Kenyan drivers licences for 200 quid.

You gave him your passport and the dosh, he sent your passport to a bloke in Kenya - he stamped your passport in and out and someone completed your driver's licence for you - 2 weeks later full Kenyan licence which you could convert to full UK licence for about 30 quid.

[quackquack]

If you are a decent sized person you can get a form so that you can drive the big bikes on your learners license you get a form called DL-4 .. call the LTSA then you can be away. You have to show photo's of you on a bike so use a nifty 50 so it looks small

[Shaun]

This is the only way I know about, and it only applies to people that can prove they have been riding bikes for a couple of years without a Licence!

If you can prove you have a car licence

If you can prove you have been riding a bike over a 250cc for a few years 2-3

If you can prove you have a brain, and all the correct safety gear

If you can prove you want to be a part of the system

Go to your Local Justice of piece, explain your case, and ask them to write you a letter detailing your scenario and history as a rider, then take that to your local Head of the traffic department

The chances are that they will issue you with a full Licence

Has happened to quite a few people I know in the Taranaki region, we had a very high number of non Full licence riders in the region

[Joe Bloggs]

My neighbour went for a trip to Raro in July and got his license while he was there. From memory I think it cost him $20.

[Roj]

ohwell looks like your dad will have to make one like me, try a cocoa puffs cereal box design

Try the cornflakes, i got mine a few decades ago and it seems to be holding up OK

[RnB Fan]

Had a Raro licence once years ago - maybe I should try finding it rather than having to sit my full. I did my Learners to restricted in the space of a month through the CBTA when it was up and running but then got slack and by the time I enquired about moving to the full licence the CBTA had finished. Personally I found doing the process over the 9 months was beneficial cos I didn't have a lot of road riding experience.

[Sphinx]

Hi yah I am not sure whether your querie is still relevant but I heard that you can get your full licence in Australia within a few days. Not sure though whether that´s true because otherwise every kiwi biker would do it like that I reckon!???

[rainman]

Just did the Cook Islands conversion this week... my experience with the process was:

• My Cooks license expired in May this year (they last up to a year, expire on your next birthday from date of issue), island holiday was late last year
• You can convert within 12 months of expiry of the Cooks license
• I'd got my 6L before I got the idea of the conversion (by reading comments here - thanks!)
• $20 ride-around-the-block Cooks licenses do convert to 6F's, but you have to pass the theory and full practical. I just had to do the practical 'cos I had the 6L already
• I paid about $160 for the conversion, plus normal BH skills and learners costs when I did the 6L (and of course the cost of a holiday in Raro...)
• The AA people were a bit confused when I booked so I don't reckon they do these all that often, so they phoned the LTSA mothership and had it checked out, but it was all sweet
• Did the test this week (very friendly and nice tester too), passed, so no more L plate, no more 70k limit!
• 6L to 6F in about 2 months, and I coulda done it quicker if I'd figured this out earlier

Disclaimer: not sure if this applies to <25's or if there are other special conditions for other countries, YMMV and all that.

[crazybigal]

goto bali and buy a licence and come back and you will get a full nz one.

[90s]

Hi, was gearing up to put a case to LandTransport that I first passed my motorcycle test in Blegium in 1987 (20yrs this yr) and wanted to skip this long wait (lost licence years ago as was off bikes for many, many yrs) when I saw this Cook Island thread. As I had one of these ($10 only with no practical as I already had the NZ 6L) AA Albert St in Auckland did not bat an eye when I asked to convert it to a full 6. Paid $130 and took the full test yeaterday (see other thread) - totally sweet.
Total time from 6L to full - 5 months but could have been less if I had been in a hurry or read this thread earlier.

Thanks!