Hi all, possibly a silly question but is a uk driving licence accepted in NZ or will I have to retake one when I get there?
Hi all, possibly a silly question but is a uk driving licence accepted in NZ or will I have to retake one when I get there?
You have the right to drive on a UK license for 12 months after your arrival. If you're staying longer, you have to get a NZ license, and/but it's really easy to convert to this from your UK one. http://www.nzta.govt.nz/resources/fa...-licences.html
It really is as simple as showing up at the AA and taking an eyesight test. We had NZ driving licenses within a couple of weeks of arrival.
How hard is the driving test in NZ? I haven't passed yet but I want to know whether to work hard here and get it done, pretty stressful, or wait until I get there.
Thanks for the replies. Not such a silly question after all! So many little things that need to be considered which can get overlooked. x
You have to show you have been licensed for 4 years to convert your license without a test (well, just the vision test). My Ontario license was only 2 years old and shows no license history on it so I had to get a drivers license extract ($12) from Service Ontario to prove the length of time I've been licensed... I now have 4 licenses! Lol
Thanks, that's what I thought.