Hi I've just recently moved over to Christchurch (3 months) and have converted my UK driving license to a New Zealand one. Whilst in the UK I only had a license to drive a car but since coming over I've done my RTW and was hoping to do my class 2 but my license is only valid from the 19th October and so doesn't meet the minimum 6 months needed.

So my question is this six month probation is set out so drivers gain experience in a smaller vehicle but with 10+ years experience driving in the UK is the requirement still 6 months or is there exceptions to how long you must wait to gain your learners.

Any help would be greatly appreciated as it is making it difficult to get work as a digger driver.

Thanks