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06 Dec How to Drive with a Chinese Driver’s License in Australia

Be it for business reasons or touring the famous Aussie scenery, numerous foreigners tend to visit Australia. To operate efficiently, most of them tend to require that they drive themselves while in the country. This is normally a simple issue that they can sort out simply by carrying their International Driving Permits. However, for Chinese visitors, the process is normally a bit different because China does not recognize International Driving Permits and is not a member of the International Automobile Federation (FIA).

 

Does this mean that the Chinese cannot drive in Australia?

 

Certified Driver’s license Translation

As a matter of fact, though China does not recognize international driving permits, you can apply for them via Hong Kong using their mainland driving license to obtain Hong Kong’s driving license and eventually use Hong Kong’s driving license to get their International Driving License, but the process tends to be expensive. Moreover, you can easily drive in Australia, provided that you have your Chinese driving license with you and also carry its certified 驾照翻译. However, it is important to keep in mind that the translation’s validity is tied to your Chinese driving license expiry date.

 

Using your learner’s license

For you who may not have a driving license but have your Learner’s license with you, the benefit of driving will also be afforded to you though some restrictions will be put in place, and you will only drive with L-plates attached to your vehicle.

 

Rental car’s Road rules test

For you planning to rent a vehicle and perhaps go on a road trip to places such as The Penguin island, you should not be surprised when the rental company puts you through a test on road rules. This will be to ensure you are up to date with the Australian road rules. In some instances, you may also be offered a familiarization drive when there is sufficient time to do so or if you feel it necessary.

 

Permanent residency

For those who wish to acquire permanent residency in the country, you must swap your Chinese driving licenses for Australian ones after three months of being with a permanent residency visa.

 

Conclusion

After getting the relevant documentation to drive, keep in mind that you should never drive without them. Different states in the country have different regulations on foreigners driving in the state. You should also adhere strictly to keeping left as failure to do so will be dangerous. Also, keep in mind that Australia’s transport system is not as convenient as that in China, and in some areas, you might have to cover massive distances before you reach towns with convenience stores. Follow all the laid out rules, and you will have a fabulous time in Australia.

 

07 Mar Why is a private driving instructor the best way to learn to drive?

Learning to drive is stressful, anxiety inducing and can often be something you dread having to do. Especially if you are being taught in a group, or if a family member of friend is helping you. But don’t worry, you don’t have to be one of those people in the “worst drivers evers” videos 😉

That’s not you!

Because hiring a private driving instructor woodlands can take away that stress and make learning to drive a lot more fun. It has many other benefits as well.

Tailored lessons — When you learn how to drive with a group of other people, the lessons you have are never tailored towards you and your needs. Instead, you are all given a general lesson that may not actually be what you each need.

Hire a private driving instructor, however, and every lesson you have from then on will be completely tailored to your own needs. This can immediately help you learn how to drive much faster, and help you quickly get rid of any major mistakes you are making.

A more relaxed learning experience — It is bad enough when you are learning to drive. It is even worse when you are doing so in a group of people. After all, your every mistake is being watched, and your driving performance being commented on.

Hire a private driving instructor, however, and you should immediately find the whole process is less stressful and far less anxiety inducing. You may even actually start to have fun doing it.

Working at your pace — If you learn with a group, you may find some things just seem to go much faster than you would like. Learning to do a three-point turn, for instance, may have been explained too quickly. Or you may already know that, but realize it is being explained too slowly due to the other people learning how to do it too.

Hire a private driving instructor and you can then have classes that are at your own pace. This can be achieved by discussing with your instructor exactly what you would like to learn next, and how long you think you will need to be able to learn it.

Faster learning — If you would like to be able to take your driving test as soon as possible, then hiring a private driving instructor can help you do that.

After all, you will get much more time to practice when you are having private lessons, which should move you forward to being able to take your test much faster.

Class times are flexible for you — If you have been learning to drive with a group of other people, or from a family member or friend, chances are you were not able to learn to drive at a time convenient to you.

Hire a private driving instructor, however, and you will be able to get the flexible classes you wanted in the time frame you need them in. This is because a private driving instructor only has you to schedule with, and so can fit in all the lessons at times that are the most convenient for you.

26 Jun Tips for hiring an international removals company

Tips for hiring an international removals company

If you are in Europe, will be moving to another European country and need to hire an international removals company, here are a few tips that will help you find the best one for your specific move.

Reading reviews about international removals companies — The first place to start is by reading online reviews about the international removals companies in your area of Europe. This will give you a starting point, and will allow you to find companies that have a good reputation, as well as eliminate those that do not.

Make a note of any company that seems to have been liked by the people that used it, and go to their websites to see if they offer the exact services that you need. More information can be found on: removals to Belgium.

How long have they been in business? — Find out how long each international removals company you look at has been in business. The usual rule of thumb is that the ones that have been doing it for the longest, tend to have been doing so for a reason. Namely that they are very good at what they do, and have a long line of happy customers.

Make a list of the ones with the most experience and compare it to the list of those with the best reputations. In many cases, they will be the one and the same.

Where do they move to? — Most international removals companies will move all over Europe, so it will not matter if you are moving from France to Austria, or Germany to Belgium, they will be able to do the move for you.

Just be sure each company you are interested in hiring does do moves to where you are going, as there is no point wasting any more time looking at a company that does not.

How long does it take to organize a move? — Sometimes, you may find that the move you need to make to a different country has to be done in a very short frame of time.

Be sure to choose a company that can move quickly. Some companies can move you as fast as tomorrow, so choose one of these if needs be. Just be sure you are aware that the closer to the moving time you arrange your move, the more expensive your move will be.

What does the move entail? — In most cases, a typical move from one European country to another will be the same.

You will make arrangements for the international removals company to arrive and they will do so at the appointed time. They will then pack all of your belongings and load them onto their truck. Once loaded, the truck will leave to go to your new destination.

They will meet you at your new home and unload the truck. It is then up to you to check the contents of all of your boxes, and report any loss or damage to them within a certain amount of time. That is how you do an international move. Easy isn’t it?

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