Converting to a New Zealand class 1 or 6 driver licence
If you have an overseas driver licence, but want to drive for longer than one year in New Zealand, you must convert to a New Zealand driver licence. You should apply early to make sure you have a new licence before you have been in New Zealand for 12 months.
Applications forms are available from driver licensing agent or phone the NZTA's driver licensing contact centre on
0800 822 422.
Some countries require similar driving skills and have similar licensing systems to New Zealand's. Because of this you don't have to sit a theory or practical test if:
you have a licence from Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom or the United States of America, and
your licence is current (or has expired less than 12 months ago), and
you are converting a car or a motorcycle licence, and
for the practical test, you have held that licence for more than two years.
If you have a licence from a country not listed above you will need to pass the theory and the practical test.
If you are converting a heavy vehicle licence, the requirements are different.
More information about this can be found in The official New Zealand road code for heavy vehicle drivers, or by phoning the NZTA's driver licensing contact centre on 0800 822 422.作者: daDA 时间: 2012-5-21 14:06:29
