How to get a Chinese Motorcycle License

Hey Ischel, Thanks for sharing your experience!

I also have a valid European DL and plan on doing the transfer exam soon.
I'm studying the old questions with ChinaDrive App for Android. And the new set on this website: http://jiaogui.zd87.com/ (by translating it with Google)

There's two sets there. And I just don't understand the difference between "Subjects an Exam" (科目一题库) with 898 questions and "Subjects three exam" (科目三题库) with 1020 questions?!

Do I have to go through both of these? Or does anybody know which one I need?

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Originally Posted by Slenderman

Hey Ischel, Thanks for sharing your experience!

I also have a valid European DL and plan on doing the transfer exam soon.
I'm studying the old questions with ChinaDrive App for Android. And the new set on this website: http://jiaogui.zd87.com/ (by translating it with Google)

There's two sets there. And I just don't understand the difference between "Subjects an Exam" (科目一题库) with 898 questions and "Subjects three exam" (科目三题库) with 1020 questions?!

Do I have to go through both of these? Or does anybody know which one I need?

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Hey,

sorry I do not understand any Chinese...I got 4 sets with in total about 1700 different questions. I can send them to you, if you want to (just let me know your E mail address). but as said before, the translation is not really good and about 100 questions you will never get the point.

Hi,

yes very confusing.... I just realized (thanks to Jeff :) yesterday the change... I'm through 70% of the old questions, but it seems I have to go through the new ones as well... @Ischel: I would be great if you can share the 1700... how come you get 1700 from the agency and on the page stated above its 898 and 1020...., welcome in China... haha... Good luck to to every one, reckon we need it more then usually :)

Sven

Hi everyone,
So glad to join this forum. It has been very informative and am about to start my journey into being a legit biker in china. First question i wanna ask, is the new exams out in english version yet?

Kris.

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Originally Posted by krismoto

Hi everyone,
So glad to join this forum. It has been very informative and am about to start my journey into being a legit biker in china. First question i wanna ask, is the new exams out in english version yet?

Kris.

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http://www.mychinamoto.com/forums/sh...ll=1#post54133

Apparently so but I had my test in March and i needed to take it in Chinese. At this time they said that they had it in English but were not able to run it on any of the computers yet. By now they should have figured it out. Good luck.

p.s. the new questions are more logical then the previous ones

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Originally Posted by modron

http://www.mychinamoto.com/forums/sh...ll=1#post54133

Apparently so but I had my test in March and i needed to take it in Chinese. At this time they said that they had it in English but were not able to run it on any of the computers yet. By now they should have figured it out. Good luck.

p.s. the new questions are more logical then the previous ones

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Thanks a lot modron. I am starting the process right away. Please do you have any link in the forum that guides one on the processes involved? Zhenjiang is a very small city with limited foreigners and i have never met anyone of them that rides legally, so i am the first attempting this. I will be needing all the help i can from older forum membrs to guide me through the process. Don't feel happy each time i ride my bike to the city center knowing its not legal. No licence, no plates, no insurance. Quiet scary...

Hello,
I need help getting to the taobao link of the new question bank. Need to start studying for the test as soon as possible. Can someone help me out plsssssss.

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Originally Posted by krismoto

Hello,
I need help getting to the taobao link of the new question bank. Need to start studying for the test as soon as possible. Can someone help me out plsssssss.

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The Taobao link that I posted back at the beginning of the year is no longer live. It was selling the new question bank in Chinese for 1 RMB as a public service. Shame it's not there any more; perhaps someone wasn't happy with it being there! I do recall someone purchased that question bank in Chinese -- bloke up in Weifang, Shandong? If anyone has that question bank, it would be great to post it up in google drive or dropbox for all to share...

cheers!

small info update at http://www.chinese-driving-test.com
they might be the first publishing the full new set of questions....

Word of advice for all attempting to change their DL. I had a big bike licence back home and after translating it here, and many rounds of "are sure its for all bikes?" the answer was always yes. Only after they laminated my new licence I noticed it was C1E (no 3 wheels). I went round and round the building knocking doors until I got to the top and was politely asked to come back after a year and retake the test.

I think the place to press this is translation bureau, if they put 3 wheels on - you get C1D.

Am i reading that quite a few of these posts are from people taking their tests in Shanghai?

How is still possible to do this in SH when Wuhan wont allow it? Has Wuhan blind-sided us all by suddenly becoming a model for progressive Chinese cities? Or, am i just wrong? (far more likely)

DISCUSSION open.... have a nice and relaxing weekend ahead.

Approval no longer required ...


May 17, 2013 SHANGHAI FAILY
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THE State Council yesterday published a list of 71 items that no longer require central government approval or now only require consent from lower-level authorities.


The changes include some which will make it easier for foreign firms to do business in China.


For instance, foreign companies can register their permanent representative offices in China with provincial governments instead of the central government and they can apply to provincial governments to do business in China.


Also, foreigners will not need a police permit to travel in China in their own vehicles.


The State Council statement is intended to lower the benchmark for market entry, deepen investment structure reform, give full play to the market's role in resource distribution and inspire enterprises to use their own power for development, according to spokesmen from three government organs in charge of the removal of administrative approval items.


The removal of the obligation of securing central approval is part of efforts to cut government intervention in economic and social affairs.


According to the statement, companies that want to invest in civilian airport expansion, subway train production and the development of oil fields with an annual output of 1 million tons or more will no longer need government approval.


China will also tighten controls over the number of new administrative approval items, the spokesmen said.


More administrative approval items will be cancelled, especially those that have incurred complaints from the public and enterprises and have bearing on enterprises' operating costs and people's livelihoods, the spokesman said.


The removed items affect aspects of the economy and society from industry and agriculture to education and entertainment.

Huh? What on earth does that mean? The only "police permit" I carry when driving in China in/on my own vehicle is a driver's license and vehicle registration.

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Huh? What on earth does that mean? The only "police permit" I carry when driving in China in/on my own vehicle is a driver's license and vehicle registration.

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Likewise but this is good news regardless. China is becoming slightly more tolerant of foreigners who have their own will.

Was told about this Apple app, which includes the new (2013) exam ...

http://www.dlen.decode-china.com/

Available in the Apple Store for iPhone & iPad (search the Apple Store for "Driving in China").

Apparently, the "official" paper test study-guide is still not available (in other languages, in Beijing), but the computerized exams are being offered in the 10 languages.

Hey guys,

Here is the latest status in Beijing:

The theory test now differs based on whether you have or have not a foreign bike license:

1) If you have a foreign motorcycle license, then it is possible to sit the test now in English language. If you have first obtained a Chinese drivers license, then the 1 year wait rule applies, and furthermore you have to cancel your existing Chinese driver's license and sit the exam again to get a combined license.

2) If you do not have a foreign motorcycle license, the first theory test you must past is not yet available in English. Latest feedback I have is that this will be ready "in a few months", if at all. Right now its Chinese-only, with no translator allowed due to fear of cheating.

I passed my DL exam last Wednesday in SH :icon10: and just want to share my experience for updated infos here.

Euphonius asked me a few specific questions:


Has Shanghai finally updated its electronic exams to include English and other languages?
Yes. I did the exam in English. Don't know about other languages.

Are they administering a motorcycle-specific exam in English? (For months they were saying these English exams were not ready yet.)
I didn't have any motorcycle specific questions!

Has any aspect of the licensing and testing procedure changed significantly, or is it only the exam that's been updated?
As far as I can tell, nothing apart from the questions has changed. My process was basically:
- Do the Application with photo taking, medical check and get appointment for computer exam
- wait 6 weeks
- do the electronic exam, 100 questions/45 minutes
- pay and wait 10 minutes
- walk out with my newly printed freedom-slip

Was the process motorcycle-friendly, or did you still have to push hard to ensure that you got the D or E endorsement, rather than just the cage license?
When I got my application sheet at first I didn't notice that it just said C1. As soon as I noticed, after taking the photos and before going to the med check, I went to the "police counter" (where you hand in all your documents and also get the DL at the end), I made sure that they know it says car AND moto on the translation, they updated C1D in the system and it all was fine. I got a C1D license now.
Just check immediately what it says on your translation and on the first piece of paper you get when doing your application!

Did you convert a foreign drivers license or did you have to start from scratch? If the latter, what was the process for organizing a road test and what was the test like?
I already had an italian license for cars and all kinds of motorcycles. So what I did was just a conversion to chinese DL.

[QUOTE=ali_khl;57300]Hey guys,

Here is the latest status in Beijing:

The theory test now differs based on whether you have or have not a foreign bike license:

1) If you have a foreign motorcycle license, then it is possible to sit the test now in English language. If you have first obtained a Chinese drivers license, then the 1 year wait rule applies, and furthermore you have to cancel your existing Chinese driver's license and sit the exam again to get a combined license.

i took the two tests about 6 months apart,,,first the car...then motorcycle......neither test had motorcycle questions...and when i took the moto test...i asked the guy four times ...is this for moto....he said yes and they gave me my passing the test papers to take to the traffic police right then and there.... and i went straight to traffic police. they took my car license and gave me a new one with both car and moto within minutes.

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Has Shanghai finally updated its electronic exams to include English and other languages?
Yes. I did the exam in English. Don't know about other languages.

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Yes, they have English, Spanish, German and others... tough not sure which languages... reckon same as BJ... AND btw. congrats Slenderman :thumbsup:

Hello, I am new here and i have a bit of a problem. Just today i went to do my written/ computer test in Xuzhou and they told me as of the first of this year there is no English test in China. I find this hard to believe because I have read this forum post. What are my options? :confused1:

See if you can hire a translator to help you. That was pretty common solution in the past.

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Hello, I am new here and i have a bit of a problem. Just today i went to do my written/ computer test in Xuzhou and they told me as of the first of this year there is no English test in China. I find this hard to believe because I have read this forum post. What are my options? :confused1:

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i had a good friend with my who could translate, the police said no. Do you think i can take a test in the main city of the province or perhaps SH or Beijing?

I had to use an "official" translator 4 years ago. She was somehow tied in with the licensing bureau as they are the ones who recommended her and I think they even had a fee included in the cost to hire her. This was Nanjing 4 years ago so no idea if this is valid for your situation. It worked well for me.

Hang in there either way and you will get there.

well your in the capital city of our province, makes me curious if i can do it there OR have them send it here lol

The problem is that everywhere in China acts like mini empires/kingdo(O)ms. There is no one solution fits all scenario. Welcome to TIC. As for being able to go elsewhere that might have the test in English or allow the use of a "translator" - no so easy. You need to show proof of residence i.e. register with the local PSB etc. So if you can arrange that then you'd be able to give it a go...

I'd head some place that has been covered in this thread that very recently either provided the text in English, or allowed the use of a "translator" - and get yourself registered with the PSB there by showing proof of rental agreement etc.

i have completed all the paperwork paid for it and i was told it is impossible. Your suggesting i register in a different city and IF they allow a translator OR have the english test get it done there?

what visa are you on? i hear they will only give out a license if your on a Z visa. (work visa, not a business visa)

i'm on a marriage visa

Since i see a lot of the want to be drivers are in limbo (as am I) perhaps we can have a poll to guess what month the english version of the test will be nation wide? lol just a thought


I'm being hopeful and saying September so I can get myself a nice B-day gift haha

The English-language system seems to be fully implemented here in Shanghai. Yesterday I saw an expat thumbing through a thick volume that contained the entire question bank, including the new situational questions, entirely in English. He said it cost him 500 yuan; I didn't ask where he bought it.

Alas, as others have noted, China is a nation of little city fiefdoms, and if your little fiefdom does not have many expats and is not feeling the pressure to implement the system, I'm guessing they probably won't until Beijing 1) mandates this and 2) meaningfully enforces the mandate. There's probably merit in rattling your local cage, and tell them that the there are nationwide standard test preparation and testing materials available in English and other languages for foreigners.

Good luck.
euphonius