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Hello,
I have been trying to get a motor bike license in GuangDong recently. I have asked in HuiZhou, Luoding, Yunfu and ZhanJiang and all have answered that a foreigner cannot get a license. Doesn't matter how much I pay !!!! TIC. Anybody having similar problems ?
Any feedback will be highly appreciated.
Ride your bike anyway and when you get caught go public and contact the United Nations claiming a violation of your human rights. That ought to do it.
Zhu,
That's a good one.
Anyone got the UN's phone number so that I can get them speaking to PC Plod ?
Who are you talking to that says you cannot get a license? It is exactly the same process in Guangdong as anywhere else. Get your home license translated at an approved official translator's office, take it down to the local traffic bureau, get your "medical test" and sign up for the computerized exam.
Nuhaus,
That is what I thought. First I asked the local driving schools in HuiZhou to help me, then I went to the Traffic Bureau. They both said to me that they are not processing Motorbike licenses for foreigners. I have asked friends in different parts of GuangDong and same answer. It seems that GuangDong has stopped accepting applications for motorbike licenses from Foreigners.
That is complete news to me. There are a few "fixers" around who can help you out but they are bloody expensive (10000 RMB). Hoping some of the more experienced members here can chime in with better advice.
Just get registered in a diffance city at a friends home them get one in that city/town simply as a pimple
NuHaus,
I've spoke to a couple of agents and the cost is about the 10,000 rmb you mentioned, but I would prefer to do it the right way and spend a reasonable amount. Apparently the going rate for a Chinese national to buy his license is around 800 rmb !!!!
Prince 666,
I seem to have worn out my list of friends, at least in GuangDong.
Not sure how this is supposed to work. My understanding is that your license has to be gotten in the same place as your Z visa. Even if you get a temporary registration in another city or province the traffic bureau looks at your passport first.Quote:
Originally Posted by prince666
Nuhaus,
Not a problem for me as I don't have a Z visa,anyway my visa was issued in LA and I havn't been there for at least 10 years :-)
Primarily, the most important things that are usually wanted/needed is the PSB registration to prove residence. A valid passport with visa, yes a Z (employment/ temporary residence visa) though the PSB officialdom aren't usually so interested where you are working so long as you can tick the other boxes: they just need to sight the visa, record the number etc. A valid D/L with translation from an approved provider, or else a completed driving school course (which the school would organise the testing etc). You'll have to complete other requirements e.g. some passport sized photos, though they usually provide those at a cost in a place nearby, basic medical examination, etc.
So the suggestion to go to some other jurisdiction temporarily where DL for foreigners particularly with M/C endorsement, can be acquired is valid and others have done this. For example, fly to SH for a week or two, do a deal with local landlord, to get a rental contract even if it's BS... then get yourself the D/L. There are ways to deal with this without having to spend 10K. Once you have the license in the other jurisdiction, you are good to go. Valid in the whole of PRC and some international countries too.
Bikerdoc,
many thanks for your very clear and informative input. I have to got o HuiZhou city Monday, I will take a detour and ask the question directly and the Traffic department again. If I get a definitive no I need to look at other options. What a crazy place we live in !