Hi Tom,

Unfortunately my contact is in suzhou so unless your chinese visa was issued in suzhou he cannot help you. Your driving license has to be issued in the same place as your visa.

These yellow cows aren't hard to find though, if shanghai is the same as suzhou you'll just find them (read: they'll come and find you) hanging around outside the traffic police bureau where all that stuff is done. I was very skeptical at first handing 3000 kuai to a dodgy stranger, but then saw that he was on friendly talking terms with all the guards and officers there. He came through on his end and i'm happy enough.

Euphonious, maybe in shanghai it is more difficult to get around the law, i don't know. I just know this guy that helped me can also help with new licenses. You just gotta pay up...