Quote Originally Posted by milton View Post
Motorcycles with engine size larger than 50cc require yellow plates, including yellow A, B and C. Only bikes of less than or equal to 50cc are eligible for those plates mentioned here costing around 17000, which are blue A with similar access coverage of city roads as yellow A and B. As far as your situation goes, since Minhang, Songjiang and Pudong all three allow yellow C plate, you are in luck for the cheaper yellow c option, which costs around 5000. (I am pretty sure about yellow C and Pudong, of which I am a resident.) I believe you go to where your residence is located for your plate, not where your visa was issued or which company your visa was sponsored by.
Hope this helps. Cheers!
Holy cats! I really had no idea about this. Very much appreciated information that is going to change my plans considerably in the near future. I'll have to check this out again during the week with the local authorities. I can't help but wonder why more people aren't doing this rather than risking fines and putting up with the inconvenience at local petrol stations.