Using Chinese licence abroad

[Noel]

I just transferred my China license to a ten year Hong Kong license with classification: "1-car, 3-motorcycle & 22-motor tricycle". cost: HK$900
Time: 3/4 mths - slow response from the ML license authorities to verify the validity of my China license.
Required: postal address in HK, a passport (or HK ID card) and a residential address if different from your HK postal address.

Once you get it, you can get the IDP for HK$80

[centralmoto]

That's great! What did they do with your Chinese licence? They take it or you have 2 licenses now?

What about the postaddress, i think everyone can rent a mailbox in HK.

[humanbeing]

That's great! What did they do with your Chinese licence? They take it or you have 2 licenses now?

What about the postaddress, i think everyone can rent a mailbox in HK.

NO HK ID card = NO IDP http://www.td.gov.hk/filemanager/com...1(2012.08).pdf
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Philippines is a "great country" to get IDP & DL done.
http://bbs.qoos.com/viewthread.php?t...=1#pid63530233
http://www.unece.org/fileadmin/DAM/t...convention.pdf

[Kennon]

I know a few mainland Chinese friends studying in England, converted there's to a HK drivers license then subsequently to a UK drivers license and he's from Shanghai so wouldn't own a HK ID card at all think a agency did it for him but now there is a bigger crackdown on this as there have been allot of people doing this whilst having no right hand drive experience and driving in the UK leading to accidents.

Kennon

[HarbinSteve]

I'm from the EU, i have no big interest in driving a motorcycle there or in other western countries.
I have a Chinese licence, i like driving in China but would also like to do some side trips to the neighbour countries. Especially Russia & some of the Stan countries.

I just rode to Mongolia with only a Chinese license. Rode across the entire country (including Ulaanbattar) and wasn't once asked to see my license, including while crossing the border on my motorcycle. I imagine the stan countries are similar, although the international license is probably the best bet for avoiding any potential issues.

[Noel]

That's great! What did they do with your Chinese licence? They take it or you have 2 licenses now?

What about the postaddress, i think everyone can rent a mailbox in HK.

Got two now, i'm not sure that a PO box would work, i used a colleagues address..

[centralmoto]

I just rode to Mongolia with only a Chinese license. Rode across the entire country (including Ulaanbattar) and wasn't once asked to see my license, including while crossing the border on my motorcycle. I imagine the stan countries are similar, although the international license is probably the best bet for avoiding any potential issues.

cool, was it easy to get your bike accross the border? Did you use the ATA carnet?

[centralmoto]

Got two now, i'm not sure that a PO box would work, i used a colleagues address..

I see, well i also guess it's only an option if you live very close to Hong Kong, like Shenzhen, so if you need to show up, don't need to travel 2000 km.

[Noel]

I see, well i also guess it's only an option if you live very close to Hong Kong, like Shenzhen, so if you need to show up, don't need to travel 2000 km.

for sure, i live here in Shenzhen and got my bike in Huizhou. i only got the HK license for those times i'm out of China and wish to rent a bike for a few days...

[HarbinSteve]

cool, was it easy to get your bike accross the border? Did you use the ATA carnet?

I did not use a carnet. It was a real clusterfu#^. When I asked at the border, there was talk of needing a 通行证, but they told me I didn't need anything except my Chinese registration to get back in. This was at a really small border crossing, and they must not have had many people crossing with vehicles. Anyhow, getting back into China was a huge mess/wast of time. So, if you are planning to cross borders, get some sort of international carnet. From what I've hear, China doesn't really do those. But who knows, anythings possible.