is a UK license good for Defender and van touring Oz?

**hiker** · 1st October 2007, 11:47 AM

Hi all - just a quickie - friends from UK arrive this month and want to rent a van to go behind my Def110 - they are both full UK license holders (in their late 50's) - do they need anything extra to tow a 24ft van - such as special tests etc - I think (hope) they are pretty competent as they have a Disco/van in UK?
thanks

**Michael2** · 1st October 2007, 11:51 AM

Check with NRMA about whether they need to obtain an international licence. Also check what your insurers requirements might be.

**hiker** · 1st October 2007, 11:58 AM

Ok - thanks Michael - will check with both this week - but I'll email them with a 'probably - will confirm' at this stage!
cheers

Roverray · 1st October 2007, 02:14 PM

Almost certain to need an international license issued by their AA,
No doubt you will council them on dirt road driving with the van and also dangers of soft / damaged edges and ruts. Also giving way to trucks etc.
Sure they dont see much of that in Europe.
This assumes the are leaving the Tar

**dullbird** · 1st October 2007, 04:19 PM

as far as i was aware

if you have emigrated to australia you have 3 months to get your licence changed to which ever state you are living in

if you are working here for a year you don't at leat that was what i was told when we moved here

if your on holiday you dont have to have it changed......

**Reads90** · 1st October 2007, 04:30 PM

Originally Posted by dullbird

as far as i was aware

if you have emigrated to australia you have 3 months to get your licence changed to which ever state you are living in

if you are working here for a year you don't at leat that was what i was told when we moved here

if your on holiday you dont have to have it changed......

And i was lead to belive that all UK lincences are international lincences (well as long as they have got a new one in the last ten years )

**ladas** · 1st October 2007, 05:09 PM

If you are not a permenant resident or an australian citizen, then you can use a UK licence for up to a year since the last time you entered australia.

When I first came here - I was on a tempory work visa - and I kept my UK licence for 4 years - as I was constantly leaving AU and coming back again.

However to save any grief I would suggest that they approach the AA or RAC and get an International Drivers permit - easy to apply for and quite inexpensive, plus when they do come over they are better bringing both parts of the licence (yep to make things confusing pommie style - we have a card type licence c/with photo and a second paper bit that records any infringements / prosecutions)

I never had any issues hiring cars with my UK licence as long as I had my passport with me.

**spudboy** · 1st October 2007, 08:07 PM

Don't forget to tell your insurance company......

**Reads90** · 1st October 2007, 08:12 PM

Originally Posted by ladas

When I first came here - I was on a tempory work visa - and I kept my UK licence for 4 years - as I was constantly leaving AU and coming back again.

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Wife got away with that with her Queensand licence for 7 years in the UK

**taff** · 1st October 2007, 08:22 PM

Originally Posted by dullbird

as far as i was aware

if you have emigrated to australia you have 3 months to get your licence changed to which ever state you are living in

if you are working here for a year you don't at leat that was what i was told when we moved here

if your on holiday you dont have to have it changed......

i've been here 7 months now and still haven't changed my license over from a u.k. one.
most people think it's 3 months including the coppers - for what reason i'm not sure.

but it is definately 1 year as i have the paperwork to prove it. as for insurance i've told my insurance companies (got 3 cars all insured with seperate companies) that i'm still on a u.k. license and they've all said it's fine but if i want to claim i'll incur an extra excess for being an inexperienced driver in that i'm inexperienced in driving in australia (extra $250), this will stand till 2 years after i get my license changed over - just another way to milk some money off me should i make a claim but hey that's business.

as for driving your fender and van as long as their allowed to drive similar in the u.k. which they should be unless they are relatively new drivers and had to sit the new style test, then yes they'll be allowed to drive it.

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