Foreigner from any country who wants to drive in China must apply for a Chinese Driver License. International Driver Permit (IDP) and Oversea Driver License are not recognized by the Chinese government. Chinese Driving License are valid in mainland China only. Residents from Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan also need to apply for a Chinese Driving License to drive in mainland China.
How to apply for Chinese driver’s license
Local regulations allow foreigners to apply for Chinese driver's license after passing the written test and health check along with the related documents in the authorized government organization. Reindeer Station's experienced service consultants know all the processes and offer the latest test book in English.Reindeer Station can assist you to get a Chinese driver's license in the shortest time in Ningbo.From 1st Jan 2013, There are 900 questions and answers of Ningbo traffic rules, During the exam, the traffic police will random pick 100 questions. if you can get 90+ scores in the exam, then you can pass and get the Local Driver's License in the one day.
The requirements that clients need to prepare
1. Valid Foreign Country Driver's License (International license is not useful)
2. The applicants' visa that must be valid for more than 90 days. ( If applicants have residence permits ,the resident permits must be issued in Ningbo )
3. Ningbo Registration Form Of Temporary Residence( up to date )
Procedure of Getting The Chinese Driving License
1
translate your foreign driver license in the government translation center.
2
accompany you to do a simple medical checkup for you in the traffic dept.
3
make an appointment for you for the Ningbo traffic rule's written test. (We will provide a book with all the questions and answers in English, it's about 900 questions)
4
We will accompany you for the test, if you can get 90+ scores in the exam. Then we will arrange the driver license for you at the same day.
Reindeer Service Charge RMB1800 exclusive of any translation fee and government fee.
If you can't pass the written test in one time, you will need to take the test again another time for additional charge RMB 500.
Important Laws
In mainland China, traffic drives on the right-hand side of the road. Various neighbour — Hong Kong, Macau, India, Nepal and Pakistan — drive on the left.
The official driving code in the People's Republic of China is the Road Traffic Safety Law of the People's Republic of China (中华人民共和国道路交通安全法)[4]. It applies to all vehicles in China except military vehicles.
A vehicle with a government or military, (including police and fire departments) plates are white but occasionally blue, may not follow any rules. It may run a red light or simply go in the wrong direction or weave in and out of traffic. (This is not too different from how every other car drives.)
There is a supplementary regulation to the Road Traffic Safety Law (中华人民共和国道路交通安全法实施条例)which specifies how specific regulations in the main law are supposed to be carried out.
Beware of large imported luxury cars. Sometimes they belong to gangsters or young, immature relatives of senior party or other officials, who consider themselves to be above the law which, unfortunately, is very often the case.
If you suspect that the police have taken bribes from the other party, which often happens, make them aware that you know about the Ministry of Supervision (which ruthlessly deals with corruption) or the Tourist Complaint Board. It can have a profound effect on procedures. Police in China are usually very helpful and understanding towards visitors but biases have been reported against foreigners regarding blame in traffic accidents.
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