Where do I stand with Irish Car licence??

From a long time listener, first time caller.
At the moment I am living in Japan. I have a full Irish Car licence
and have been driving a 125 bike here for one year. Don't know if this
is legal or not but most Japanese police are afraid of/couldn't be
bothered with foreigners.

However next October(long time away I know) I am coming to Austrlia
for a year and I want to buy a bike. I want to know how things stand
with my Irish car licence in Australia. In Ireland my car licence
allows me to drive up to a 125 bike. Does this apply in Australia too?

I called Ireland's Licencing Head Office who didn't have a clue, only
five people in the day I called(everyone was gone to a wedding
reception. Could only happen in Ireland). I heard that the
International permit is just a translation of your own countries
driving licence. From what I read from other posts to this
NEWSGROUP(might be wrong here), australians can drive up to a 250cc
with car licence. Also read that the Aussie offices seem to make up
the laws on a person to person basis. Are these things true?
Also my girlfriend has Japanese car licence and she is coming with me.
It costs AusD3000 for her to pass 250 bike test in Japan. Cost her
over AusD5000 for car licence(automatic only)!!! That is why I need to
know the laws now. I don't want her wasting money that can go on rent
if she doesn't need to do test.

By the way, I will be moving to Perth if it's important.

Hope you can help
Paul

 

No. Not even slightly. In some states a car licence allows you to ride a
scooter of 50cc max, but that's all.

WRONG on all counts. In ALL states you must apply for a motorcycle licence
and pass a written and practical test. A few states have minor variations
such as a system where you can go directly to an open licence (>250 cc)
after your test. This includes QLD and NSW, although there are conditions
such as age and length of holding car licence. QLD has a special system
called Q-Ride you have to go through as well. Western Australia (where Perth
is) has no such system - you must spend 12 months on a 250cc before you are
allowed to ride anything larger.

Not true. The rules may be crap, but they're applied consistently within
each state. Each State can have different rules though - Australia is a
federation, like the USA, and hence each of the 6 states/2 territories can
pass different laws (to a degree, anyway, it's all gets a bit complicated.)

Her licence may or may not be valid here. Contact the WA Department of
Transport for an answer.
http://www.dpi.wa.gov.au/licensing/

However, even if her licence isn't valid, the cost of re-testing is nothing
compared to those prices. You might spend $50-$100, but nowhere near $5000.

A lovely place, you'll enjoy it.

Regards
Manning

 

By the way, I will be moving to Perth if it's important.

Far out that's a big change......!!
From 1 person per square m to 1 person per square km.......


You may even get out of second gear here.....
(although the looong straight roads may negate the use of the brakes...)

 

That's right. You don't need an international licence or permit to drive in
Australia if your current licence clearly states in English what category of
vehicles you are licenced to drive.

Yes, all true. The Australian Immigration department will give you $1,000,000
and a blowjob from a gorgeous, blonde, Playboy centrefold when you arrive in
Australia as a way of welcoming you. That is true too.

It'll be much cheaper to come here and get a bike licence in Australia.

Nev..
'02 CBR1100XX #2

 

To answer your question, no, Perth's not important.

Conehead

 

It's not, but don't let that put you off moving there...

Doug Cox.
Work to ride, Ride to work...

 

To answer your question, no, Perth's not important.

Mwahahahahahah... I'll pay double to THAT one..

 

Perth IS important.

On a car licence in Perth you can ride a 50cc - design limited to
60km/h auto box scooter. No other motorcycle.

Theo

 

Bastard!

Theo

 

Except as a possible decoy terrist target?

First we would have to convince them that there was life there, and then
convince them that it was significant enough to wipe out for the glory of
(insert your nominated anti-god here)

 

Silly bugger ,through the royalties/taxes of the mining resources ,
Perth and West Aust pays most of the taxes to prop up the eastern states
, just think of that when you are cruising along one of those nice
smooth wide roads over there in the east.

 

Perth?.................Perth?..ummmmm somewhere near Auckland maybe.

 

easy, get some fundamentalist ratbag to try to interpret one of Scroke's
posts.

They should be able to 'discover' some motivation in there.

Moike

 

SHIT now I know where it is..........isn't it the little cottage on the left
side on that little island west of NZ.


expat from Matamata.

 

Yipp peeeee. First the tri-nations now the Bledisloe
Cup.................next the WORLD.

Shit my kiwi's showing.