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Old 25-10-2024, 06:03 PM   #5
Charliewool
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Default Re: Overseas license regulation changes

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Well, fun story, an irish guy i worked with flaunted his international licence for a while. So you'd lose it for serious stuff like drink driving but stuff like low range speeding it was only the fine for him not a points system, just the fine. When he got perminant residancy he had to convert to an australian licence. So just the knowledge test and the drivers test which he passed but.....
Well his prior infractions were now carried over to points. So australian drivers licence yes, an instant 6 months off driving for points loss, also yes.
According to that article, permanent residency doesn’t necessitate converting to Aus licence?
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