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Chinese driver's license

Posted in: Forums > Living in Kunming • 48 posts • Newest

• • TheSwedishGuy
    June 27, 2009
    58 posts
  • Does anyone know how to apply for one? Where to get the proper books if I have to take a test etc. I've seen a few ads now and then on gokunming, but they all seem like scams. Anyone got some good info?

• • Britta
    June 28, 2009
    7 posts
  • if you wanna pass the test, you'll have to go to a training school which ranges from 3000 to 4000 yuan, satisfaction guarenteed. they'll give you the books, the trainer, and the lisence.
    they won't let you take the test before you get trained.
    and I'm not sure if there's any English test papers so you'd better start learning Chinese. or you can have one of your Chinese friends there make a phone call to the office of transportation bureau to ask if the English test papers do exist.

• • TheSwedishGuy
    June 28, 2009
    58 posts
  • Hmm ok, I heard last year that they have the test in about 10 different languages. It's done on a computer. But if there were no English version, then that's not a problem. After 3 years in China I can handle Chinese ok enough. I just want to know where to go :)

    I'll try to contact the transportation bureau and see what they have to say. It should be enough just to take the test. I've never heard of any foreigner who had to undergo training.

• • Britta
    June 29, 2009
    7 posts
  • hmmm, probably cuz I'm Chinese then...
    cuz like every friend of mine has to take the training class.

    Anywho, good luck!

• • beizhan
    June 29, 2009
    13 posts
  • Hi Swedish Guy,
    Here is my experience of 2 years ago when I took the test. You can do the test in English on a computer. In my case for the test I had to go to a new, big police station in the eastern part of Kunming. I think it was bus 148 (not sure anymore). A book to study is hard to come by. You can call Ten West school on Beijing Lu (next to Carrefour) 13759190098 for a class. He will explain to you in English the most important questions and you can study the book for as long as you want. He will also tell you what to bring for the test. I think I paid him about 500 RMB if I remember right. You can take the test twice in a row per day. If you fail, you just go back the next day. You need 90 point out of hundred. Some questions are quite strange though.....and the answers even more strange. But I hear that you can do the test also in the city somewhere...maybe somebody knows more about that... Good luck.

• • tim7175
    July 1, 2009
    16 posts
  • I got my Chinese driver license two weeks ago from traffic control department of the public security organ. I only had to do medical and theory test because I have foreign driver license. If you don't have one you have to do it from scratch trough driving school. There is no short cut to a license.

    Have electronic version of text book in English. Happy to share. My email address is info@mdc-foods.com

• • Danmairen
    July 1, 2009
    239 posts
  • "There is no short cut to a license." I think you are forgetting the Chinese-guy-with-money short cut.

• • tim7175
    July 4, 2009
    16 posts
  • He he Chinese man with the money can only get fake license believe me.

• • tim7175
    July 4, 2009
    16 posts
  • All you guys who are interested in drivers license text book can now download from this link

    http://rs119.rapidshare.com/[...]

• • jason
    August 13, 2009
    7 posts
  • sorry but its timed out and so was hoping that someone could send me the elctronic version of the english driving test... please thanks jason

• • tim7175
    August 13, 2009
    16 posts
  • Hi, folks here is new down load links for text book. It can be downloaded 10 times only.

    download link:

    http://rapidshare.com/[...]

    Regards,
    Tim

• • sikkilson
    August 21, 2009
    4 posts
  • thank you very much!

• • sikkilson
    August 21, 2009
    4 posts
  • I'm looking forward to study the materials i've just downloaded and then do the license test as soon as possible...Is there anybody who wants to study together with me?

• • subforum
    September 30, 2009
    4 posts
  • Hi @all,

    Anyone can share the textbook once again ?
    I have to take the exam in one month, it could help :).

    One rumor says that it is always the same 100 questions in english, doesn't it ?

• • DaMiao
    October 2, 2009
    35 posts
  • Any chance that anybody who was able to download the textbook would like to share?
    Thank you in advance.

• • sikkilson
    October 4, 2009
    4 posts
  • hei damiao,
    give me your skype username (or mail adress), I can send the 25mb file I to you.

• • onlyone
    October 7, 2009
    93 posts
  • Hello

    I have not reached any of the two liks .would any one upload it again but please do not choose the option to be delteted after few time downloads .It could stay on Rapidshare for free for long time

• • subforum
    October 7, 2009
    4 posts
  • Hi sikkilson,

    Could you please me a copy as well ?
    subforum@gmail.com

    (FYI, gmail supports 20mb attached files)

    Thx

• • DaMiao
    October 8, 2009
    35 posts
  • Hi sikkilson.
    Thank you very much for the offer. Please try and send it to sail_fish@yahoo.com. I'm not sure if Yahoo will support a 25 mb file or not, but I appreciate the effort.
    Thomas

• • homer2
    October 8, 2009
    1 post
  • Hi,

    I would also like a copy of the textbook. I'd very much appreciate it if you could send it to this address:
    rbw@lemiengre.info (can receive large emails).

    Thanks.

• • sikkilson
    October 8, 2009
    4 posts
  • sorry guys, I'm having troubles uploading the file. If you really wanna have the textbook, contact me through skype, username: plusminusacht

• • tim7175
    October 10, 2009
    16 posts
  • Hi folks, here is new download links for text book. It can be downloaded 10 times only. When is finish I will upload again. Happy driving in Kunming.

    download link:

    http://rapidshare.com/[...]

    Regards,
    Tim

• • subforum
    October 14, 2009
    4 posts
  • Thx Tim

    It will help :)

• • DaMiao
    October 14, 2009
    35 posts
  • Thank you Tim!

• • bucko
    October 14, 2009
    149 posts
  • Good luck to you all getting your license.. I got mine about 4 years ago, and if I had to do it all again, I wouldn't. Don;t really need it. Most drivers don;t have licenses OR insurance anyway and the police don't seem to care either way.

• • tim7175
    October 24, 2009
    16 posts
  • Here is new link for 10 more downloads.

    http://rapidshare.com/[...]

• • subforum
    November 6, 2009
    4 posts
  • I passed it this morning !!!!

    The textbook is very useful.

    Thank you guys to provide it.

• • fogdear
    November 6, 2009
    45 posts
  • has any foreigners had experience of not using a license and having an accident or ticket, or any run in with the police? what happens? Is there really no need to get a license?

• • tim7175
    November 6, 2009
    16 posts
  • Here are 10 more downloads.
    http://rapidshare.com/[...]

• • Charlie Heath
    November 10, 2009
    4 posts
  • Mucho xie xie!

• • Cromson
    November 11, 2009
    4 posts
  • Christmas is not far away, so i share this nice little prog with you, if needed:

    http://rapidshare.com/[...]

    Included all questions & answers and you also can do the test... nice one!

    Good Luck, i try to get the drivers licence for Motorcycle right now. Who needs a car in Kunming if it stucks all 100 m... ;)

    cu Cromson

• • onlyurei
    November 12, 2009
    7 posts
  • I can provide a web space for unlimited download if anyone could email me the file.

    My email is fancheng33@hotmail.com

    Cheng

• • littlepoem
    November 17, 2009
    4 posts
  • Hello everyone

    Anyone still posting the test questions? I have downloaded the file from Cromson but has not been able to install or run properly.

    Called the driving test place and they told me it was 1000 questions and i could go with a USB to get the questions off them. If anyone still has them and can save me a trip that would be great.

    Thanks in advance = )

• • onlyone
    November 18, 2009
    93 posts
  • Dear tim7175

    would you please upload it without limitation Rapidshare is completely free to upload ! without limitation or try easyshare www.easy-share.com .

    Thanks in advance

• • onlyone
    November 18, 2009
    93 posts
  • Hello

    I found the book online and uploaded it to good site no limitation

    here you are

    http://www.easy-share.com/[...]

• • littlepoem
    November 18, 2009
    4 posts
  • thanks a lot onlyone, will get studying and hopefully be stuck in the jams with everyone soon = )

• • Sebastien-Shanghai
    November 24, 2009
    1 post
  • Hi everyone,

    there is also valuable information on the Shanghai Traffic website:
    http://www.shjtaq.com/wsbs/

    It gives the (a?) list of questions, also translated into several languages (some time strangely translated...).

    http://www.shjtaq.com/wsbs/more.asp

    道路交通安全法律、法规和相关知识考试－－中文版汽车

    道路交通安全法律、法规和相关知识考试－－中文版摩托车

    道路交通安全法律、法规和相关知识考试－－俄语版

    道路交通安全法律、法规和相关知识考试－－法语版 => french

    道路交通安全法律、法规和相关知识考试－－日语版 => japanese

    道路交通安全法律、法规和相关知识考试－－西班牙语版 => spanish

    道路交通安全法律、法规和相关知识考试－－英语版 => english

    But I still have not ofund any driving book (with driving rules) to learn in english. :(

• • tim7175
    November 25, 2009
    16 posts
  • Hi folks, here is new download links for text book. I'm not sure how many times can be downloaded.

    download link:

    汽车类" target="_blank">http://www.easy-share.com/1908530986/汽车类 Text Book.doc

    Regards,
    Tim

• • tim7175
    November 25, 2009
    16 posts
  • Ten more downloads

    http://rapidshare.com/[...]

• • onlyone
    November 26, 2009
    93 posts
  • Hello

    Direct download link - pdf version jut 3 MB

    http://www.easy-share.com/[...]

• • smr11
    June 26, 2010
    5 posts
  • You will definitely have to read the book if you intent to pass the test. Without reading the book you might score 35 percent.

    Dont try to do the test in any other language than English.

• • Ocean
    June 27, 2010
    19 posts
  • "One rumor says that it is always the same 100 questions in english, doesn't it ?"

    I took the computer test in English (without any prep) a couple of months ago, scoring 76% (pass is 90%). I then spent time studying the 2000+ possible questions (from the downloadable document doing the rounds here) and retook the test (passing with 96%). The questions are certainly NOT the same. I'm afraid the English is pretty poor on many questions, too. Even knowing the answers doesn't guarantee you can understand what some of the questions actually mean or why the other options are wrong. (eg "What should you do at a red light: "Stop", "Yield" or "Not pass"!). Some supposedly correct answers contradict other supposedly correct answers! I just dismissed the blindingly obvious answers (and there are a lot of those) and learned the remaining 200 or so parrot-fashion! If you have a driving licence from elsewhere, the traffic signs are very similar. The various speeds and police fines under different circumstances take some memorising though! Good luck!

• • tom_granada
    July 29, 2010
    3 posts
  • Does anyone have an English version of the Kunming Traffic & Driving Book for taking the drivers written test on computer? It would be most helpful.

• • laotou
    July 30, 2010
    96 posts
  • Rumor has it the CDL (Chinese Driver's License) test can be found here -

    http://hotfile.com/[...]

• • tom_granada
    July 30, 2010
    3 posts
  • Thanks laotou. Is this a English text? The file is quite large. Unless it is, I won't download it. Thanks Anyway.

• • Ouyang
    July 30, 2010
    65 posts
  • The link Laotou gave is in both Chinese and English. The pdf file is roughly 50MB.

• • mike4g_air
    July 31, 2010
    74 posts
  • total cost is 90 rmb......

    dont need ant physical training if you have foreign licence...

    scams are everywhere...........dont pay anything other than official office.....

    yours truly ...the rippped off person.....mike

• • tom_granada
    August 4, 2010
    3 posts
  • Thanks laotou & Ouyang. I have downloaded the file. It is in both Chinese & English. It will be very helpful in taking the knowledge test on the computer.