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07-12-2008, 11:41 PM
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Driving in NZ & Oz
Hello.
To anyone who has ever been to/ lived in/ travelled around/ set foot in NZ & Oz, can you please help me with some driving info.
I'm 19 and have had a full English driving license for about a year.
To hire a car in NZ & Oz, you have to be at least 21 in most places.
But if someone else hired a car, would I be able to drive it? Or would I be able to buy a car? Or is there another way of getting around the 21 thing?
I want to go travelling and I would love to drive...
Why wasn't I born 2 years earlier?!
Thanks.
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08-12-2008, 12:16 AM
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It's okay. I have a supersoaker.
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Over there and to the left
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Actually... to hire a car in most place in aus you have to be 25... just to make it so much more interesting for you 
Also, you may need to have an international drivers licence though i'm not sure on that one. You can buy cheap ass cars here for about 500 bucks but not sure how reliable they would be for travelling.
I don't think you could drive if somone else hired the car as youwouldn't be covered by the insruance at all.
Only other thing I could suggest qould be to give some of the hire car companies a buzz and ask them
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08-12-2008, 12:51 AM
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25?!?! noooooooo!!
yeah i was thinking about buying a cheap one - but would i need to be of a certain age to buy one?
thanks for the replies :)
ps an unreliable car is part of the fun :P
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08-12-2008, 02:38 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Australia
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I live in Brisbane and I hired a camper van when I was 21. The insurance is kinda expensive, but if you dont have an accident you get most of it back. Most vans start from Aus$35.00 per day.
Check out this website...
www.wickedcampers.com.au
xx VV
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09-12-2008, 04:31 AM
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It's okay. I have a supersoaker.
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Over there and to the left
I am currently:
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sydney, melb and tas you need tobe 25 nd you cn only do a certain amount of km's a day O.o random but true. I don't think yo need to be a certain age to buy a car though :P
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"Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind."
- Dr. Seuss
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09-12-2008, 04:40 AM
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//bee
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: New Zealand
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For wicked camper in Nz, you have to be 21. It's 21 most places here i'm fairly sure. But you can buy one at any age. Especially if you go on trademe. CHEAP AS OI
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09-12-2008, 05:04 AM
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It's okay. I have a supersoaker.
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Over there and to the left
I am currently:
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you could small fry! but you couldn't drive it :P
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"Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind."
- Dr. Seuss
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09-12-2008, 05:28 AM
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It's okay. I have a supersoaker.
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Over there and to the left
I am currently:
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Hmmm.... no :P
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"Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind."
- Dr. Seuss
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11-12-2008, 10:47 PM
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wait, whats the driving age in oz? and nz? is it 18? this is so complicated! gosh.
thank you so much for all your help guys and girls
xx
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11-12-2008, 11:22 PM
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kathryn
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Yorkshire
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I think you can hire a car in New Zealand if you're under 21. I looked at the website for the company I hired a car with when I was there last year and it will give you a quote for a driver who is 18-21 years old so I presume they will let you you one but it's probably a bit more expensive. The company I used is ACE
Hope you have a fantastic time!
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12-12-2008, 07:33 AM
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It's okay. I have a supersoaker.
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Over there and to the left
I am currently:
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Learners age is 16, Provincial is 17... in aus anyways
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"Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind."
- Dr. Seuss
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13-12-2008, 05:34 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: New Zealand
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In NZ its learners at 15, 6 months wait, then restricted then a 1.5 year wait then a full liecense. You have to be 21 to hire a car in NZ
If you plan to drive in NZ I suggest you look at the NZ driving laws are we have some that are a bit different.
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