Thursday 1 April 2010
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- Frustrated driver
- I'm from Melbourne, Australia and have been living in Denmark since December 2007. After 2 years of living here without a car, I decided to get a car to shorten my 3+ hour return train trip to work everyday. To my dismay I was not able to simply convert my Victorian (Australian State) licence for a Danish licence, however if I was from another territory of Australia (the ACT) I would be able to simply swap to a Danish licence. This blog is about the struggle through the ludicrous Danish drivers licence system and the need for change, so that foreign nationals who come to live and work in Denmark and who already have a driver's licence do not need to go through this complex drawn out and flawed system.
I would love to know the total amount you spent on this process up to the point you passed.... I have a feeling it would make us sick.
ReplyDeleteDear Kelli,
ReplyDeletePlease check out my page on "The Traffic School Package" for an example of how much you'll pay! To this you need to add the 500 kr medical exam, 260 kr fee at the Bogerservice for registering and getting your temporary licence, passport photos, and of course any re-test with the Police Teoriprøve will cost around 900 kr I believe!
I posted Ping's blog on her experience getting a Danish licence to show that I am by no means the only person who is frustrated by this process and the unnecessary difficulty of the tests. I encourage anyone else who wants to share their experience to post a comment or a link to their blog.
ReplyDeleteLike Ping, I also passed my Australian Theory test with flying colours and on the first try! Unfortunately I can not say I passed my practical test the first time as I stupidly chose to accept another driver being courteous and waving me on to go first in a difficult intersection and I accepted - instant fail! Up until that point, I had lost virtually no points after 45 minutes of driving. Needless to say on the next test I followed the law strictly and accepted no courteous gestures from my fellow drivers and passed!