drive well

It is suggested that before you consider getting a licence you ride in a car for a few weeks to get your bearings and a feel for the flow of traffic. The many bicycles, motor scooters, and pedestrians make driving considerably different from most countries. To get a Driver's Licence, you will need to prepare the following certificates:
* Passport
* Health certificate
* Shanghai Residence Card
* Original residence permit in China and its copy
* Foreign driver's licence or international licence. This licence must be translated by an official translation bureau (listed in Step 3 below).
The process is then as follows:
1. Go to the Ministry of Automobiles, 1101 Zhongshan Bei Yi Lu, 6516-8168, ext. 54787, where you will be given two application forms which must be filled out in Chinese.
2. With the completed chopped applications and RMB 150, you must obtain a health examination test at the Expatriate Depart- ment of any hospital above district level.
3. The original driver's licence must be translated by the Shanghai International Studies Unviersity, Dalian Xi Lu, Mr. Lu Wei Guang, 6587-7585.
With all the certificates and documents mentioned above, your digital photo, and RMB 20, you must take a written test at the Ministry of Automobile. If you fail the first time, you must wait for two weeks to retry.The test is multiple choice and is in English. The licence may be picked up one week later. The test is given on Monday and Thursday, 8:30 ~ 11:00 or1:30 ~ 3:30.