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Originally Posted by SatanasOz
And no - the EU driving license is not enough. It is neither in English nor in German. There are only 3 words on it - "Führerschein - Bundesrepublik Deutschland" (driver's license - federal republic of Germany). The rest is numbers and pictograms. It is assumed that every policemen in the EU knows how to read them. That means you can't even translate them, because there is nothing to translate. I was thinking about bringing the English version of the explanatory EU document, just in case.
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Now that you mention that, I actually dug out my EU license (I usually use my NZ or US license) and you are right. Wow, millions of Euros well spent in committees :-) It does say when you got your "big" bike (= big bike picture) license though. With your idea of bringing the English version of the explanatory EU document it should work.
Honestly, the license people are not much different than their German counterparts. They are often just as lost in the rules and regulations as the next person. Some gentle nudging with rule book in hand usually does the trick.
If you want a refreshingly easy, albeit somewhat greedy, take on bike licenses, rent a scooter on Rarotonga. They will have you drive around the roundabout outside the police station and then print you a license for NZ$25 (if the ink jet printer works).
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