1) Can I buy a car or rent a car without getting a Canadian driver's license?

Answer: You can buy a car, complete the transfer procedures, and buy it under your own name. When buying insurance and getting a license, the car can still be in the name of a person without a driver's license, but a person with a BC driver's license is required as the principal operator. To put it bluntly, the government needs someone who can endorse the car so that someone can bear the penalty and fine when the vehicle is fined! At the same time, you can also rent a car. As long as you log in as a tourist, you can rent 6 vehicles with an international driver’s license. Month; if you log in to Vancouver as a new immigrant, you can rent it for 3 months with a Chinese driver's license!

2) What are the BC driver's licenses?

Answer: BC’s non-commercial motor vehicle driver’s license is divided into level 7 leaner, level 7 Novice and level 5 (class 5, which is between the C and B licenses in China, for example, Class 5 can drive two-axle trucks) 3 types (level 8 and Level 6 is a motorcycle license). Commercial motor vehicle driver's license is divided into level 1 (the highest level, can drive large semi-trailer trucks), level 2, level 3, level 4 (taxi cab, limousine, etc.).

3) How to get a driver’s license for those without a Chinese driver’s license?

Answer: Compatriots without a Chinese motor vehicle driver's license will receive a Leaner license with an L letter after passing the written test and will receive a Level 7 Leaner's driver's license. They will also join the BCs Graduated Licensing Program. They will be eligible to participate in Level 7 after at least one year. For the Novice license test, during this period, you must have a supervisor (over 25 years old and hold a BC driver’s license above level 5) sitting next to it, and there is no restriction on urban roads. However, driving is not allowed from midnight to 5 in the morning. In addition, there are restrictions on who can sit and how many people can sit in the car.

Before the written test (knowledge test), you can go to any ICBC test center to get a free book named "RoadSense for Drivers" (Traditional Chinese version requires money to buy, as long as you have a certain foundation in English, do not choose Chinese textbooks and Chinese exams. ). In addition to reading books, it is more effective to do the "Online Practice Knowledge Test" mock questions. At least 80% of the test questions are randomly selected from the mock question bank. The written test fee is 15 yuan each time. The test is completed independently on the computer of the test center. There is no time limit. As long as you answer 40 of the 50 questions correctly, it is OK. If you fail, you can take the test the next working day until it is OK.

4) For those with a Chinese driver’s license for less than 2 years and a Chinese driver’s license for more than 2 years, how can I take the local driver’s license in BC?

Answer: B.C. residents who hold a Chinese motor vehicle driver’s license can drive in B.C. for 3 months, while visitors to B.C., including residents with work permits or student visas, can use the Chinese motor vehicle driver’s license to stay there. In the first half of the year, the Chinese motor vehicle driver’s license must be translated by the translator authorized by ICBC (ICBC test centers at all levels or insurance agents or related media advertisements (sensitive words are blocked) have the contact information of these translators). Translation fee It costs about 20 Canadian dollars and takes about 10 minutes. It is basically acceptable immediately. In addition, the original and translated Chinese driver’s license is generally required when taking the local driver’s license test. The Chinese driver’s license does not need to be translated and notarized in English in China (because ICBC and RCMP may not Acknowledge the notarization of the domestic translation).

Compatriots with a Chinese motor vehicle driver’s license have passed the written test and submitted the original Chinese driver’s license to the test center for custody (the translation of the driver’s license is left to me. Note: In principle, you cannot drive independently after the Chinese driver’s license is handed in, even if a resident is 3 months or a visitor for half a year The time limit has not expired! When driving after passing the written test, there must be a supervisor who is over 25 years old and has an official BC driver’s license with a level 5 or above). Those with a Chinese driver’s license less than 2 years will be required to take a photo and will be given an "L" sign ( When driving a car) and a Level 7 Learners driver’s license. If the driver’s license is more than 2 years old, a yellow temporary Level 5 learner’s license (without photo) will be issued. After passing the road test, the temporary driver’s license issued or sent later Official driver's license go to the original written test office to get back the Chinese driver's license.

Compatriots with a Chinese motor vehicle driver’s license for less than 2 years will automatically join the BCs Graduated Licensing Program after passing the written test, but they can make an appointment to take the Novice license exam at any time. Since the current calculation time for holding a Chinese motor vehicle driver’s license is the time between getting the Chinese driver’s license and the written test here, if you have a Chinese motor vehicle driver’s license for a few months or two years after landing, it is strongly recommended that you wait for the driver’s license for two years Written test, in this way, once you pass the written test, you can directly take the Level 5 road test.

5) What are the key precautions for the road test?

Answer: Many friends who want to take a driver’s license in Vancouver ask: Isn’t the road test just about driving on the road? When learning to drive with the coach, the coach said a lot of this important thing and that should not be forgotten, and the students said in the cloud. I felt that the road test was like going to the execution ground, and I was terribly scared. So, what exactly does the examiner have to test in the exam?

 

Foreign self-driving car rentals generally include three basic insurances in the rent: Collision Damage Waiver-Comprehensive theft-3rd Party Liability.

The basic insurance will set the minimum compensation; the minimum compensation is the minimum compensation line of the insurance payment, for example, the minimum compensation is 1000 Canadian dollars (excess: CAD1000). If the vehicle rented by the user collides during the rental period, the cost of the collision If the cost is less than 1,000 Canadian dollars, the user shall bear the cost; if the incurred cost is greater than 1,000 Canadian dollars, the insurance company will pay for the part exceeding 1,000 Canadian dollars.

If you feel that the basic insurance cannot meet your insurance needs, you can purchase other additional value-added supplementary insurance when you go through the car pickup procedures at the store.

What situations are not covered by vehicle collision insurance?

Usually, Loss Damage Waiver (LDW) can exempt you from the damages of the rented vehicle during the rental period that exceed the minimum compensation. You only need to bear the costs within the compensation. However, the situations listed below cannot exempt you from liability and require you to pay all costs incurred by the corresponding vehicle damage.

Conditions not covered by vehicle collision insurance include:

• Damage to windows/windshields, interior trim, wheels, tires, chassis or roof;
• Damage to vehicles caused by driving on abnormal roads such as mountain roads and gravel roads because they do not care for vehicles;
• Motorists driving after drinking or taking drugs;
• The driver’s name does not appear on the lease agreement;
• Damage caused by an unauthorized third party towing the leased vehicle.

What is covered by the theft insurance coverage?

Generally, the coverage of theft insurance includes: vehicle theft, or damage to the vehicle caused by someone trying to steal the vehicle, theft of vehicle parts and accessories, and any loss of the vehicle that the rental company may suffer due to theft.

In the event of a theft accident of the rented vehicle, you need to bear the out-of-pocket expenses below the indemnity of the corresponding anti-theft insurance. This part of the expenses will be deducted from the vehicle deposit you paid, and the insurance company will settle the claim. If necessary, you can purchase an independent anti-theft insurance deductible supplementary insurance from the local car rental company.

Note: During the rental period of the vehicle, if the key is lost, damaged or stolen, you will bear the costs incurred and pay an additional deposit. If the key is lost, damaged or stolen is directly related to the theft of the vehicle, then the loss of the vehicle due to theft will be borne by you in full, and the specific cost will be verified by the car rental company.

 

The main driver must hold a Mastercard / Visa international credit card under his own name. All fees and vehicle deposits paid in the store are to be paid by credit card. Please bring an international credit card with sufficient amount when picking up the car (the car rental deposit is generally 500 -About US$3,000, usually in Europe high-end/luxury model group and 9-seater model group will reach USD5000 or even higher). It is recommended that you bring two international credit cards under your name to ensure that your credit card has enough available credit for the pre-authorization freeze of the vehicle deposit

In addition, since the car rental company needs to verify whether you have traffic violations during the rental period, the vehicle deposit will usually be frozen by the car rental company for about one to two months after you return the car; The information exchange network of the traffic management department is not perfect, and the processing of traffic violation information takes a little longer. Therefore, it takes about two months for the general vehicle deposit to be unfrozen. Please note that the car rental company does not accept cash as a deposit. If you want to use cash as a deposit and the car rental company refuses to pick up the car, the car rental fee you have paid for the reservation will not be refunded.

 

Unlike domestically, when renting a car abroad, you can only book a certain model group, and you cannot specify a specific model when booking. When you search for vehicle quotations on Tuniu, the title of the results displayed is "Compact Model: Volkswagen Golf or the same model", which means that you are currently viewing the compact model group of the car dealer with Volkswagen Golf as the representative model.

It should be noted that in different regions, the same car may be divided into different model groups, such as the Ford Focus, which may be a compact model (Compact) in Europe, and may be an intermediate model (Intermediate) in Thailand.

Due to differences in consumption habits and values, in foreign countries, cars are only a means of transportation for most people. Therefore, the brand classification of vehicles is not as obvious as in China. Foreign car rental companies generally follow the function, size, and seat of the model. For example, Audi A3 and Toyota Corolla may be classified as the same group of models (CDAR compact models).

Therefore, when you book the CDAR compact model group and go to the store to pick up the car, you may get the Audi A3, or you may get the Toyota Corolla. This is normal. Of course, if the vehicle inventory is large, you can choose the car you think is better, but there may be only one car to choose from during the peak season. When the Audi A3 is picked up by others, you can only choose the Toyota Corolla.

After completing the formalities, you can go to the parking lot to pick a car. When there are many cars, there is a row of cars in the same group for selection