Foreigners who want to drive in China must apply for a Chinese driver's license. The International Driving Document (IDD), which allows holders to operate motor vehicles in member countries of the UN Convention on Road Traffic Vienna, doesn’t apply in China, as China is not part of the convention.

Chinese Driver's License [File photo]

For holders of overseas driving licenses
Holders of official driving licenses issued by their home countries may apply for a Chinese license by submitting required documents to the Zhuhai Motor Vehicle Driver Testing & Training Center and passing the Subject 1 Theory Test and Subject 3 Road Safety Test for Drivers.

Address: Near Beishan Village of Jinding, Tangjiawan Town (at the border of Zhuhai and Zhongshan) (珠海市高新区金鼎北山村旁)

Transportation: Take buses 10, 66, 72, 71

Documents required
1. Driving License Application Form for Motor Vehicles
2. Your passport and photo copies (picture page, visa page and last page), with a Chinese visa that allows you to stay in China for more than 90 days
3. Registration Form of Temporary Residence issued by the local police station near your residence
4. A valid official driver's license and a copy of it
5. Physical fitness report of the applicant issued by authorized medical institutions at or above county level
6. Three recent color ID photos (1-inch with white background) and a formal receipt issued by the certified photo studio

Note
1. All documents in non-Chinese languages must be accompanied by a translated copy notarized by the Zhuhai Notary Public Office.
2. The written Traffic Law & Regulation Test will be conducted in different languages for the applicants' sake. Drivers from the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and United Arab Emirates may skip the test on the Chinese mainland
3. The age limit for applying for a Chinese driving license for light motor vehicles is between 18 and 70.
4. The Chinese driving license will be valid for six years. The applicant needs to pay 70 yuan ($10.20) for the Theory Test, 280 yuan ($41) for the Road Safety Test, and 10 yuan $1.46) for the license.
5. The written test consists of 100 multiple choice questions and lasts 45 minutes. To pass the test, you must get more than 90 percent of the answers correct.
6.  If applying for a license to drive a large passenger bus, haulage truck, medium passenger bus, or heavy-duty truck, you also need to take Subject 3 of the Road Safety Test.

For more information, contact 12345, or make inquiries at and submit required documents to the Zhuhai PSB Vehicle Management Office (珠海车管所).
Address: 2300 West Meihua Road, New Xiangzhou （新香洲梅华西路2300号）

Tel: 0756-2113232
Transportation: Buses 23, 33, 35, 26, 99, 42

For prospective applicants
If you are over 18 years old, have a temporary or permanent residency permit but don't have a driver's license from another country, you can still get a driver's license in Zhuhai. To get your license, you'll have to sign up for a driving school and pass the following four exams:
1) Subject 1 Theory Test: written exam on laws and traffic regulations and basic concepts on vehicles;
2) Subject 2 Test: Parking and basic driving skills test on a track;
3) Subject 3 Test: Road test;
4) Subject 4 Test: Written exam on correct driving habits (50 questions)

It could cost 5,000 to 8,000 yuan depending on the driving school and the city. The applicant will also need to pay 70 yuan ($10.20) for the Subject 1 Theory Test, 130 yuan ($19) for the Subject 2 Test, 280 yuan ($41) for the Subject 3 Road Safety Test, and 10 yuan $1.46) for the license.

Online Driving Theory Test:

https://www.chinesedrivingtest.com/test/

http://www.chinadriver.org/exam/exam_en.php