G'Day,

once again, wrong info provided!

"probably u know a little bit of China"
might know more then you about biking in China!

"for changing the driving license.
if you check out belgian consulate in shanghai"
above only applies to BELGIUM nationals since there was sort of an diplomatic incident couple of years back! other EU countries do not qualify.

"i think this rule can work for the other citizens of european union"
will not work at stated above for all EU countries, only for Belgian citizens!

"i know some guys in china use fake license plate, coz in some cities forbid to register the bike which is above 250cc"
thats actually one of the reasons the PRC government cracks down on big bikes and implemented an interprovince travel ban.
currently 80+ cities / municipalities banning motorcycles in there downtown areas as well. see one newspaper clipping below from a Hebei province crackdown.

"actually one of my friends does like that"
hope never meet that "friend" of yours since a very good Shanghai mate (on his bicycle) was heavily injured by a motorcycle rider with fake plates! accident happened and the Chinese "fake plate" rider just fled from the accident scene.... cowards!

Best Regards, Seeya in the pub or on the road somewhere....
Butch

6 traffic cops detained in license scandal
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14/7/2005 Shanghai Daily news

Hebei Province authorities have detained six traffic police officers for their part in a license scandal that hit seven counties and cities, the Beijing-based Legal Daily reported yesterday.
The report said traffic police departments in the seven areas illegally issued more than 110,000 vehicle plates and driver's
licenses in the past seven years. Illicit income was valued at more than 11 million yuan (US$1.32 million).
The illegally registered motorcycles and tractors were blamed for 25 deaths in more than 210 traffic accidents, said the paper, citing the provincial traffic police administration. Another 279 people were injured in the mishaps.
The administration has suspended all the illegal plates and driver's licenses issued in the seven areas, the paper said.
It also launched a six-month crackdown on illegal plates and driver's licenses across Hebei.
Prosecutors said traffic police in Wuqiang, Hejian, Qingxian, Cangxian, Dacheng, Wuji, and Shenze issued the plates and licenses
to outsiders at unspecified lower prices than the normal level.
The report said some of the vehicles were allegedly stolen or substandard. Drivers didn't take a medical or give a test to get
licenses in these areas.
The scandal surfaced in mid-2002 when police in neighboring Beijing found it suspicious that many vehicles carried Hebei plates.
Among the six officers, four were from Wuqiang, including the county's former top traffic police chief Geng Tongling. The two
others from Hejian City and Qingxian County have been bailed out.
Geng's department allegedly issued at least 28,000 plates and licenses from February 2000 to last October, earning 3.5 million
yuan.
It allegedly forwarded 1.33 million yuan and used the rest to fund construction of 30 villas for its employees. The villa project has since been suspended. Each villa was valued at 260,000 yuan.




[This message has been edited by butchman (edited 16 August 2005).]

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