Getting your wheels

You will need your passport, your temporary residency certificate and a driving license issued by a Chinese traffic bureau.

Since December 2010, owning a car has got a little more complicated as potential buyers first need to apply for a car license registration, which will be decided by lotteries drawn once a month. If you don't get one, you automatically join the next round (the chances of an applicant getting a license in February is reportedly 6 in 100).

Once you get your registration, you can buy a car.