It says: You must stay as a G1 driver until you have at least 12 months driving experience before you will be eligible to take the G1 road test to graduate to a G2 licence. It means to me that I have to accumulate up to 12 months of driving experience before I can take a G1 road test. The 12 months is calcualted from the day I have my Chinese license. If I don't have a license, I'll have to wait for 12 months before I can do a G1 road test.