A tourist driver crashed into a ute after failing to stop for a stop sign at the corner of Old Renwick Rd and Jacksons Rd, near Blenheim.

A foreign driver will be chauffeured around the country for the rest of his holiday after crashing into a ute in Marlborough.

Ge Liang had six days of his holiday left when he misunderstood a stop sign at the intersection of Old Renwick Rd and Jacksons Rd, near Blenheim, on Saturday.

A child was taken to Wairau Hospital, in Blenheim, after the crash.

Liang, from China, was convicted of careless driving at the Blenheim District Court on Monday.

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The 44-year-old and his wife have organised for a friend from Christchurch to drive them around the South Island for the remainder of their holiday.

Neither of them feel comfortable driving after the crash.

Liang told police he did not stop at the intersection because it took him longer to understand what the stop sign meant, and it was different to the stop signs in other countries.

Liang's decision to hand the keys over to another driver comes less than a month after an Indian man was forced to adjust his holiday plans when police took his keys for driving dangerously in Kaikoura.

The owner of the motel where he was staying in Kaikoura arranged for him to continue his travels with a driver from Christchurch.

Chauffeur New Zealand driver Robin Adams was contacted by a Rotorua motelier to drive an Indian family around in December.

This was an increasingly popular option with foreign holidaymakers, Adams said.

Both Liang and his wife hold a Chinese driver's licence.

Judge Denys Barry sentenced him to six months' disqualification and to pay $1500 in reparation.

Thousands of foreign drivers were expected on the roads during February as travellers celebrated the Chinese New Year by holidaying in New Zealand.

Canterbury road policing manager Inspector Ash Tabb said there would be extra patrols policing South Island roads to monitor risky driving.