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Jun 19th 2009, 4:18 pm

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Re: alberta driving

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Originally Posted by Butch Cassidy

They put you in a straight jacket

(WHY would you want to leave AB for BC

)

For some reason they have something called mountains there

beyond me?

Jun 19th 2009, 4:20 pm

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Re: alberta driving

Quick tip: Before you leave the UK, report your UK license lost and get a replacement issued.

When you get your Alberta license use your old UK license as they will take it away.

Then you will still have a shiny UK license to use outside of Canada.

(It still bugs me that they confiscate your UK license

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Jun 19th 2009, 4:21 pm

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Re: alberta driving

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Originally Posted by mandymoochops

For some reason they have something called mountains there

beyond me?

What there are no mountains in AB??

Jun 19th 2009, 4:23 pm

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Re: alberta driving

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Originally Posted by mandymoochops

For some reason they have something called mountains there

beyond me?

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What there are no mountains in AB??

Well I'm sure it was mountains I skied on this last winter

Jun 19th 2009, 5:03 pm

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Re: alberta driving

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Well I'm sure it was mountains I skied on this last winter

Nah, they are just big piles of rocks.

Jun 19th 2009, 5:14 pm

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Re: alberta driving

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Originally Posted by danniek

It is not a dispute. I am sorry you feel that way. The licence is valid for 5 years, correct. However, they make it so that you have to take a new photo after 4, so that when you expire at 5, it is mandatory.

I'm puzzled about this one as my husband has had his licence for 4 years, he has just had it reclassified and he was ASKED if he wanted to have his picture retaken or if he wanted to keep the one he has.

Jun 19th 2009, 5:34 pm

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Re: alberta driving

Ok, I'm from northern ireland, have a uk driving licence issued by dvlni, so that means i have to take the tests then i take it?? including the theory and the road test then?? we're in the uk but because the licence is issued by dvlni it makes a big difference eh!!?

damn...

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Originally Posted by danniek

If your licence is from the DVLNI, you are not part of the reciprocal agreement. You will have to take the exams to obtain your licence. The books that are posted above are what you will have to study to get the licence.

Upon arrival, you are able to drive with your foreign licence for 90 days.

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Jun 19th 2009, 5:49 pm

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Re: alberta driving

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What there are no mountains in AB??

Yup we got the best bits too

But apparently people on here say they want to move to BC in part for the mountains

must mean the Albertan side of the Rockies are a little less mountainous hey!!!

Jun 19th 2009, 5:52 pm

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Re: alberta driving

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Damn indeed. I think most of us were assuming you were on the mainland. It has always seemed a strange distinction to us.

Eamonn & Janet.

Jun 19th 2009, 6:03 pm

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Re: alberta driving

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Originally Posted by Piff Poff

He may have been just under the 4 year term, or perhaps he had a photo taken within the last 4 years if he moved addresses.

If you get him to call the registry, they can certainly tell him when the last photo was taken

Jun 19th 2009, 6:05 pm

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Re: alberta driving

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Yes, it does I am sorry to say. If the licence has DVLNI on it, you are not part of the reciprocal agreement. So, you will be required to go to the registry and sit the exam, hand in the DVLNI licence for approval of GDL exemption, get a learners licence and do an advanced road test.

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news.