Eric S.

Hi Hyper,

My fiance is loving life in Boston. Except for the cold. It snowed here
again yesterday, so she wasn't too happy about that.

She's been studying for her Massachusetts driver's license. She has one
from Spain, but she has to take the written and road tests anyway.

- Eric S.


"Hypertweeky" <member13109@british_expats.com> wrote in message
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    > Hey
    > Eric!!
    > How is the Spaniard adjusting to the US life style?
    > As for the
    > driving license,Same things applies in Colorado, but my driving license
    > is good for 10 years though
    > --
    > Posted via http://britishexpats.com

dhabud

Read my post on this forum on how i got dirvers licence.

http://britishexpats.com/forum/showt...ight=cleveland

Persistance is key.

Dhabud

jeffreyhy

lp,

What car? One is not required to own a car on order to get a driver's license.

Regards, JEff

Leslie

You have to be IN a car to take a driving test. That car has to be insured. I don't think that the driver necessarily has to be insured though, just the car.

Eric S.

Hi Secret,

Insurance companies do not control who drives your car. The owner of the
car does. But they base your premium on the number, age, sex, etc. of the
licensed drivers in your household. If you're a single 35 year old woman,
you're going to pay less for insurance than a family with 2 teenage drivers
in the house.

So. If the licensed drivers in your household changes, you should tell your
insurance company so that they can possible adjust your rates. You are NOT
adding an allowable driver to your car insurance. (That's why I put "add"
in quotes before). If you don't do that, you can possibly have problems
with your insurance company if someone in your household that they didn't
know about has an accident. They still have to pay, though, because they
insured your car.

As for "uninsured motorist". What that really means is someone doesn't have
insurance on his/her CAR. If you have an accident with such a person, you
can't make a claim to their insurance company because they don't have one.
So YOUR insurance company has to foot the bill. Obviously, that's bad.
Which is why Illinois requires insurance to register the plates. To make
sure all cars in Illinois are insured.

I wouldn't be surprised if you had to show proof that the CAR Mr. Pink will
use for the road test is properly insured. But I don't think they'll care
that your insurance company has been notified of the change in your
household size. A quick phone call to DMV will verify that.

- Eric S.


"SecretGarden" <member4024@british_expats.com> wrote in message
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    > > The other thing on which to
    > ponder, is that if they make Mr. Pink take a road test (up to the
    > discretion of the officer at the time) he will be driving my vehicle,
    > and there is no way that they are going to let him get into the car and
    > drive it without proving that he is "on the policy" or "added" as a
    > insured driver on my vehicle. Illinois requires auto insurance to
    > register the plates, and to protect against "uninsured motorist" claims.
    > So, I would conclude that he would have to provide proof of insurance to
    > take the road test to obtain the license. Not to mention that it WAS in
    > that chart back in January as a category all on its own.
    > >

lpdiver

The car that you will be driving when you take you driving portion of your drivers exam. You are correct...You do not need to own a car to get a drivers license.

Hypertweeky

I am glad to hear she is loving it (Insert McDonald's song here )
I had to take the writting and the road test too but since Spain's tests are hard, I found the Coloradian one pretty easy

lpdiver

If you are a 35 y.o. woman with three prior DUI convictions I doubt serioulsy that your insurance will be cheaper than a family with 2 teenage drivers...hehehe

Hypertweeky

I passed the test with my then Host's mom car I didn't have my own, I still don't lol.

Epitomee2000

The whole legal/illegal presence began with Gov. Schwarzenegger struck down the undocumented aliens receiving drivers license which was proposed by Gov Davis. It sucks bad, but due to his action all aliens (illegal or legal), to receive a drivers license must present proof that they are legally w/in the borders of the USA.

When my husband went to the DMV in January w/o EAD, they clearly outlined that he either needs a Green Card or an Employee Authorization Card issued by INS. We had our NOA letter for I-485/EAD and this was unacceptable. Unfortunately, even talking to a supervisor would not give us relief. So we had to wait until he received his EAD on 2/5/2004 for him to apply and receive a permit and then do the drivers test.

CalgaryAMC

It would be nice if more people had the resources to challenge these arbitrary decisions.

lpdiver

We had sucess today...sort of. We waited and got our turn in line. They again said that ead was required. I politely informed the young girl that it was not required. She pulled out a booklet which I recognized. I instructed her to read the paragraph at the top of page three. She excused herself and stepped into a supervisors office. They look at me and looked at the book and look at me. I looked back, hehehe. The girl exited and headed my way. I said don't even come back to the counter without good news. She said nothing and returned to the office. The two ladies look at me and look at the the book and looked back at me.

Now they called into another lady. They all looked at me and I looked back winked and shook my head no. They repeated this until there were seven women included in this ordeal.

Finally the clerk came back smiling. We were allowed to test. Passed the signs test, failed the laws test. failed the vision test. But were getting there.

Tony

Hypertweeky

Wooo let us know when she gets it!!

HunterGreen

LP, oh my gosh... 7 employees LOL. I'm sure the people behind you in line were thrilled . Well at least you got what you wanted... Good luck with the tests (assuming she's going to re-take them).

Elaine

ironporer

How many La state employees does it take to put in a light bulb?
lol. It amazes me sometimes how flustered or even angry OUR public employees get when confronted by the law (perhaps because the choose to ignore it so often...and most of the "sheep" allow them to).
Good Job!!!