Renewing British Drivers licence
Oct 5th 2010, 11:30 am
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Re: Renewing British Drivers licence
If you can't pass the NYS driving test (either uptown or in Red Hook), you shouldn't be driving anywhere. Save yourself the hassle and dubious legality of renewing with the DVLA and just get an NYS one.
Oct 5th 2010, 3:24 pm
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Re: Renewing British Drivers licence
I have actually thought about both of us taking the class and then both getting our licences. As I said I'm scared but I think I'm going to try. I had a terrible fear of butterflies(I know that sounds strange) and this summer I forced myself to go to butterfly world in Florida. I was shaking at first but I'm ok with them now. Moths are another story! We both could take the test outside of the city in Long Island or Queens. There is no rush on it though. What we really wanted to know was the legality of the situation which was confirmed.We are not going to renew his UK licence.
Oct 5th 2010, 4:24 pm
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Re: Renewing British Drivers licence
This might be helpful for anyone in NY:
http://www.nydmv.state.ny.us/license.htm#driversmoving
For NY you are supposed to hand in your foreign license when you pass your NY road test.
http://www.nydmv.state.ny.us/license.htm#driversmoving
For NY you are supposed to hand in your foreign license when you pass your NY road test.
Oct 5th 2010, 5:03 pm
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Re: Renewing British Drivers licence
This might be helpful for anyone in NY:
http://www.nydmv.state.ny.us/license.htm#driversmoving
For NY you are supposed to hand in your foreign license when you pass your NY road test.
http://www.nydmv.state.ny.us/license.htm#driversmoving
For NY you are supposed to hand in your foreign license when you pass your NY road test.
Oct 5th 2010, 5:07 pm
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Oct 5th 2010, 5:26 pm
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Re: Renewing British Drivers licence
This might be helpful for anyone in NY:
http://www.nydmv.state.ny.us/license.htm#driversmoving
For NY you are supposed to hand in your foreign license when you pass your NY road test.
http://www.nydmv.state.ny.us/license.htm#driversmoving
For NY you are supposed to hand in your foreign license when you pass your NY road test.
Oct 5th 2010, 6:07 pm
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Oct 5th 2010, 7:51 pm
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Re: Renewing British Drivers licence
There is one state I think which will swap your UK one for a their state license and they send your license back to the DVLA, but the DVLA will just send the license back to you as they don't need it.
Oct 5th 2010, 8:07 pm
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Re: Renewing British Drivers licence
It's not your license to hand over though, so you shouldn't be handing it over.
There is one state I think which will swap your UK one for a their state license and they send your license back to the DVLA, but the DVLA will just send the license back to you as they don't need it.
There is one state I think which will swap your UK one for a their state license and they send your license back to the DVLA, but the DVLA will just send the license back to you as they don't need it.
Oct 5th 2010, 9:01 pm
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Re: Renewing British Drivers licence
The DMV is probably asking for it, but that doesn't mean you should hand it over to them because it also isn't your license to hand over.
It's not like they need it because you are treated as if you don't have a license anyway.
It's not like they need it because you are treated as if you don't have a license anyway.
Oct 6th 2010, 4:46 am
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Re: Renewing British Drivers licence
What do you mean Uptown or in Redhook? Redhook is a crap area of Brooklyn and Uptown is not a specific area. That could be anywhere north of 59th Street. I also never mentioned anything about not being able to pass the test.He is from a small town in Scotland that he was nervous about driving in NYC. I also said we are not renewing his UK licence if you bothered to read my previous post.
Oct 6th 2010, 1:30 pm
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Re: Renewing British Drivers licence
[QUOTE=penguinbar;I had a terrible fear of butterflies(I know that sounds strange)QUOTE]
Me too. Far too much flapping around. Alright one at a time but together in a butterfly world, now that's just asking for trouble!
Me too. Far too much flapping around. Alright one at a time but together in a butterfly world, now that's just asking for trouble!
