Originally Posted by ri_mischief (Post 8118925)

It looks to me like you then have to make an appointment for a practical - so during this time if you are operating a car under your CA license you will have to be accompanied! You can as you say drive a hire car with your UK license during this time (that's what I did - it was in another state - when I moved to CA I only had to do the theory as I was already licensed) You can't drive a private car though (even your own) as you will find it very difficult to be insured - I think from memory Progressive does do insurance if you don't have a US license but the costs are huge
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Originally Posted by Ozzidoc (Post 8118951)

This bit is incorrect - you do NOT have to be accompanied if you have a UK license. You first sit the theory part of the test. You pass, and the DMV gives you a temporary Californian drivers license which is valid for about 3 months - I can't remember the exact validity length.

You sit the practical test ASAP - there was a 3 week wait at anywhere in the San Diego area when my prac test was scheduled.

This information is correct as at October of this year.

Originally Posted by ri_mischief (Post 8118976)

My bad - sorry I was speaking about what I theoretically would have had to have done in the original State I moved to...I just drove a hire car on my UK license

My bad :-(

Where in San Diego are you?

Originally Posted by Ozzidoc (Post 8118951)

This bit is incorrect - you do NOT have to be accompanied if you have a UK license. You first sit the theory part of the test. You pass, and the DMV gives you a temporary Californian drivers license which is valid for about 3 months - I can't remember the exact validity length.

You sit the practical test ASAP - there was a 3 week wait at anywhere in the San Diego area when my prac test was scheduled.

This information is correct as at October of this year.

Originally Posted by Ozzidoc (Post 8119103)

That's OK :)

North County...soon moving a tiny bit south though..... http://britishexpats.com/forum/showt...ghlight=escrow

Where are you?

Originally Posted by ri_mischief (Post 8120997)

Still can't work out where you're moving to lol - just south with a water view...Ocean Beach or somewhere?

Originally Posted by AmerLisa (Post 8117184)

Would be interesting to know what States do that then....I had never heard of it, well not in California, Oregon or Washington.