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hi moving hopefuly to fresno california. Does anyone know if you can use the uk driving license over there? If so is that just a temporary thing then do you have to be tested again for a CA license!!! Also I know it is quite a cosmopolitian area though how are they acceptance wise with mixed race relationships eg I am white and my husband is black.....
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Originally Posted by chanteldmx
hi moving hopefuly to fresno california. Does anyone know if you can use the uk driving license over there? If so is that just a temporary thing then do you have to be tested again for a CA license!!! Also I know it is quite a cosmopolitian area though how are they acceptance wise with mixed race relationships eg I am white and my husband is black.....
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Get the book from the DMV when you get here and familiarise yourself with the streets around the DMV where you'll be tested. Easy-peasy.
DK about mixed race relationships but CA is pretty liberal compared to many parts of the US.
NB: 'liberal' is a dirty word in the bible belt - and some other places too, I believe :scared:
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Originally Posted by chanteldmx
hi moving hopefuly to fresno california. Does anyone know if you can use the uk driving license over there? If so is that just a temporary thing then do you have to be tested again for a CA license!!! Also I know it is quite a cosmopolitian area though how are they acceptance wise with mixed race relationships eg I am white and my husband is black.....
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My guess is that you can't. Most US states do not allow those who have taken up residence in the state to drive on foreign licenses. For residents there's a limit on the number of days on which you can drive on a foreign issued license. e.g. in NC it is 60 days (I believe).
I don't live in CA so I probably can't help you much about the other part of your question.
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Originally Posted by NC Penguin
The California DMV website should make it clear whether you can drive on a British license in the state of CA.
My guess is that you can't. Most US states do not allow those who have taken up residence in the state to drive on foreign licenses. For residents there's a limit on the number of days on which you can drive on a foreign issued license. e.g. in NC it is 60 days (I believe).
I don't live in CA so I probably can't help you much about the other part of your question.
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My guess is that you can't. Most US states do not allow those who have taken up residence in the state to drive on foreign licenses. For residents there's a limit on the number of days on which you can drive on a foreign issued license. e.g. in NC it is 60 days (I believe).
I don't live in CA so I probably can't help you much about the other part of your question.
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IN CA you can drive with the UK licence for about 3 months I think, but to get insurance you need a CA licence, and without iinsurance you cannot buy a car.
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But like mentioned, it's all mute point if you can't get insurance, which is hard if you don't have state license.
Though the license is a joke to get, five min drive around the block by the sounds of things in CA *lol*
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Originally Posted by Bob
someone said it was 20 days or 30 days...but not long anyway...got 12 months in maine ![Big Grin](https://britishexpats.com/forum/images/smilies/biggrin.gif)
But like mentioned, it's all mute point if you can't get insurance, which is hard if you don't have state license.
Though the license is a joke to get, five min drive around the block by the sounds of things in CA *lol*
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But like mentioned, it's all mute point if you can't get insurance, which is hard if you don't have state license.
Though the license is a joke to get, five min drive around the block by the sounds of things in CA *lol*
She can expect to pay about $1.5 - $2k for insurance the first year though!
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If you are coming over as a resident, you must apply to take your test within 10 days off arriving. Your test may be a month or so later but if you get stopped and you haven't applied, you will get a huge fine!
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As a state drivers licence is the most accepted form of ID, I don't know why anybody delays getting it. It should rank very high in your first week's list of priorities.
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Originally Posted by fatbrit
As a state drivers licence is the most accepted form of ID, I don't know why anybody delays getting it. It should rank very high in your first week's list of priorities.
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Originally Posted by chanteldmx
hi moving hopefuly to fresno california. Does anyone know if you can use the uk driving license over there? If so is that just a temporary thing then do you have to be tested again for a CA license!!! Also I know it is quite a cosmopolitian area though how are they acceptance wise with mixed race relationships eg I am white and my husband is black.....
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As far as mixed relationships, you're probably ok, most people run for cover there and its certainly not the deep South or the Midwest.
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Originally Posted by DonnaElvira
IN CA you can drive with the UK licence for about 3 months I think, but to get insurance you need a CA licence, and without iinsurance you cannot buy a car.
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They'll care F-All for your unblemished UK record and most insurers won't even look at you
But there are a few threads here on getting around that. You'll probably have to go to a broker who specialises in 'difficult to insure' cases. ![Big Grin](https://britishexpats.com/forum/images/smilies/biggrin.gif)
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Fresno - cosmopolitian???? I'm not sure if you've been to the same Fresno I've been to, but its the armpit of California, literally!
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Originally Posted by chanteldmx
hi moving hopefuly to fresno california. Does anyone know if you can use the uk driving license over there? If so is that just a temporary thing then do you have to be tested again for a CA license!!! Also I know it is quite a cosmopolitian area though how are they acceptance wise with mixed race relationships eg I am white and my husband is black.....
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Ok you really would not want to move to the DEEP SOUTH, but anywhere else is fine. I have always said if you go around looking for problems you will find them. We have never had any problems here or in the UK.
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I stayed in Florida for 6 months and because I had a black boyfriend I had a gun pulled on us etc etc all I want is a nice life so obviously I dont want to go anywhere where we are going to have undue hassle...... so I think this is a perfectly valid question... I have never lived in california so how would I know unless I ask !!!!!!!
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CA is a pretty huge state, and it varies quite a bit from end to end...haven't heard of to many nice things being said for anywhere to much north of san fran..so could be an interesting movie, and constant AC...hmmm...
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