Louisiana driver's licences
Does anyone know if UK citizens have to take a driving test in Louisiana? I have a green card, and the local DMV website says citizens of some countries with which the state has reciprocity are exempt from the test. However, it very helpfully doesn't say which countries those are. I've called the local DMV office about six times, but I never manage to get through to a human being.
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Re: Louisiana driver's licences
Originally Posted by PhilG
(Post 7894607)
Does anyone know if UK citizens have to take a driving test in Louisiana? I have a green card, and the local DMV website says citizens of some countries with which the state has reciprocity are exempt from the test. However, it very helpfully doesn't say which countries those are. I've called the local DMV office about six times, but I never manage to get through to a human being.
Thanks! |
Re: Louisiana driver's licences
Originally Posted by PhilG
(Post 7894607)
Does anyone know if UK citizens have to take a driving test in Louisiana? I have a green card, and the local DMV website says citizens of some countries with which the state has reciprocity are exempt from the test. However, it very helpfully doesn't say which countries those are. I've called the local DMV office about six times, but I never manage to get through to a human being.
Thanks! My conclusion at the time was that I had to take the theory and practical driving tests. I went along to the DMV with the full intention of having to take the tests. When I got there and explained what I wanted to do, they seemed a bit confused as to how to deal with my situation. A supervisor was called, there was a whispered discussion behind the counter and lots of head scratching then they simply gave me a Louisiana drivers license. No test or anything, just a $20 fee (or something similar). :thumbsup: Go along to the DMV and ask them in person is my advice. |
Re: Louisiana driver's licences
Great going, LA!
I suppose you ought to be grateful they even had one of those websites for licensifying your automo-bile. |
Re: Louisiana driver's licences
Originally Posted by lapin_windstar
(Post 7896437)
Great going, LA!
I suppose you ought to be grateful they even had one of those websites for licensifying your automo-bile. |
Re: Louisiana driver's licences
Originally Posted by helwardman
(Post 7896960)
What?
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Re: Louisiana driver's licences
Yes, until recently you couldn't even phone the courthouse in Algiers - you had to go there in person. It's partly because of Katrina, and partly because this is such a third-world state.
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Re: Louisiana driver's licences
Originally Posted by PhilG
(Post 7894607)
Does anyone know if UK citizens have to take a driving test in Louisiana? I have a green card, and the local DMV website says citizens of some countries with which the state has reciprocity are exempt from the test. However, it very helpfully doesn't say which countries those are. I've called the local DMV office about six times, but I never manage to get through to a human being.
Thanks! |
Re: Louisiana driver's licences
Originally Posted by PhilG
(Post 7898567)
It's partly because of Katrina, and partly because this is such a third-world state.
And most other records are only searchable Parish by Parish in person searching through paper files on legal size paper (as opposed to being held, or at least referenced, centrally on a web-accessible server with scans of relevant documents). The average high school library has more sophisticated records systems than some of the Parishes... |
Re: Louisiana driver's licences
Originally Posted by Poppy girl
(Post 7898584)
I got my licence in Slidell LA 3yrs ago when I lived there
I don't think there's even one state where a UK license can be traded in for a local one. Germany & Canada are the popular foreign licenses with reciprocity. Phil, keep your UK license and just take the test. It's not what you think. |
Re: Louisiana driver's licences
Originally Posted by meauxna
(Post 7901234)
I *knew* you are Brittany Spears!!!!
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Re: Louisiana driver's licences
Originally Posted by helwardman
(Post 7901435)
I thought she was from Kentwood?
Wikipedia says Birth name Britney Jean Spears Born December 2, 1981 (1981-12-02) (age 27) McComb, Mississippi, United States Origin Kentwood, Louisiana, United States Origin? :blink: |
Re: Louisiana driver's licences
Originally Posted by meauxna
(Post 7901234)
I *knew* you are Brittany Spears!!!!
I don't think there's even one state where a UK license can be traded in for a local one. Germany & Canada are the popular foreign licenses with reciprocity. think. |
Re: Louisiana driver's licences
Originally Posted by Kar98
(Post 7914676)
I don't even think Canada counts as "foreign" in the system in that context.
Canada is still a foreign country. Apparently Canada and Germany have equal or higher standards of driver testing/licensing to the US, and therefore the reciprocity. Every Canadian I've known has been able to trade their license across as if it were from another US state, and German the same (where I live). |
Re: Louisiana driver's licences
Originally Posted by meauxna
(Post 7914703)
Yes, it does.
Canada is still a foreign country. Every Canadian I've known has been able to trade their license across as if it were from another US state Also, if your Canadian license is suspended or revoked, it counts the same as if your US license was. |
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