Posted by Patricia
on September 15, 2008, 2:09 pm
86.43.90.211
Hello All,
I was wondering if anyone could possibly help with this. My husband has got himself into a bit of a bind... He is a U.S. citizen and has a Ohio driver's license which he has cleverly let expire. We've been living in Ireland full time since January and he has been driving on his U.S. license since then. Having realised that he had let his license expire, he began investigating and it turns out that he has 6 months to renew, however he has to present himself in person at the Ohio BMV (and would have had to anyway if he wanted to renew it even if he hadn't let it expire!). He then got all the forms to apply for his provisional, which he was going to get anyway, and it turns out that he has to have it for 6 months before he can take his test (or at least that's what he was told in the Sligo Motor Tax Office). This leaves him in a bit of a cruch (and me too as I have to be his chauffeur).
Essentially what I was wondering was this: 1. Would it be legal (or get-awayable-with) to drive on his US license if it is expired and what about his insurance? 2. Has anyone had to renew their US licence and come upon the problem of having to actually be in the States to do so? If so what did they do?
If anyone has any ideas I would really appreciate it! Thank you in adavnce!
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