Posted by Scott on September 16, 2008, 1:47 pm, in reply to "Re: Driver's License Crisis"
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Hi again Patricia,
Helpful Farrell moved to Ireland in the 90's then moved back to Ohio about a year ago. He sent on a series of information announcements from the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles regarding renewing licenses. I've sent them on to the email address you used for the first post of this thread. Look for it in your email.
Thanks, Farrell
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: Thank you so much Sandy and Scott!
:
: After initial panic, I think that he is just
: going to have to head home and get it
: sorted. You are right Scott, good excuse to
: visit family and friends and I think he is
: going to time it so he's there for
: Thanksgiving. Not going to risk it with
: insurance company with regards to driving on
: an expired license and I will just have to
: be his chauffeur until he gets home to sort
: it out!
:
: Sandy, as far as I know from a legal point
: of view you can drive for 12 months in
: Ireland on a US license. The question is
: when does this 12 months start? My husband
: got his Stamp 4 (or is it 3?) in June '07
: when we were married here but we didn't
: actually move to Ireland until January, he
: didn't get a PPS number until March, started
: paying taxes in July (a job finally,
: hurrah!)- so when do the 12 months start. We
: have been back and forth between here and
: the States for years spending at least 3
: months at a time in Ireland in each case- so
: the 12 months could have started at the
: beginning of any of these stays. I have
: asked the Gardai and lawyer friends about
: this and none of them seem to have a clue-
: anyone got any ideas? You are doing it
: right though, I believe, just bite the
: bullet and get the Irish license as soon as
: possible and be done with it- my husband is
: irritatingly stubborn and seems to think
: that if he ignores this fact it will just go
: away- hence why he is in this situation
: ("I've been driving for 15 years..blah,
: blah...")!
:
: Also, I know Americans who have their
: provisional license and are waiting for test
: dates who just use their U.S. license when
: they are stopped, thus avoiding any the
: restrictions on provisional license holders-
: they have had no problems at all.
:
: Thanks again for the words of advice- very
: much appreciated!
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: I am an American working in Ireland with a
: green card but have not yet purchased a car.
:
: My understanding is that as a tourist I
: could stay in Ireland for 3 months and
: during that time drive using my US driver’s
: license but that once I was alien resident I
: was required to get an Irish driver’s
: license.
:
: To that end I have passed the driver’s
: theory test and started the process of
: getting my permanent driver’s license.
:
: My US license is still good. Before I left
: the US I joined the American Automobile
: Association [AAA] and got an International
: Driver’s License, which I can renew annually
: on-line.
:
: It has been my intention to use my
: International Driver’s License until I get
: my permanent Irish Driver’s License to avoid
: the restrictions of the Learner’s Permit.
: Does anyone know if that is allowed?
:
:
: --Previous Message--
: This is a lawyer's question, but I'd be
: astounded if your insurance company gave a
: wink and nod about driving with an expired
: licence.
:
: Sounds like it's time to visit family and
: friends in Ohio. Aerlingus flights to
: Chicago are on sale right now.
: http://www.aerlingus.com I've done that
: flight a number of times and good thing is
: that not only do you get to see family, you
: also can pack in about 4 movies on the
: inflight screens in the seat back in front
: of you.
:
: Anyone else with a better solution or
: experience?
:
: Scott
:
: --Previous Message--
: 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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