Drivers License in PA

[Rob1980 0]

Yes he had the form filled out by a Dr. the is no option there.

We have an HMO so it cost the price of an office visit (co-pay for us) ...nothing more. If you or your wife have a regular family doc. they usually do this for the price of an office visit..it's not a complicated form....

You can always call ahead and ask what they charge.

As far as Septa depending on where you are leaving from and where you are going ... affects the reliability factor but the cost is high. If your driving distance is not too far and parking is free, driving is usually cheaper in the Philly area (sad to say for environment).

Good luck...

Bette

Thanks for confirming that for me. Had he had all his medical records sent over already then? I can't see how any Dr would answer those questions without that? My wife does have a Dr, and she 'thinks' that they won't charge too much to fill in the form for me.

We are in South Philly, near Pennsport if you know the area? I've travelled to Manayunk by bus/train before and had a problem once when no bus came and I missed my train. This week, 2 days in a row, I've gone to pick up my stepdaughter from school and been stood waiting for a bus for 20+ minutes. They're supposed to be every 10! I know what SEPTA can be like, so leave for an earlier bus, to make sure, and then still wind up being late. I can't rely on them if I have a job, and it's a long journey anyway. The job is in Horsham.

Right now we do Phillycarshare when we need a car. My back up plan is to rent their cars for whole days if I get the job and don't have a license/car, as they do accept international licenses. That would be expensive, but worth it for peace of mind I think!

[bettenan 1]

Yes he had the form filled out by a Dr. the is no option there.

We have an HMO so it cost the price of an office visit (co-pay for us) ...nothing more. If you or your wife have a regular family doc. they usually do this for the price of an office visit..it's not a complicated form....

You can always call ahead and ask what they charge.

As far as Septa depending on where you are leaving from and where you are going ... affects the reliability factor but the cost is high. If your driving distance is not too far and parking is free, driving is usually cheaper in the Philly area (sad to say for environment).

Good luck...

Bette

Thanks for confirming that for me. Had he had all his medical records sent over already then? I can't see how any Dr would answer those questions without that? My wife does have a Dr, and she 'thinks' that they won't charge too much to fill in the form for me.

We are in South Philly, near Pennsport if you know the area? I've travelled to Manayunk by bus/train before and had a problem once when no bus came and I missed my train. This week, 2 days in a row, I've gone to pick up my stepdaughter from school and been stood waiting for a bus for 20+ minutes. They're supposed to be every 10! I know what SEPTA can be like, so leave for an earlier bus, to make sure, and then still wind up being late. I can't rely on them if I have a job, and it's a long journey anyway. The job is in Horsham.

Right now we do Phillycarshare when we need a car. My back up plan is to rent their cars for whole days if I get the job and don't have a license/car, as they do accept international licenses. That would be expensive, but worth it for peace of mind I think!

Yup I know the area and know Septa all too well. I drive twenty minutes from Newtown (Bucks Co) to NE Philly to take the Regional Rail (R3) to Center City 2/3 days a week. For the most part it's on time, but with parking in my building at $17.00 a day + gas etc., I'm stuck with the train. I have not taken a Philly bus for years but I understand your woos and feel your pain.

You'll have quite a haul from Pennsport to Horsham everyday..even by car. I presume (maybe wrong) that eventually you guys would move closer to Horsham (maybe in between) your jobs. Keep in mind if you live in Philly and work out of Philly you still have to pay Philly City Wage Tax. If you move one block out of the city you save all that money I think it's 4.301%. You may have a local tax but that's rarely more than 1%...still a big saving.

Richard had all his medical record here. He needed them for his physical. He did his AOS here in the US. I actaully thought it was so cool that he could get all his records from the time he was kid. My Dr. retired a few years ago and when I went to get my records to transfer them they did have anything older than the past 3/4 years.

Good luck with the job, the license etc and keep the questions coming.

Bette

[Boiler 46,108]

A Doctor would only know IF you had been treated you for that condition, and IF it was in your notes. Or IF it was apparent on examination.

I am sure the form has plenty of get outs, the Doctor is no warrenting your health. Just giving an pinion.

[Rob1980 0]

Yup I know the area and know Septa all too well. I drive twenty minutes from Newtown (Bucks Co) to NE Philly to take the Regional Rail (R3) to Center City 2/3 days a week. For the most part it's on time, but with parking in my building at $17.00 a day + gas etc., I'm stuck with the train. I have not taken a Philly bus for years but I understand your woos and feel your pain.

You'll have quite a haul from Pennsport to Horsham everyday..even by car. I presume (maybe wrong) that eventually you guys would move closer to Horsham (maybe in between) your jobs. Keep in mind if you live in Philly and work out of Philly you still have to pay Philly City Wage Tax. If you move one block out of the city you save all that money I think it's 4.301%. You may have a local tax but that's rarely more than 1%...still a big saving.

Richard had all his medical record here. He needed them for his physical. He did his AOS here in the US. I actaully thought it was so cool that he could get all his records from the time he was kid. My Dr. retired a few years ago and when I went to get my records to transfer them they did have anything older than the past 3/4 years.

Good luck with the job, the license etc and keep the questions coming.

Bette

I don't have as much experience with the trains, but when I was travelling to Manayunk the worst that happened was that one was about 5 minutes late. It wasn't a problem because I was getting there 20 minutes early anyway! Coming from somewhere you can get public transport very easily I find it weird that there's only 1 train an hour.

Actually, we aren't planning on moving from the city, we both quite like living right here! I would commute everyday, which I think is about a 1 hour journey each way? I am fully prepared to do that, as I say it is a job I would REALLY like to get. Basically I want to work in sports, soccer if possible. The place I have applied at is the EPYSA (Eastern Penn Youth Soccer Assoc) and it's about the only large soccer based organisation in this area. We'd be fine for money, even with paying higher taxes.

$17 a day is very expensive. Parking is limited in the city!

A Doctor would only know IF you had been treated you for that condition, and IF it was in your notes. Or IF it was apparent on examination.

I am sure the form has plenty of get outs, the Doctor is no warrenting your health. Just giving an pinion.

I'll give it a go.

[bettenan 1]

Yup I know the area and know Septa all too well. I drive twenty minutes from Newtown (Bucks Co) to NE Philly to take the Regional Rail (R3) to Center City 2/3 days a week. For the most part it's on time, but with parking in my building at $17.00 a day + gas etc., I'm stuck with the train. I have not taken a Philly bus for years but I understand your woos and feel your pain.

You'll have quite a haul from Pennsport to Horsham everyday..even by car. I presume (maybe wrong) that eventually you guys would move closer to Horsham (maybe in between) your jobs. Keep in mind if you live in Philly and work out of Philly you still have to pay Philly City Wage Tax. If you move one block out of the city you save all that money I think it's 4.301%. You may have a local tax but that's rarely more than 1%...still a big saving.

Richard had all his medical record here. He needed them for his physical. He did his AOS here in the US. I actaully thought it was so cool that he could get all his records from the time he was kid. My Dr. retired a few years ago and when I went to get my records to transfer them they did have anything older than the past 3/4 years.

Good luck with the job, the license etc and keep the questions coming.

Bette

I don't have as much experience with the trains, but when I was travelling to Manayunk the worst that happened was that one was about 5 minutes late. It wasn't a problem because I was getting there 20 minutes early anyway! Coming from somewhere you can get public transport very easily I find it weird that there's only 1 train an hour.

Actually, we aren't planning on moving from the city, we both quite like living right here! I would commute everyday, which I think is about a 1 hour journey each way? I am fully prepared to do that, as I say it is a job I would REALLY like to get. Basically I want to work in sports, soccer if possible. The place I have applied at is the EPYSA (Eastern Penn Youth Soccer Assoc) and it's about the only large soccer based organisation in this area. We'd be fine for money, even with paying higher taxes.

$17 a day is very expensive. Parking is limited in the city!

A Doctor would only know IF you had been treated you for that condition, and IF it was in your notes. Or IF it was apparent on examination.

I am sure the form has plenty of get outs, the Doctor is no warrenting your health. Just giving an pinion.

I'll give it a go.

The regional rail lines run more frequently during rush hour, but if you have to rely on them otherwise, they are once an hour. I have that issue when I work on Fridays. I work until 2:30 pm and the train comes at 2:30 and then there is not another train again until 3:30...very frustrating.

I know soccer is really big in this area...Richard spend two entire days photographing a Labor Day soccer tournament (early in the morning 'till night time).

You are right the commute would be an hour (a long one )

Parking in Center City is interesting...if you get cable TV try and catch the show on A & E called Parking Wars it's filmed in Philly, I think you will find it "amusing".

Great luck in you job

Bette

[broma25 2]

You can drive on your UK licence for 1 year.

I dont know what you can do if you cant get to see a dr. Have you called any to see how much they would charge for doing the form. They might be able to tell you what you can do if you cant afford to pay.

Good luck

It varies by State, but the PA DMV suggests its 60 days.

http://www.dmv.state.pa.us/new_residents/d...r_license.shtml

Assuming you are a Resident for this purpose.

My bad....it must have changed because when I came here in 2005 I had 1 year to drive with my UK licence.

[Oosie 1]

http://www.dot3.state.pa.us/pdotforms/fact...ts/pub195nc.pdf

Just found this link to the doccuments you need if you are not a USC. Scroll to page 8 for K-1 and page 9 for K-3.

I do have insurance and a doctor that I only met once. He filled in the form without even asking me any questions.

Is an international Driver’s License valid in Pennsylvania?

Pennsylvania honors a valid foreign driver’s license with an international driving permit for a period of up to one year. If the foreign license and/or international permit expires before one year, the individual must apply for a Pennsylvania learner’s permit to continue to drive in this state.

http://www.dot3.state.pa.us/faq/faq-misc.shtml#Q05

[bettenan 1]

http://www.dot3.state.pa.us/pdotforms/fact...ts/pub195nc.pdf

Just found this link to the doccuments you need if you are not a USC. Scroll to page 8 for K-1 and page 9 for K-3.

I do have insurance and a doctor that I only met once. He filled in the form without even asking me any questions.

Is an international Driver’s License valid in Pennsylvania?

Pennsylvania honors a valid foreign driver’s license with an international driving permit for a period of up to one year. If the foreign license and/or international permit expires before one year, the individual must apply for a Pennsylvania learner’s permit to continue to drive in this state.

http://www.dot3.state.pa.us/faq/faq-misc.shtml#Q05

We looked into getting Richard an international international driving permit since (if I recall) that's only a matter of paying some money, but we never did. He drove longer than he should have on his foreign driving license mostly becaue of the catch 22 of of taking so long to get a social security number, we live in an area with NO public tranportation.

He never got stopped so it was never an issue.

[Oosie 1]

We looked into getting Richard an international international driving permit since (if I recall) that's only a matter of paying some money, but we never did. He drove longer than he should have on his foreign driving license mostly becaue of the catch 22 of of taking so long to get a social security number, we live in an area with NO public tranportation.

He never got stopped so it was never an issue.

He was lucky, I've been stopped when I was just trying to get in the car. I still have trouble remembering what side the sterring wheel is on and constantly get in the passenger side by mistake. The local cops watched me doing this one day and pulled me over once I figured out what side of the car I was supposed to be in. They followed me home afterwards too, probably thought if I didn't know what side of the road the steering wheel was on I wouldn't know what side of the road to drive on either.

I would like to say I have never mistakenly driven on the left here, I just wish I could say I have always remembered to switch back when I visit the UK.

[bettenan 1]

We looked into getting Richard an international international driving permit since (if I recall) that's only a matter of paying some money, but we never did. He drove longer than he should have on his foreign driving license mostly becaue of the catch 22 of of taking so long to get a social security number, we live in an area with NO public tranportation.

He never got stopped so it was never an issue.

He was lucky, I've been stopped when I was just trying to get in the car. I still have trouble remembering what side the sterring wheel is on and constantly get in the passenger side by mistake. The local cops watched me doing this one day and pulled me over once I figured out what side of the car I was supposed to be in. They followed me home afterwards too, probably thought if I didn't know what side of the road the steering wheel was on I wouldn't know what side of the road to drive on either.

I would like to say I have never mistakenly driven on the left here, I just wish I could say I have always remembered to switch back when I visit the UK.

Too funny...but Richard lived in the Caribbean (non British Island) for five years before coming to the US so he had plenty of practice with which side of car to enter. But he said it was an issue for quite some time. Also...not the driving but the entering the car issue..

My biggest issue was him not driving after having more than one drink....we still take no chances...he drinks (anything) I (abstain) and I drive.

Bette

[Oosie 1]

We looked into getting Richard an international international driving permit since (if I recall) that's only a matter of paying some money, but we never did. He drove longer than he should have on his foreign driving license mostly becaue of the catch 22 of of taking so long to get a social security number, we live in an area with NO public tranportation.

He never got stopped so it was never an issue.

He was lucky, I've been stopped when I was just trying to get in the car. I still have trouble remembering what side the sterring wheel is on and constantly get in the passenger side by mistake. The local cops watched me doing this one day and pulled me over once I figured out what side of the car I was supposed to be in. They followed me home afterwards too, probably thought if I didn't know what side of the road the steering wheel was on I wouldn't know what side of the road to drive on either.

I would like to say I have never mistakenly driven on the left here, I just wish I could say I have always remembered to switch back when I visit the UK.

Too funny...but Richard lived in the Caribbean (non British Island) for five years before coming to the US so he had plenty of practice with which side of car to enter. But he said it was an issue for quite some time. Also...not the driving but the entering the car issue..

My biggest issue was him not driving after having more than one drink....we still take no chances...he drinks (anything) I (abstain) and I drive.

Bette

Thank you for that, I feel so much better knowing I'm not the only one with the door problem. My darling husband just loves watching me walk up to the car and get in the wrong side. I was driving him yesterday and stopped to run into a 7-11 in Doylestown, he just sat there laughing when I came out, walked over to the car, and tried to get into the seat he was sitting in.

[Boiler 46,108]

Pennsylvania honors a valid foreign driver’s license with an international driving permit for a period of up to one year. If the foreign license and/or international permit expires before one year, the individual must apply for a Pennsylvania learner’s permit to continue to drive in this state.

http://www.dot3.state.pa.us/faq/faq-misc.shtml#Q05

Tends tobe usually more an issue if you license is not in English, not needed formy State, UK one is fine.

Te above does not override the 60 day resident limitation, so then its a question of whether you are deemed a resident. And that would require further research, my State rules were not specific, PA might be.

PS I still occasionally open the wrong door, I have got it doen at that it was intentional.

[Rob1980 0]

Thank you for that, I feel so much better knowing I'm not the only one with the door problem. My darling husband just loves watching me walk up to the car and get in the wrong side. I was driving him yesterday and stopped to run into a 7-11 in Doylestown, he just sat there laughing when I came out, walked over to the car, and tried to get into the seat he was sitting in.

You are definitely not. i do that quite a lot (whenever we have a car). I've done it with a friend, who thought it was funny because I was stood at the rear of the car waiting for traffic to pass before I stepped into the road and got in the car. She asked me what I was doing, and I carried on and opened the door to get in anyway! My wife always says we are resuming our 'driving positions' because whenever she came to the UK or I came here we'd be sat in the same seats.

PS - the Drs wasn't open yesterday, so we'll ring Monday and see about filling in the form.