Time limit on applying for Driving License?

[poochie909 0]

We moved to NJ from NY in July 09 but I didn't need to drive until now. I would prefer to avoid doing the road test, use my UK license and do the knowledge/vision tests...anybody have experience with this?

I got my GC in April 2009. Do they ask how long you've been a NJ resident? Is it likely they could even verify if I said we just moved here a month ago?

[Brother Hesekiel 2,236]

Seriously. I mean really. Getting a driver license in the US, especially compared to the U.K. (let alone Germany where the training for it costs $2,500) is so easy, a caveman can do it.

Yes, now that you are formally a resident of N.J. for many months, you are required by law to get a New Jersey State driver license. Your U.K. license is still valid, and you can use it to show that you are qualified to operate a motor vehicle, but if pulled over you're risking a ticket. Why wait until the inevitable happens, especially as your auto insurance rate will depend on how long you've been licensed in the US?

So be a man, act like one, even if you are a woman, and take the damn' test and be done with it.

[poochie909 0]

Maybe youre confused. When I say 'use' my UK license I mean to confirm my driving experience when applying for a permit at the MVC. I don't have a car yet so I would like to avoid doing the road test. I have no intention to drive in NJ without the proper license.

It's not a matter of machismo.

Seriously. I mean really. Getting a driver license in the US, especially compared to the U.K. (let alone Germany where the training for it costs $2,500) is so easy, a caveman can do it.

Yes, now that you are formally a resident of N.J. for many months, you are required by law to get a New Jersey State driver license. Your U.K. license is still valid, and you can use it to show that you are qualified to operate a motor vehicle, but if pulled over you're risking a ticket. Why wait until the inevitable happens, especially as your auto insurance rate will depend on how long you've been licensed in the US?

So be a man, act like one, even if you are a woman, and take the damn' test and be done with it.

Edited March 13, 2010 by poochie9990

[littlecrazyangel 1]

Hi!

After you move to NJ you have 60 day to change your licence. You can use your UK licence and you don't have to take the road test.

I live in NJ and I'm studying for the knowledge test. If you need more info send me a message.

[Brother Hesekiel 2,236]

When applying for a State driver license in any of the 50 States of the Union, your UK license has the value of used toilet paper. For the USA, nothing outside the US exists, with the exception of a pilot license. The reason, again, is that it is 4 times harder to get a pilot's license in an y European country than it is in the US. I know, because I was flying twin engine airplanes as a hobby with IFR rating before moving over here.

Car rental for driving test: $19 from Rent-a-Wreck. Still too expensive?

[SabrinaFrance 8]

When applying for a State driver license in any of the 50 States of the Union, your UK license has the value of used toilet paper. For the USA, nothing outside the US exists, with the exception of a pilot license. The reason, again, is that it is 4 times harder to get a pilot's license in an y European country than it is in the US. I know, because I was flying twin engine airplanes as a hobby with IFR rating before moving over here.

Car rental for driving test: $19 from Rent-a-Wreck. Still too expensive?

Wrong, depending on the state you live in and the country you are from you can obtain a US driver's license just by proving that your home country DL is still valid.

The best option is to go to your local DMV to find out. (And maybe do a bit a research on the DMV website first just so you know what to expect)

[Brother Hesekiel 2,236]

Which US State would that be? Enlighten me, please . . .

[poochie909 0]

Wrong, depending on the state you live in and the country you are from you can obtain a US driver's license just by proving that your home country DL is still valid.

The best option is to go to your local DMV to find out. (And maybe do a bit a research on the DMV website first just so you know what to expect)

Thanks for your responses everyone. There was no problem whatsoever accepting my UK license as proof of driving experience. Perhaps the 60 day residency time limit only applys to 'out-of-state' motorists...just wanted to see my photo id license card and paper 'counterpart'

Vision test was a breeze and Knowledge test had a few tricky questions so I was glad I'd done my homework. Took about 3 hours in total at the North Bergen site and only cost $21.

Good luck to anyone else doing the test!