Technology improving my way of life: renewing a driver's license

re: Technology improving my way of life: renewing a driver's license

Andy Doyle — Wed, 07 Jul 2004 16:23:00 GMT

Many happy returns for yesterday!

re: Technology improving my way of life: renewing a driver's license

Kiliman — Wed, 07 Jul 2004 16:55:00 GMT

Here in VA, we can renew our licenses online. Just go to the DMV website, type in your info, and they'll mail you a new license. It takes only a few days to get it. Pretty sweet!

Live cell phone based border-crossing wait times

Ron McMahon — Wed, 07 Jul 2004 17:14:00 GMT

Your comment on DMV license renewals reminds me of the neat website that you can access either on a PC or via an Internet-enabled cell phone.

This service provides 'live' US-Canada border crossing wait times for all major crossing points. It is a great way to know if you are in for a long or short delay.

Check it out online at:

http://www.quickdrive.com/Borders/BorderCrossings.asp

Or on your cell phone, navigate to:
www.quickdrive.com, and select any Canadian city and select the Border crossings option. From there you can see all of the major border crossings.

One aside - I like how IE formats the border wait times in a tool-tip mouse-over box. Opera, Firefox and Mozilla don't.

re: Technology improving my way of life: renewing a driver's license

John Roller — Wed, 07 Jul 2004 17:27:00 GMT

Just don't wait too long. After 30 days, you might have to take the test over again. Glad it's not a military ID. The day after it expires, they look and say that card's expired, this isn't you anymore.

re: Technology improving my way of life: renewing a driver's license

Richard Dudley — Wed, 07 Jul 2004 17:40:00 GMT

Congrats on 34!

In PA, we can also renew on-line. If you want your photo changed, you have to go to a center. Otherwise, click and drive. Ditto for titles, etc. Tom Ridge hooked us up good!

PennDOT also has web enabled cameras and sensors all over Pittsburgh's main roadways so you can check traffic before you leave (we were the pilot for traffic.com).

re: Technology improving my way of life: renewing a driver's license

steve — Fri, 09 Jul 2004 21:48:00 GMT

I think that I had the same guy at the DMV. He asked which state I was coming from. I responded, "California." He responded, "Nope. We're all full here. Try again next year."

re: Technology improving my way of life: renewing a driver's license

Mike Dimmick — Fri, 09 Jul 2004 22:22:00 GMT

We've only just got photo licences in the UK (er, well, a few years ago). You have to get a new photo card every 10 years. In one of the loopholes typical of the UK government, anyone who had a licence before the introduction of photocards doesn't need to get one until some circumstances change, e.g. change of address.

Technically my address has changed (my postcode changed in 1996) but I've not bothered replacing the licence since it's a one digit change (and the old code isn't valid any more).

There's no compulsion to carry your licence or registration documents here (Hollywood suggests it's required in the US). If you get pulled over, you have to present it at a police station within a couple of weeks.

When it comes to renewal, you can either send a form and supporting identity documentation to the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency head office, or get the identity documents checked, for a fee, at a Post Office - the form itself still goes to DVLA.

re: Technology improving my way of life: renewing a driver's license

Benjamin Mateos — Sat, 10 Jul 2004 17:42:00 GMT

Feliz Cumpleaños !! ;)

Here in Spain, we have to renew it every ten years and once we are over 60 or 65, we renew it every year !

Have a nice day.

Benjamin Mateos.