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I'm curious to know how long various posters have had their driving license/permit.

I myself, counting my temporary learners permit way back in high school, have been a licensed driver for more than eight years now.

Accident free the entire time as well! :)

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june 2002...

I crashed my uncle's car, but he told the insurance he did it, so it's like I'm accident-free too, right? :p

I crashed my uncle's car, but he told the insurance he did it, so it's like I'm accident-free too, right? :p

Technically. :p

Let me see.

I got my learner's permit 13 years back. I've had my Nevada license for 11 years now. I had an International Drivers Permit for one year, 2 years ago and I've had my Japanese license for almost two years.

And just one small accident and a few parking tickets to show for it too.

Nearly five years, eighteen months of which was provisional.

About one and a half years. I got my license the year before last December.

I'm turning 18 this summer but won't waste my time and money on getting a license since I can ride bike or go by bus/train wherever I want.

I've had my learner's since August.

I never bothered. I really need a car, but on the other hand I couldn't afford to buy/run one until I get a new job anyway (unless I put all my savings into said car for about a year and a half, but that wouldn't make sense considering my present circumstances - i'd probably continue catching the bus to work, and use the car for recreational things, which i'd no longer be able to afford :p).

Less than 2 years if you count the permit.

I was driving before I ever got a permit. But as soon as I was able to get either, I got them. I can't remember the exact date I got my license but it was in 1990.

Got my learner's permit bout 8 1/2 years ago, but never passed divers ed, or bothered to get a full licence.

I was driving before I ever got a permit. But as soon as I was able to get either, I got them. I can't remember the exact date I got my license but it was in 1990.

Me too!

Feburary of 1978...


You do the math.



10-12 years is the longest option you could give? I've got t-shirts older than that.

Feburary of 1978...


You do the math.



10-12 years is the longest option you could give? I've got t-shirts older than that.

I'm with you. Mine was in 1986 or thereabouts. I've had one longer than I haven't have one--how's that for a description?

10-12 years is the longest option you could give? I've got t-shirts older than that.

There is a "12 or more years" option. ;)

There is a "12 or more years" option. ;)Yeah... duh... it's what I chose.... but the "or more" doesn't really seem adequate when I've had my license almost three times as long as your longest specific timeframe. Hell it took me more than twelve years to realize driving like an asshole wasn't worth the tickets and insurance payments and didn't really get me anywhere faster.

Got driving licence in 2001 (that's more than 6 years ago) when I was 24. Only one accident, in 2002 - my fault, I crashed into the car in front of me because of wet road, but I was going at 30 km/h only so about 50€ damage to the other guy's car:) and about 800€ to my car:(

No fines till now, altough sometimes I have a "heavy foot" on the gas pedal - well, my car cannot go faster than 165 km/h anyway, it's just a 1050 cubic centimetres with a power of about 35 kW.

had my full licence for about 2 1/2 years, but i passed the best part of 3 years ago.
including my provisional licence its gotta be... 4 years at least :)

had my full licence for about 2 1/2 years, but i passed the best part of 3 years ago.
including my provisional licence its gotta be... 4 years at least :)

Snap

I'm with you. Mine was in 1986 or thereabouts. I've had one longer than I haven't have one--how's that for a description?

Aww hell that's only 4 years before me.. don't try to act like you are some old fogey for getting yours in 86.

Got driving licence in 2001 (that's more than 6 years ago) when I was 24. Only one accident, in 2002 - my fault, I crashed into the car in front of me because of wet road, but I was going at 30 km/h only so about 50€ damage to the other guy's car:) and about 800€ to my car:(

No fines till now, altough sometimes I have a "heavy foot" on the gas pedal - well, my car cannot go faster than 165 km/h anyway, it's just a 1050 cubic centimetres with a power of about 35 kW.


You are so cute :p

I'm not being sarcastic.

Passed my test on the 28th of November, 1998. Had my provisional six months before that.

...How was that eight and a half years ago? What happened?

You are so cute :p

I'm not being sarcastic.

Thanks. For not being sarcastic.

Never saw the point in getting a licence, I've never needed a car in my life. Which is more than 3 decades now... god, I'm old.

...who needs a driver's license when you have WINGS?

I can not make a driver's license... lacking eyesight :(

Feburary of 1978...


You do the math.



10-12 years is the longest option you could give? I've got t-shirts older than that.

Got my US license in 1981...My UK license I got in '91...only one accident and that was not my fault...believe it or not...

I got my permit in 1995, and my license in 1996. I have had it since.

I got into one accident 3 days after I had my license, it was determined by the officer who was driving behind me to be "not my fault really, but legally my fault", which meant it was my fault, but she didn't write me a ticket because she felt sorry for me.

I'm curious to know how long various posters have had their driving license/permit.

I myself, counting my temporary learners permit way back in high school, have been a licensed driver for more than eight years now.

Accident free the entire time as well! :)

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I got mine upon my return from the U.S. in the summer of 1995 at 18.5 years.

So far I've had 2 bigger accidents while at the wheel, none of which have been my fault. And I was riding shotgun when a friend totalled my mom's car...

10-12 years is the longest option you could give? I've got t-shirts older than that.
Hehehe. Last week when I did my washing I realized that I also have T-shirts which are as old - and still okay. (Most of'em are Fruit of the Loom. Great quality!)

It's May, so I've had my license about a year now. I've been in three accidents that were all my fault, and I've had way too many close calls to count hahaha. The first two accidents were within 2 weeks of each other I believe. They were in my mom's van and I messed up the front twice. I wouldn't go as far as messed up, but it had taken some damage. They were back in July. The third was in....October I think, maybe November. That was in my car, and I went into the right lane without looking (at least I thought I looked). Luckily no one was called, and I just got to leave with a large dent and some scratches.

I never bothered. I really need a car, but on the other hand I couldn't afford to buy/run one until I get a new job anyway (unless I put all my savings into said car for about a year and a half, but that wouldn't make sense considering my present circumstances - i'd probably continue catching the bus to work, and use the car for recreational things, which i'd no longer be able to afford :p).OMG, apart from the subject matter, this sounds exactly like the everyday conundrums I'm facing all the time! :p

Oh, and I had my licence for 16 years now. I'm fucking old.

don't want it

Never saw the point in getting a licence, I've never needed a car in my life. Which is more than 3 decades now... god, I'm old.

Must be nice to not need one. Wish I could say that, especially today when I have to head down into the pits of traffic hell for a meeting.

I love my bike. Parts are essentially free, as is labour. In my entire life, I have spent less than 200$ for bicycle tools. I can ride in the rain and shine, and it's all free, all the time.

In the thick urban morass of downtown traffic, I am a dragonfly among walruses. Fast and agile while others look on inside their idling steel boxes.

This time of year, all the young bucks come out with their shiny new bicycles. They are stronger than me, have better bikes than me, have more energy than me, and can pump their legs faster than I can, but I am faster.

About a year now.

39 years no at fault accidents.

nearly 6 years now, but i've not done a lot of driving at all in the last 3 years.

As of last week, I've had my full for 2 years. I got my learners permit over 6 years ago though.

25 years. Of course, for some of those years I didn't own a car, but I still had the license.

These days, if you don't have car insurance in North Carolina, you can't get a driver's license. And I'm not sure how that works for people who don't have cars (or whose families don't) - it seems to me that if you have no car, you can't get a license, and if you have no license you can't get a car. But I haven't looked into it in detail.

25 years. Of course, for some of those years I didn't own a car, but I still had the license.

These days, if you don't have car insurance in North Carolina, you can't get a driver's license. And I'm not sure how that works for people who don't have cars (or whose families don't) - it seems to me that if you have no car, you can't get a license, and if you have no license you can't get a car. But I haven't looked into it in detail.You would need to get a Learner's Permit and have someone teach you from their car anyway before you can get the license.

Counting my permit, about four years. I didn't bother to get legal permission to drive until I could actually afford a car, and I quite definitely couldn't do so when I was still in high school or college.

I don't have my permit yet, though I'm old enough to get one (I live in a redneck state where 15 year olds can get permits :D)

However I am getting it soon-- I finished driver's ed 3 days ago. :D

25 years. Of course, for some of those years I didn't own a car, but I still had the license.

These days, if you don't have car insurance in North Carolina, you can't get a driver's license. And I'm not sure how that works for people who don't have cars (or whose families don't) - it seems to me that if you have no car, you can't get a license, and if you have no license you can't get a car. But I haven't looked into it in detail.

Which is why my parents are already adding me to their car insurance, though I don't even have my permit and you don't need insurance to get a permit.

Though NC's law is a good law, if it weren't for the minor flaw of needing a car. Which I won't have for probably over a year.

Never tried to get my permit, or my license.

No license here, never had one. Thinking about it, though - be nice to have that before I turn 40.

I got my permit about 3 years ago, but was too lazy to actually go to a driving school and make it all official so I've still got just a permit.
I mainly use it as a photo ID anyway, but it doesn't work really well in that respect anymore either, because since then I've lost weight and gained hair. Fucking jerk-offs in the airport held me up for about 15 minutes last time . . .
[insert continued rant]

I got my permit about 3 years ago, but was too lazy to actually go to a driving school and make it all official so I've still got just a permit.
I mainly use it as a photo ID anyway, but it doesn't work really well in that respect anymore either, because since then I've lost weight and gained hair. Fucking jerk-offs in the airport held me up for about 15 minutes last time . . .
[insert continued rant]

I dyed my hair red. And I lost 3 pounds. Though I don't go anywhere that needs a photo ID....

I've never attempted to get a license, but I'll see about one later this year... When I get a car. :p

I got my learner's permit 17 years ago (I was 15). I got my full license 12 years ago (I was 20).

I've never been ticketed.

As far as anyone knows, I've never been in an accident.

I dyed my hair red. And I lost 3 pounds. Though I don't go anywhere that needs a photo ID....
You shouldn't be losing weight - you're only 15.

You shouldn't be losing weight - you're only 15.

I'm not trying to. :(

I only weigh 96 lbs now.

N/A. To young, don't want one, don't need one.

I've had my permit since December 2005, when I was 15 (almost 16), but I have yet to get my license. I've already passed my driving test, though, so it's just a matter of going to the office and handing in the information stating that I passed it.

I'm coming up on having my license for 12 years. I got it in July of 1995. So far I've only been in one major wreck which was last year. Got blindsided by a drunk guy who ran a red light going 55 mph in a 35 mph zone. Broke my collarbone and busted up a few ribs. Bastard.

I dyed my hair red. And I lost 3 pounds. Though I don't go anywhere that needs a photo ID....
Because you are too young for those places. The point of needing ID is to keep you people out.



I have my N in BC, I'm not sure about its validity in Alberta...

Because you are too young for those places. The point of needing ID is to keep you people out.


Taking a standardized test requires a photo ID...at least here it does.

I got it in1964.
But after a heart failure diagnosis, I think they going to take it away.
My lady go it in 1965, she's now my driver.

Heh, well I didn't count my Highschool Permit...anyways -

I've had my License since June of last year, lost it and renewed it this April but then found my old one. Atleast I have a better picture this go-around, :-P! Anyways, I did have an accident where it was my fault and I totalled my old car...honestly though I think it's been for the better, not as arrogant as before.

I currently only leave the house to go short distances or catch the bus into the city to go to uni. So I can't be bothered getting mine.

I'm just 17- but I haven't gotten my Learners Permit yet (nor driver's license) even though I could have gotten the permit at 15. I considered taking a Driver's ed course this summer- but was too lazy to turn in the form.

I can usually get where I want by bike (not now since I broke my wrist from that recently XD), walking, bus, or mooching off of other people's vehicles...

Because you are too young for those places. The point of needing ID is to keep you people out.



I have my N in BC, I'm not sure about its validity in Alberta...

I needed a photo ID to get into Canada... am I too young to go to Canada?

I'm curious to know how long various posters have had their driving license/permit.

I myself, counting my temporary learners permit way back in high school, have been a licensed driver for more than eight years now.

Accident free the entire time as well! :)

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From the time i did a thread like this, my ambitions to get a driver license have come to nothing.
In fact i've probably had no time behind the wheel since i made that thread.

I needed a photo ID to get into Canada... am I too young to go to Canada?
Yes, the graphic violence involved in my last trip to Canada should be enough to warrant an NC-17 for the entire country.

I needed a photo ID to get into Canada... am I too young to go to Canada?
Nope, and also old enough to go to MOBRA.:D