The process of getting a DRIVER'S LICENSE...
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Aug 2004
Me and Jeremy somehow got into a discussion of driving and getting a license. Somewhere in the conversation we discuss what it took for us t get a license. Then he says in Illinois it is mandatory that all h.s. students take drivers ed in their school cause its a graduation requirement, and they have to have a yellow card, then a permit, then they can get a license...I never heard of a yellow card cause we dont do those here in Connecticut. Anyhow, I didnt realize how DIFFERENT it was in all state's it is to go about learning how to drive and get a license...This is how it works here in my home state...
:arrow: Driver's Ed ( OPTIONAL ) I went tho, and it cost $400. We dont have drivers ed in all high schools in Connecticut, and my high school happened to be a school that didnt have drivers ed...so I went to Sears. Plus that stupid Sears driving book cost $25.
:arrow: Permit testing..It cost $10
:arrow: When you are under 18 and have had your permit for so many months, then you can make an appointment to take ur drivers test.
:arrow: Making an appointment cost ANOTHER $40...and then when you go to make an appointment..it aint like u can take it nexrt week or sumthin...You have to wait months in advance...Like I made my appointment in a May and couldnt take the test until that following July...I guess cause there are so many people tryin to get licenses their appointments book months ahead.
:arrow: The actual day of the drivers test arrives. If you successfully complete your exam is cost $77 for the license...They claim its this much cause it doesnt expire for 7 years, unlike older license that use to expire in 4 years...
So after its all said and done I spent a total of $552 just to eventually get a license. I really coulda did without the drivers ed...Cause not only was that sh*t boring as hell...but my daddy taught me how to drive honestly...Those few lessons I had from the Sears instructors didnt do much. But that is ridiculous after you calculate all the costs...But Im just wondering..how does it work in every state?
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^dayum homie.....i only paid about....umm $25 i think....i just waited till i was 19 and took the driver's test and made it official. Even though i had been driving (with a car) wit no license for a year. 
Thats alot of dayum money though jus to get ur license. :?
But in VA....they change the dayum rules every two seconds so as of now u have to be 15 and a half to get ur permit (u pay for ur license when u get this-its cheap-cant remember how much).....then alot of the high schools have "Behind the Wheel"-a way for u to obtain ur license through ur school. My old high school it cost $100(which is real cheap compared to driving schools)....but if u live out in the country (like me) and ur HS dont have behind the wheel...then u have to go to driving school which is not cheap. You have to be at least 16 and a half to go to driving school and have completed the classroom part of Driver's Ed. Or u can do what I did-wait till u turn 19 and have held ur permit for at least 1 month-and go to DMV and take that driving test-pass it-and get ur license on the spot. :lol:
Thats alot of dayum money though jus to get ur license. :?
But in VA....they change the dayum rules every two seconds so as of now u have to be 15 and a half to get ur permit (u pay for ur license when u get this-its cheap-cant remember how much).....then alot of the high schools have "Behind the Wheel"-a way for u to obtain ur license through ur school. My old high school it cost $100(which is real cheap compared to driving schools)....but if u live out in the country (like me) and ur HS dont have behind the wheel...then u have to go to driving school which is not cheap. You have to be at least 16 and a half to go to driving school and have completed the classroom part of Driver's Ed. Or u can do what I did-wait till u turn 19 and have held ur permit for at least 1 month-and go to DMV and take that driving test-pass it-and get ur license on the spot. :lol:
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Yeah I got mines when i was 16. And all together it costed me about 450 bucks. But I went to a driving school, cause I didn't want to wait on my high school to assign me a driving class(it woulda took a minute)...
I know what you mean. I took driver's ed too with the school 'discount'. Cost bout and a lil over $300. Then I waited too long to take my test and my permit expired...$35 to replace...then about $15 to get my license. Not as much as you but I know bout all that money gone to get a friggin license. Driving is getting hella expensive even if you're just gonna use it as an ID.
CTeazy wrote:Driving is getting hella expensive even if you're just gonna use it as an ID.
