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| Subject: | Restrictions |
| Date: | Friday, June 23, 2006 |
| Name: | Michele |
| Message: |
Got my French Driver's License BUT with some restrictions...70 USA and then on the back 106 for the three years from 9/2004 to 9/2007...
Can anyone interpret this for me? I'm becoming a bit frustrated. Even though I explained that the REN on my 2004 issued US Driver's License means renewal or renouvlé and I produced several previous licenses (albeit cut in half or holepunched but not cancelled) I believe I'm on a kind of propationary license. Is this individual being difficult or just doing her job? Obviously a new driver's status would affect my insurance rates and I've been told only give me 6 points as opposed to 12. Hey guys, I've always had a love affair with France, the language, literature, food, culture but NOT the way they get things done...arrggghhh. I have taken people with work visas to get their social security card in the USA and it is not that difficult, fill out a piece of paper, show one or two documents et Voila! THANKS FOR LETTING ME VENT |
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| Name | angel |
| Message | At least, you could vent your frustration. Me i was censured and i wasn't rude or disrespectfull whatsoever. Rules are the same for french and non french. If you don't have any insurance records in the country, you'll be charged the highest rates because you don't have anything to prove you're not a bad driver. You'll have 6 points as any new driver. Driving in France is not something you can take for granted. If you're caught with alcohol, not respecting a traffic light, a stop, speeding... You're driving licence points will be taken away. That's the only way they found to scare people. Fines or other tickets didn't work that well. Any one with money or a good attorney could offer high speeding before. Now, you don't want to lose your driving points. I don't think france would ask foreigners thinks they wouldn't dare asking their own population. |
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