Hey all, my first post! i like this place.
I felt I would bring up an issue that has really been preventing my life from taking off in the hopes that SOMEONE can give me some help!
To begin with, a little bit of back story. I was a young lad of sixteen. I got my license in my small northern alberta town. In said town I got some legit tickets (and some that I don't consider to be legit at all). Whatever, people get tickets.
However, being young, I stupidly thought I was invincible, that if I didn't pay these tickets nothing would happen.
Big mistake.
Several years later, my wallet was stolen. Oh well I thought. I don't go to the bar, who cares. I don't need an identification. Eventually, realizing the error of my ways, I went to get my license replaced. Turns out that to do so I had to pay my outstanding fines first. (A few hundred dollars). This sucked, I was going to college (for a useless program I couldn't afford to complete), and literally had NO money for several years that I could afford to spend on anything other than my rent bills and groceries. So it stayed on the backburner.
I eventually was in a position to pay off my tickets, which I went to do with pride.
Here's where the cruddy part kicks in.
Turns out that my license had been expired for so long I got busted back to pedestrian. I had to take my learner's examination again, which I did. And then I had to take my driver's test again. Well, low and behold, I now have NO ACCESS TO A TESTING VEHICLE! I don't have family, I don't have friends. None that are willing to lend my their precious cars anyhow. And, I find out, that I can't use testing agencies vehicles anymore now that it is privatized.
My question, how the heck do I go about getting a license? I am married now, thirty years old, and I am stuck working crap retail jobs because I don't have a license. Good paying jobs in construction all require I have a driver's license! But, I cannot get one.
What the heck do I do? I am sick of suffering such a heavy punishment for such an inconsequential indiscretion in my youth. I paid my dues (albeit a little late), and now more than ever wish to contribute to society and start a family. This is the only obstacle stopping me. I mean, come on. I know people who are still allowed to drive despite multiple DUI convictions! WTF?!??!?!
Suggestions?
Thanks everyone! looking forward to more time in the forums!
I felt I would bring up an issue that has really been preventing my life from taking off in the hopes that SOMEONE can give me some help!
To begin with, a little bit of back story. I was a young lad of sixteen. I got my license in my small northern alberta town. In said town I got some legit tickets (and some that I don't consider to be legit at all). Whatever, people get tickets.
However, being young, I stupidly thought I was invincible, that if I didn't pay these tickets nothing would happen.
Big mistake.
Several years later, my wallet was stolen. Oh well I thought. I don't go to the bar, who cares. I don't need an identification. Eventually, realizing the error of my ways, I went to get my license replaced. Turns out that to do so I had to pay my outstanding fines first. (A few hundred dollars). This sucked, I was going to college (for a useless program I couldn't afford to complete), and literally had NO money for several years that I could afford to spend on anything other than my rent bills and groceries. So it stayed on the backburner.
I eventually was in a position to pay off my tickets, which I went to do with pride.
Here's where the cruddy part kicks in.
Turns out that my license had been expired for so long I got busted back to pedestrian. I had to take my learner's examination again, which I did. And then I had to take my driver's test again. Well, low and behold, I now have NO ACCESS TO A TESTING VEHICLE! I don't have family, I don't have friends. None that are willing to lend my their precious cars anyhow. And, I find out, that I can't use testing agencies vehicles anymore now that it is privatized.
My question, how the heck do I go about getting a license? I am married now, thirty years old, and I am stuck working crap retail jobs because I don't have a license. Good paying jobs in construction all require I have a driver's license! But, I cannot get one.
What the heck do I do? I am sick of suffering such a heavy punishment for such an inconsequential indiscretion in my youth. I paid my dues (albeit a little late), and now more than ever wish to contribute to society and start a family. This is the only obstacle stopping me. I mean, come on. I know people who are still allowed to drive despite multiple DUI convictions! WTF?!??!?!
Suggestions?
Thanks everyone! looking forward to more time in the forums!