Driving Legally

The process of becoming a legal driver in Ecuador is a bit more involved than in the US. Mick's process began with supplying a volume of documents to a local driving school, ANETA. The price for the school, besides incidentals was $187. Upon successfully completing the school, along with a driving test and a written test, he awaited documents from Quito stating that he had completed the program. The waiting for documents encompassed several weeks. From the date of completion, you have 60 days to pass the government test. At one time, it was possible to simply pass money and be rewarded the license; however, those days are gone. Offices are under scrutiny. Mick finally decided that the only way that he would be able to get his license would be legitimately by taking the government test, in Spanish. You can buy the test bank; therefore, he purchased the questions and studied over the weekend. This morning he took the 20 question test, in Spanish, and passed! He paid $38, had his photo taken, and was graced with his Ecuadorian driver's license! What an accomplishment!

Here's my happy guy holding his new license which is good for 5 years.

Happy legal driving!

Until next time,

Mick and Kathy