You have not spent any time in Georgia.

And I have no intention of ever doing so, thank you very much.

Pulling a phone from your pocket in a remote stretch of I-75 S.could get you shot and buried under a pecan tree.

You have not spent any time in Georgia.

And I have no intention of ever doing so, thank you very much.

Is a International Drivers License recognized in Mexico ?

I don’t think there is such a thing as an International Driver’s Licence.

I think there is an International Driving Permit. The permit is merely a supporting document for a driver’s licence. It confirms that the license is a valid document and stipulates the level of the licence.

An International Driving Permit, or IDP, is a conversion of your Canadian driver's licence into a universal driving classification, allowing you to drive a vehicle in most foreign countries without further tests or applications. It is proof that you possess a valid driver's licence, issued by a competent authority in Canada, and is only valid when used in conjunction with a valid Canadian driver's licence.

https://www.bcaa.com/trip-planning/international-driving-permit

This is particularly valuable when dealing with driving in places where the licence is in a different language. Imagine a police office in Canada or the US or Mexico pulling someone over and being presented with a licence in Chinese or Russian.

But it is not limited to languages. I was in California and when I tried to use my BC driver’s licence as ID, the uniformed officer said, “I don’t know what a proper driver’s licence from British Columbia looks like.” I wished I had had an IDP. (But maybe they would have said, “I don’t know what an International Driving Permit is supposed to look like.”)

(Another time a person thought I had driven my BC-plated car all the way to California from Colombia. )

California Highway Patrol officer: “I don’t know what a proper driver’s license from British Columbia looks like.”

Narrator: "The dude's job is literally knowing what different licenses look like."

My friend asked what it would take to make this problem go away and (as ZihuaRob referred to in an earlier post) some Franklins came into play -- five of them (which was all he had on him at the time) and he was on his way.

This was nothing more than a police shakedown. Did you not think to record the interaction? At the very least, you should have recorded the officer's name and car number and reported the incident. Eventually, if enough victims come forward, this cockroach will be squashed.

You have not spent any time in Georgia.

My friend asked what it would take to make this problem go away and (as ZihuaRob referred to in an earlier post) some Franklins came into play -- five of them (which was all he had on him at the time) and he was on his way.

This was nothing more than a police shakedown. Did you not think to record the interaction? At the very least, you should have recorded the officer's name and car number and reported the incident. Eventually, if enough victims come forward, this cockroach will be squashed.

The officer rejected his produced Insurance documentation because they were only in French and told my friend that he would make arrangements for a taxi to take his wife to the nearest motel , his motorcycle seized, towed to a storage lot and he would be placed under arrest and incarcerated until he could produce the required documentation in English.

My friend asked what it would take to make this problem go away and (as ZihuaRob referred to in an earlier post) some Franklins came into play -- five of them (which was all he had on him at the time) and he was on his way.

I relayed that event to my brother who spent/spends time driving in Georgia and he opined that this is a risk for Quebec Snowbirds heading for Florida and driving through Georgia because Georgia requires automobile documents to be in English.

I never liked the laminated Driver Licenses. I preferred the folding paper ones where one could secrete a couple of “C” notes -- for emergency purposes only…...
Roberto!

Is a International Drivers License recognized in Mexico ?

I don’t think there is such a thing as an International Driver’s Licence.

I think there is an International Driving Permit. The permit is merely a supporting document for a driver’s licence. It confirms that the license is a valid document and stipulates the level of the licence.

An International Driving Permit, or IDP, is a conversion of your Canadian driver's licence into a universal driving classification, allowing you to drive a vehicle in most foreign countries without further tests or applications. It is proof that you possess a valid driver's licence, issued by a competent authority in Canada, and is only valid when used in conjunction with a valid Canadian driver's licence.

https://www.bcaa.com/trip-planning/international-driving-permit

This is particularly valuable when dealing with driving in places where the licence is in a different language. Imagine a police office in Canada or the US or Mexico pulling someone over and being presented with a licence in Chinese or Russian.

But it is not limited to languages. I was in California and when I tried to use my BC driver’s licence as ID, the uniformed officer said, “I don’t know what a proper driver’s licence from British Columbia looks like.” I wished I had had an IDP. (But maybe they would have said, “I don’t know what an International Driving Permit is supposed to look like.”)

(Another time a person thought I had driven my BC-plated car all the way to California from Colombia. )

However, since both US and Canadian licenses are accepted here, why bother getting one?

Is a International Drivers License recognized in Mexico ?

It wouldn't be "international" if it weren't. But as always, any documents you carry and present as "official ID" to any public official is ALWAYS a matter just between you and the public official. Sometimes Mr. Franklin's is an official ID.

Rule #1, If your driving in Mexico and you get pulled over, Never give them your USA / Canada Drivers License. This is when it is better to have a Mexican Drivers License. Why, Trip to the police station and who has your license? They do and you want it back. How much are you going to pay? They know you will pay more for your US or Canada License than you will for the Mexican License.

Actually, if they take it and you have to recover it at the station then you've called their bluff and you'll only pay the standard fine, if any. It's only on the street where they can extort you, not at the station where their supervisors are and everyone is under scrutiny.

Mexico accepts licenses from both the US and Canada, so if you have a valid one, there is no reason to get one in Mexico.

I understand that some permanent residents live in Mexico as their usual year-round residence. It makes sense that they would obtain a Mexican driver’s licence. It might be impractical to renew their non-Mexican licence.

I am a permanent resident who stays in Mexico for under 180 days each year and typically for 45-65 days at a time. Are there any potential benefits or liabilities for me to obtain a Guerrero driver’s licence”?

If there are any British Columbians with a Guerrero driver’s licence, how do you deal with BC’s prohibition on having more than one driver’s licence?

Please note than (sic) when you qualify for your new B.C. licence, you'll need to surrender your previous licence to ICBC. B.C. law requires that you only have one driver's licence.

https://www.icbc.com/driver-licensing/moving-bc/Pages/Moving-from-within-Canada.aspx#:~:text=Please%20note%20than%20when%20you,only%20have%20one%20...

I’m guessing some other Canadian provinces and US states have similar provisions.

Denying driver's licenses to temporary residents seems a little unreasonable, (not that that's ever stopped a government agency before) if for no other reason than they are losing a few hundred pesos per person.

The reality, I suspect, is they are limiting the duration of the license to not exceed the residency. That would make more sense.

But none of that was real. In 40+ years as an ER doc there were only a couple of times I gave uncross-matched blood to a trauma patient. If for some reason you don’t have the time to wait for the cross match, you give O negative blood, not ideal but hardly ever any immediate problems. Keep in mind in those cases not giving blood would mean the patient dies.

Wait...does that mean St Elsewhere wasn't real either?! ER? House? Was Agent Scully even an MD?

I'm in the 5 gallon club at the San Diego Blood bank, so I have been exposed to that kind of information. (Somewhere on my drive is a pic of me cosplaying as the unfortunate very beat-up red-shirted Star Fleet crewman donating blood at Comic-Con.)

Some states have written and driving tests. Supposedly as of January 1, all states had to have some kind of test. After having read that announcement in probably October, we renewed our licenses and haven't read anything else about it since.

Friends lived in Ajijic. He went in and failed the written test twice. She went in and paid an extra 20 USD to take the test the "easy" way. The examiner put the cursor on the correct answer, and she hit enter. Passed the first try. He went the easy route his third try.