My Rant for Today - Drivers Permits in Trinidad..

[Sumana]

Why are we paying $200....for a typewritten piece of paper and instant photograph and the typewritten thing photographed with the pic and then laminated....

I remember when I was in Canada and I showed this guy our DP and he was like "why does it look so ghetto?"

Why have we not advanced as yet wrt to this :| :| :| :| :evil: :evil: :evil:

[Solachica]

I was wondering this the other day.
Why can't they do something like our ID. The canadians have a nice dp.
We really do look poor and underclass where our dp is concerned.

[BW]

I think it's printed via a computer now, so not really "typewritten" anymore. The whole thing (lamination, photo, etc) takes less than a minute to do, so I'm not really complaining about that. Looks ghetto, yes, but unless the alternative solution is quicker, I don't think we need to change.

The rest of licensing office though.. :evil:

[Solachica]

They started doing it by computer this year or late last year? Becos I had mine renewed last year and it was typewritten.
And in the pic they do like 3 or 4 pics per strip so I had to wait a while for another person to come and then after no1 else was coming the man decided to give the pic to start the card process when I started complaining. :roll:

[Sumana]

I think it's printed via a computer now, so not really "typewritten" anymore. The whole thing (lamination, photo, etc) takes less than a minute to do, so I'm not really complaining about that. Looks ghetto, yes, but unless the alternative solution is quicker, I don't think we need to change.

The rest of licensing office though.. :evil:


Oh no
I was there this morning
it's typewritten
I was like u have....to be kidding me....!!!

[Mivo]

one of the 20/20 vision :lol: :?:

[Scorpio]

Maybe they does typewrite the ones yuh does "buy" :D

[Solachica]

Ent everyone does pay $200 for their permit. :roll:

[BW]

Ent everyone does pay $200 for their permit. :roll:

duplicates and renewals too =\

pretty sure it was computer-written. They had a nice flatscreen in the photo-taking room, and I didn't see a typewriter. The type-font on the generated permit looked different too.

of course, you never know :?

[Sumana]

not in Chaguanas dude. And my friend that renews in POS said that POS is the same typewriter stupidness
Where do u renew?

[BW]

san'do

[Solachica]

I was just abt to abt where to. :lol:
I renewed mine in Point Fortin instead of Sando to avoid crowds. Only thing in Point is tht they on the main rd and have no parking. :roll:

[Ali]

I went Chaguanas for my permit, its definitely typewritten :|
waited for more than 4 hours for a 5 minute procedure :x

DON'T GO CHAGUANAS!!............not sure if the other offices are any different tho :?

[vaio]

i go point fortin..no probs there...except for parkin.....

[sheppy]

St. James is quick..get there 8:30 leave 9:00
das once d photographer come on time..or at all on that day... :lol:

I member handing someone my driver's license as ID in another country and dey laugh at me :oops:
d ting does look like yuh make it in a basement...i cudda make a better looking one wit a bar code on meh computer

[Solachica]

Yea meh fadder went St james few mths ago and he get thru fast

[Scorpio]

Ent everyone does pay $200 for their permit. :roll:


That is why I put "buy" in quotation marks, yuh know like when yuh bad drive somebody and they ask yuh if yuh "buy" yuh license ?.... :roll:

[vaio]

i had to pay a "fee" to get mine some years ago...i was advised to pay it or else if i fail....it wld mean more time to wait...

[BW]

i had to pay a "fee" to get mine some years ago...i was advised to pay it or else if i fail....it wld mean more time to wait...

Dem officers does be looking for thing. They goh try and frustrate you unless you pull out some blue.

I had to get an early renewal (I travel alot, so it's doubtful I would be in T&T when the 1 month-prior window comes up), but the officer was a real jerk about it. First, ah gone and they tell me they need to see meh ticket. Fine, I go home and get that. Then they tell me they want to see meh passport too(!?!). Fine, ah get that and come back, but now it have line to see him now. :roll: All that for a dotish little early renewal? bah.

By that time, is almost 3pm and he had to process me (because they close up at 3 :roll: ). The photo/lamination part does go pretty quickly though; I'd estimate about 50 people were done in under an hour.

[vaio]

^^^hahahahah....a typical story....at least you got through....

[Sumana]

I went Chaguanas for my permit, its definitely typewritten :|
waited for more than 4 hours for a 5 minute procedure :x

DON'T GO CHAGUANAS!!............not sure if the other offices are any different tho :?


I was there yesterday mornin, went @ 815am got out by 915ish

[Solachica]

:roll: me ent pay dem nuthing and I pass.
around this time of yr I hear they looking to make change so they does fail people.
My bro who cud drive good was failed twice and he just gave up and pay them their bribe 3rd time. :roll:

[vaio]

sola is the only way ppl does pass now....its got nothin to do wid your driving....only how much you can pay...

[Solachica]

yea i realise is so thing does go now. :evil:

[dhal]

princes town is THE fastest...in all respects...

but note that n ID card takes months to actually get in your hands eh...i will wait my half hour an take my laminate paper an go my way...is usually only police men (and club bouncers) who hadda see dat anyhow...

[Sumana]

^ Even our friggen ID Card, I swear in Canada, it's walk in pay $15, take ur pic, walk out with card in hand like *** we waiting months and months for?

[dhal]

well to verify ur info for one thing...cuz u do need ur ID an registration 4 voting purposes so it is important...

[Sumana]

but they did that the same week - and i voted with my DP

[Huma]

I always thought the $200 was for the right to drive legally.

[Sumana]

Na, you get that right when you legally do ur regs
This is just for a piece of laminated glossy paper

[BW]

Na, you get that right when you legally do ur regs
This is just for a piece of laminated glossy paper

and service, don't forget service! Licensing office doh run fuh free!!

It does hurt meh that I have to pay for these jackbases up in they. Men taking hundreds of dollars out meh pocket, and they still treat yuh like ah dog :evil:

[Sumana]

lord and is so funny netime i talk about stuff like this...the general response is always "well is Trinidad what u expect?"

[BW]

lord and is so funny netime i talk about stuff like this...the general response is always "well is Trinidad what u expect?"

I hate when people say that. It's shrugging responsibility away from the individual, not to mention ignoring the many other institutions that are functioning well in our country.