Selm, great idea about the 3x5 card. We can buy our car tags online, but not our licenses. I told my DH yesterday that I was going to mark the calendar on May 1st every year from now on and that would remind us to check our licenses. That may seem like over-kill, but with our memories, it helps keep us on track. Maybe I'll just put a card up, with things to check off for each year. Thanks for the idea!:thumbup:

Our drivers license does not expire until we are 65 years young here in Arizona. Yes that means you can drive for over 20, 30 years before you need to renew. It is crazy here.

Here in Colorado they went to 10 year licenses.

When hubs & I got married in 2003 I had my license changed
to reflect my new last name. Renewed my license last year.

In that 10 year time frame they had changed the way renewals
where being done. As long as you didn't have any tickets or anything
else to cause an issue on your driving record (points etc...) than you
could go online and renew the license you pay for it at that time, about
2-4 weeks later your new license arrives in the mail.

I find it amazing how there are so many variations in how licenses, vehicle registration and insurance are handled in different places.

Where I live we have learners and novice licenses (2 year limits) then adult licenses are 5 years, renewing on your birthday. You have to go in to renew and a new photo is taken each time. Once you are 80 you have to have a medical before you renew your license.

Once a vehicle is registered it is done, but insurance is mandatory and must be renewed annually. You can pay monthly for you insurance. Or get as little as 3 months insurance. There are no city, municipality or county fees added on.

It just amazes me how each state or country has different rules about renewing licenses. I'm just happy that I didn't have to take my driver's test all over again, I'm sure I've 'learned' how to break a few rules! I found out that we have a 60-day grace period with our licenses, but only a 15-day grace period with our car tags or plates, and insurance is mandatory here also, and we have to show proof of insurance when purchasing new (to us) car tags. I'm almost positive that it is mandatory everywhere in the U.S.