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dogshed



Joined: 28 Apr 2006
PostPosted: Thu Oct 04, 2007 7:59 pm    Post subject: Driver's license returned Reply with quote
Yesterday I went to Gangnung and took bus 308 to the driver's license place.
I handed the woman a printout of my eticket for my flight home.

They asked to see my passport.

They brought a box from the back room. It had about 20 or 30 licenses in it. They found mine. I signed the log book.

I now have both a Korean license and a Missouri license.
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ttompatz



Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
PostPosted: Thu Oct 04, 2007 9:43 pm    Post subject: Re: Driver's license returned Reply with quote
dogshed wrote:
Yesterday I went to Gangnung and took bus 308 to the driver's license place.
I handed the woman a printout of my eticket for my flight home.

They asked to see my passport.

They brought a box from the back room. It had about 20 or 30 licenses in it. They found mine. I signed the log book.

I now have both a Korean license and a Missouri license.


And if you return you will still have both.
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cangel



Joined: 19 Jun 2003
Location: Jeonju, S. Korea
PostPosted: Thu Oct 04, 2007 11:39 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
For Americans, we aren't supposed to surrender our license but the Korean DMV misinterprets their regulation. Americans aren't exchanging licenses like Canadians for example. Since our licenses aren't exchangeable, we must take the tests and just like any shmuck off the street. If you exchange your license, like Canadians do, then you surrender your Canadian license.
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OiGirl



Joined: 23 Jan 2003
Location: Hoke-y-gun
PostPosted: Fri Oct 05, 2007 7:01 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Cool for you. Before going to the driver's license office, I ordered a duplicate of my US license. US$10, no questions asked.

But really, glad to hear the system worked out for you like it's supposed to. But I just can't be bothered to make that one more stop on my way out of the country.
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daz1979



Joined: 29 Apr 2006
Location: Gangwon-Do
PostPosted: Fri Oct 05, 2007 8:00 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Where exactly is the drivers licence office? Do you have a web link? I have been meaning to go there since I arrived, but never got round to it!
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shaunew



Joined: 17 Apr 2007
Location: Calgary
PostPosted: Fri Oct 05, 2007 8:40 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Same thing with me, got my Ontario license back and now have the Korean one.
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jay-shi



Joined: 09 May 2004
Location: On tour
PostPosted: Fri Oct 05, 2007 8:48 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
daz1979 wrote:
Where exactly is the drivers licence office? Do you have a web link? I have been meaning to go there since I arrived, but never got round to it!


http://www.dla.go.kr/english/index.jsp
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skconqueror



Joined: 31 Jul 2005
PostPosted: Fri Oct 05, 2007 11:21 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Glad they never had that stupid rule when I got my license (about 2 yrs ago). I didnt have to surrender my Canadian license. (they just photocopied it)
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daz1979



Joined: 29 Apr 2006
Location: Gangwon-Do
PostPosted: Sat Oct 06, 2007 12:08 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
jay-shi wrote:
daz1979 wrote:
Where exactly is the drivers licence office? Do you have a web link? I have been meaning to go there since I arrived, but never got round to it!


http://www.dla.go.kr/english/index.jsp




Thanks
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dogshed



Joined: 28 Apr 2006
PostPosted: Wed Oct 10, 2007 11:16 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
daz1979 wrote:
Where exactly is the drivers licence office? Do you have a web link? I have been meaning to go there since I arrived, but never got round to it!


The tourist information booth told me to take 308 North and she wrote me a note to show the bus driver. It's in the middle of nowhere.

N 37.79568 E 128.81932 is the longitude and latitude of the bus stop for
the building.

강릉 운전면허시험성

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&time=&date=&ttype=&q=N+37.79568+E+128.81932&ie=UTF8&ll=37.797984,128.819332&spn=0.235476,0.54863&t=h&z=11&om=1

Here is the bus stop I walk to from the main bus station:

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&time=&date=&ttype=&q=N+37.75896+E+128.89186&ie=UTF8&ll=37.763794,128.891859&spn=0.029448,0.068579&t=h&z=14&om=1
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dogshed



Joined: 28 Apr 2006
PostPosted: Wed Oct 10, 2007 11:19 pm    Post subject: Re: Driver's license returned Reply with quote
ttompatz wrote:
dogshed wrote:
Yesterday I went to Gangnung and took bus 308 to the driver's license place.
I handed the woman a printout of my eticket for my flight home.

They asked to see my passport.

They brought a box from the back room. It had about 20 or 30 licenses in it. They found mine. I signed the log book.

I now have both a Korean license and a Missouri license.


And if you return you will still have both.


Yes, I now have both.
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