Day 1: Steps to Get a License

07-28-2009 Tuesday

Getting a Non-Pro license sounds so damn easy but once you're there, it's always better to be prepared for whatever you might need to complete the process.

First step to get ready is to ask around, ask people who just got a license and in my case, two of my colleagues recently got their Non-Pro license. I asked them what's usually the process for that. First thing they said is prepare money. You might see that on the board outside of LTO it will show that the fee for a Non-Pro license is around 500 bucks but lo, there's more money you need than that. Of course, there will be Medical , some drug test, urine sample etc. and most importantly, they said that on the test drive, I should be prepared to hand some cash on the one who'll assess my test drive. There's a cheat or something on the test vehicle and the only way to pass is to pay their price. Take note, they're not the ones who claim that, a lot of people who has taken the test drive can testify to those cheats. Sigh, the things we'll do to earn extra cash, I shuddered at that thought.

The next step is to get a reviewer for the written exam. This is something that should not be ignored. If you don't pass the written exam, you'll have to wait for a month before you can try again. My colleagues let me borrow their reviewer, which I religiously read over and over. The reviewer gives you all 100 questions and answers but the actual written exam consists of 40 questions.

If you think you're good to go, then head to the nearest LTO office, though if I remember correctly, some LTO offices doesn't support test drives (like the one in Novaliches) so they'll end up referring you to another LTO branch. I went to LTO Tayuman, quite far from where I live, but it's near Alex's and he said he know someone there who can help me get a license without having to do the test drive. Cool.

I woke up late so when we reached LTO Tayuman, it's almost quarter to 4, but the guy whom Alex knew assisted us quickly. They asked me to produce a urine sample, made me sign some stuff, they took my picture, stamp, sign, voila, the guy gave me all this papers and told me to head straight to Window 14 and ask for a certain Edgar. We obeyed.

This guy,err he's gay I think, Edgar, is small, fat and has this gentle smile on his face which probably means that he's glad to see another prospect for his extra service. He took all the papers and asked me to wait. After a couple of minutes, he called my name, gave me a sample written exam questionnare and made me answer it. It's a piece of cake, within a few minutes, I'm done. He checked my work, corrected 3 mistakes and he asked me to go back tomorrow for the actual exam. He said I'll pass for sure, gave us that gentle smile which to me looks like he meant business, and told us how much all of it costs. It's a whooping 1195 pesos. Oh well, gotta pay what you gotta pay.

We left the LTO office after paying that fat gay Edgar, had some early dinner at a nearby Pares House then Alex drove me home. I was tired and sleepy so I dozed off the moment my back made contact with the bed. I felt Alex kissed my cheek before he left but I was too tired to kiss him back.

Off to dreamland.

Labels: alex, license, LTO, Medical, pink crimson

posted by Monica-Lynne @ 6:49 AM