Drivers from ages 25 to 71 eligible for 8-year licenses

By June Watanabe

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Nov 08, 2012

~~Question: I went to Temple Valley to renew my driver’s license. I had all the necessary paperwork, but the lady said I would be getting a two-year renewal, not a six-year renewal. But on two websites for the city licensing department, I’m sure I read that from age 21 to 71, a six-year renewal would be given and after age 72, it would be two years. I repeated I was 71 and wanted the six-year renewal, but she said they did not offer a six-year renewal. She blamed her machine and said she could do nothing about it. Why not? I called City Hall and spoke to a nice lady, but she said it would take 10 days to get an answer. Surely in this day and age, it does not take that long to communicate and get answers. I am willing to redo my license.
Answer: There’s no six-year license being issued by the city, but you do still qualify for an even longer one — an eight-year license.
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Question: I went to Temple Valley to renew my driver’s license. I had all the necessary paperwork, but the lady said I would be getting a two-year renewal, not a six-year renewal. But on two websites for the city licensing department, I’m sure I read that from age 21 to 71, a six-year renewal would be given and after age 72, it would be two years. I repeated I was 71 and wanted the six-year renewal, but she said they did not offer a six-year renewal. She blamed her machine and said she could do nothing about it. Why not? I called City Hall and spoke to a nice lady, but she said it would take 10 days to get an answer. Surely in this day and age, it does not take that long to communicate and get answers. I am willing to redo my license.

Answer: There’s no six-year license being issued by the city, but you do still qualify for an even longer one — an eight-year license. Login for more...