Jerry and I are heading to the Department of Motor Vehicles this morning to take care of two things. Jerry is a great translator and he also needs to apply for a new license since he lost his old one.
- Marbete (registration)
- Puerto Rican Drivers License
Apparently, Marbete registers your vehicle and provides you with basic collision coverage on your vehicle. The caveat of that is that even if you are driving a vehicle with updated Marbete, it doesn’t mean you are covered if you get into an accident. If you have been in Puerto Rico for more than 30 days and you don’t have a Puerto Rican drivers license you aren’t covered if you get into an accident. The key to being covered is also having a Puerto Rican drivers license; then your collision and health care costs from an accident are covered.
I was told by a few people that the only thing I need to do to get my Puerto Rican drivers license (I have been here for 4 months) is hand them my license from California and get my picture taken. I researched this some more online (not much on the web in English, and a lot of the spanish sites are all graphic based, so cool translation tools like BabelFish don’t work) and I think I am going to have to take the drivers test…which is only offered in Spanish.
I’ll update you on how my Puerto Rico Department of Motor Vehicle adventure goes today. I’ll post a more detailed explanation on how to register your car in Puerto Rico and how to get your drivers license in Puerto Rico. Wish me luck….bueno suerte (i just wished myself luck)!
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