Timeline for Canadians U.S. Roadtrips using parent’s car. What do we need to prepare?
Current License: CC BY-SA 4.0
10 events
| when toggle format | what | by | license | comment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 14, 2023 at 14:04 | comment | added | Meg Guerrero | I forgot to mention that all of us are 21. | |
| Mar 14, 2023 at 13:07 | comment | added | Gerard Ashton | There are potentially seven different permissions involved here. First, permission for someone to drive your mom's car, signed by your mom. Second through seventh, permission for each person under age 18 to travel either by themselves, or in the company of someone in the group who is at least 18. Each of the under-age permissions should be signed by both parents of each minor. | |
| Mar 14, 2023 at 1:21 | answer | added | Nelson | timeline score: 3 | |
| Mar 13, 2023 at 13:50 | comment | added | Weather Vane | If you have 5 passengers, how are you able to drive at all? If One of your friends will be driving, then the letter and the insurance etc must all be in their name. | |
| Mar 13, 2023 at 11:41 | comment | added | Meg Guerrero | No, I don’t have my full driver’s license, but three of my friends do. We would like to avoid renting a car (for expense purposes), and that’s why we’re thinking of just using my mom’s car with a notarized letter of permission. As per my question, is it okay for my mom to name me on the document, or would it have to be the person who will be driving across the border? | |
| Mar 13, 2023 at 8:42 | history | edited | Mark Johnson | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
spelling correction
|
| Mar 13, 2023 at 5:58 | comment | added | Spehro 'speff' Pefhany | They can be quite hard on young folks traveling alone at the border. Be prepared for a serious inspection of the vehicle and a lot of questions. It may not happen, but be prepared. Certainly don't have anything in there that might cause problems. As well as (obviously) contraband that includes anything that might be interpreted as tools of a trade (band instruments or whatever). | |
| Mar 13, 2023 at 3:45 | comment | added | nikhil | By recent drivers license, do you mean you don't have a full license? Most Canadian provinces have a graduated drivers license program, I don't think it's a good idea to drive across the border on a less than full license because each state you drive into might treat that license differently. IMHO it would be better for your group of friends to rent a car with someone who has a full unrestricted license renting the said car. | |
| S Mar 13, 2023 at 3:08 | review | First questions | |||
| Mar 13, 2023 at 11:54 | |||||
| S Mar 13, 2023 at 3:08 | history | asked | Meg Guerrero | CC BY-SA 4.0 |