Drivers License in Chapala Mid-Feb?

I see this post on the Chapala Municipal Gov's Facebook--https://www.facebook.com/GobiernoDeChapala/posts/2021847831388173--advertising a Drivers License event in Chapala on Feb 15. I'd like more info--en inglés. Is this only for renewals? Is there a driving test required? What qualifies as proof of your blood type? Gracias.

Thanks for posting that. When they come like that they usually do renewals and new licenses. A simple driving test and a more complicated written test that you need to study for. They didn't ask for any proof of my blood type-I just told them. Make sure you have the right type or you could have problems later.

Fantastic!!

Where is the drivers license event going to be in Chapala?

From the FB page, sounds like it's going to be at the Vialidad (Transito) office in Chapala. "Para tu mayor comodidad este 15 de febrero podrás tramitar tu licencia de manejo, en la dirección de policía de vialidad municipal."

The picture says it is in “la Antigua Presidencia” which is the old town hall which is on the corner of Madero and Hidalgo. That is also the new location of the transitos. Their door is on the Hidalgo side of the building.

Where do you pay for the license. At the place or at a bank before hand.

We got our blood type from a local lab for our first Mx license. We had to show it.

The advertisement says, “know your blood type“. That is pretty clear.

Is a driving test required for this? I have no car but need a license for when I rent one. My US license expires soon and this Chapala deal would be an easier option, unless I'd have to rent a car to take the test.

Normally a drivers test, both written and road, is required for a first time Jalisco license.

Any link to the actual written test would be appreciated.  And if it includes the answers, all the better!!!

The tests are online, both English and Spanish.

saege007 wrote:The picture says it is in “la Antigua Presidencia” which is the old town hall which is on the corner of Madero and Hidalgo.  That is also the new location of the transitos. Their door is on the Hidalgo side of the building.

Thank you saege007. I would have headed to the old location...didn't look closely at the publicity piece.

FWIW to anyone who cares, these events have sometimes been moving targets in the past. If I recall, the last one was scheduled for the Auditorio in La Floresta and got cancelled a few days before. It's on my calendar to check a couple days prior so I don't waste my time. And you can also at the phone number below (alledgedly!).

765-2142

Thanks Trailrunner ... where online??

I don't remember but I had them both downloaded and memorized at one time. Did you google it?

What time do we need to be there do you think? To line up?

Hensley wrote:What time do we need to be there do you think? To line up?

I'm bringing a sleeping bag! My drivers license expires in March so this is timely.

SunFan

So does anybody know if you can pay at the transito place where they care coming to do the drivers license?

Before renewing my license two years ago, I paid or deposited in the appropriate account at a certain bank in Chapala, and brought the receipt with me when I renewed my drivers license.

I can not remember how I paid the first time I got a Jalisco license in 1997. I do remember that at that time as long as I had an up-to-date license from up North, I did not have to take a drivers test. I did have to take a short written quiz. but this was 21 years ago and things could be different today.

Jalisco Driver's License Info

You can't swing a cat in the Transito office. .. no room for more than 4 people in there....I'm betting it will be in the main part of the building. Vamos a ver....

Questions and answers for written test. I think this is the right link;

http://www.angelfire.com/planet/lees-place/DrivingTest.html

Still no one knows where we pay ahead of time?

Hensley wrote:Still no one knows where we pay ahead of time?

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