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kizz81:
MPG will be around 16 - 18, i know this, we have a g20 5.7 chevy,

will probley cost alot,
all these things seem to  :evil:

i will look into the possiblity of hiring a car / van

cheers kieran

tim_aka_tim:
Ok, take it from someone who's done it......

I now have a Texas licence, but you need to have the right ID to get one. You need a work permit or
green card as a foreigner, since they really clamped down to stop illegals getting licences.

You can drive using your UK licence, but make sure you get an international driving permit. Sure, it's
just a translation document, but some retentive cop in nowheresville would love to put you in jail  for
the night for not having it. My insurance company insisted on it when I first came here in '08.
They are valid for 12 months.

Investigate insurance while you are here. Contrary to popular belief, it is mandatory. You may struggle
or have to jump through hoops to get an American company to insure you.

Far more important it the whole summer camp thing. Do some serious investigation, making sure you
have an appropriate visa. If you need a work visa, you'll need a sponsor, so contact the summer camp
people now.

I admire your goals, but what you want to do is not that easy, be prepared to put in lots of effort on
paperwork.

Terranger:
I was lucky enough to have parents who resided in Kissimee, Florida. Things may have changed since 9/11, but my father was sick and tired of driving everyone about when they were over on holiday.
So, when I arrived for mine, he threw the keys to his Ford Taunus at me and said you drive. I had no International Licence with me, and told him I couldn't.

I told him, lets check the legalities, because i did want to drive and give him a break. Dad called the local Sherrif's department, who told us to phone the insurance company, and if they were okay to insure me, then it was fine by him.
One quick phone call, the Sherrif's name and badge number, and $300 for the two weeks, I was cruising the Sunshine State  :dance:

Like I said this was in the 90's, and obviously life was laid back then.

tim_aka_tim:
Life was different then. You might be able to do that these days, but you'd need to check with the county sheriff in
each county you entered and the city police too. Also, the interpretation of the law varies from cop to cop.
If you were to be stopped in a city with a population of say 100 people, their city is probably half funded
by driving tickets, so you have a very high chance of getting one.

Laws here are much more complicated than the UK, given there are federal, state and local city laws and ordinances.
There is also a heavy presence of police, sheriffs and state troopers on the roads.

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