CANADA 2013 IEC MEGATHREAD

hdowney

saggart26 wrote: »

http://www.rsa.ie/RSA/Licensed-Drivers/Driving-licence/Driving-abroad---where-do-I-need-an-international-license/

1 year from date of issue

Yea I saw that. I did say I knew the international only lasted a year( and I would need to apply for another one). If that is the only obstacle to my driving then I am grand

AE56

Hi ...
Does anyone know what the next stage is after your payment has been verified? is there anything I need should be doing or will they notify me when the next stage is released?

any help would be great....

Black_shadow

The bike bridge looks class, also pedestrian cross on each side , i will get a cheap second bike over id say

Jimmy Talons

just brilliant. after waiting 4 days and told they couldnt open my attachment, then a further 2 days to get back to me on my reupload they say they cant open that either. i knew this would happen, it doesnt attach in my messages!! their solution, please resubmit your picture a third time.

they say the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over again and expecting different results.

what am i meant to do here... :mad:

Surfn

Jimmy Talons wrote: »

just brilliant. after waiting 4 days and told they couldnt open my attachment, then a further 2 days to get back to me on my reupload they say they cant open that either. i knew this would happen, it doesnt attach in my messages!! their solution, please resubmit your picture a third time.

they say the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over again and expecting different results.

what am i meant to do here... :mad:

what i done, i just took a picture of my proof of payment from my bank with my digital camera and attached the jpeg. worked no problem.

ShooterSF

Jimmy Talons wrote: »

just brilliant. after waiting 4 days and told they couldnt open my attachment, then a further 2 days to get back to me on my reupload they say they cant open that either. i knew this would happen, it doesnt attach in my messages!! their solution, please resubmit your picture a third time.

they say the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over again and expecting different results.

what am i meant to do here... :mad:

Have you tried a different browser or even computer to see if it helps? Also have you opened the files locally to make sure they aren't corrupted?

JustRoss23

wheres that a pic of rich?

Jimmy Talons

yeah the file is grand, i converted it to a PDF this time round just so it's not exactly the same as last time where it just wouldn't work again. still 85% confident of failure third time round as well.

'Please note that the IEC team was unable to open your second proof of payment upload. Please resubmit it through "MyMessages".'

definition of frustration that right there folks.

has anyone had joy resubmitting through mymessages? it's the flakiest attachment interface ive ever seen. i called it two days ago in this thread. it doesnt work!

green_dub_girl

Black_shadow wrote: »

The bike bridge looks class, also pedestrian cross on each side , i will get a cheap second bike over id say

Oh wow, is that Calgary? I cant wait for the outdoorsy life in Canada! Definitely pick something basic up to get started, you wont need anything fancy for getting from A to B.

Jimmy Talons

you all verified these days GDG?

green_dub_girl

Jimmy Talons wrote: »

just brilliant. after waiting 4 days and told they couldnt open my attachment, then a further 2 days to get back to me on my reupload they say they cant open that either. i knew this would happen, it doesnt attach in my messages!! their solution, please resubmit your picture a third time.

they say the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over again and expecting different results.

what am i meant to do here... :mad:

Oh no, I sort of sent you wrong mate-I did the same.:( I resent my additional info in the email text box section as well as an attachment this morning. Fingers crossed for some luck today now

hdowney

I'll will deffo be getting a bike over there. So handy partic in town and the like. I'll not bring one with cos that'd be a fair amount of hassle methinks. Get a second hand one over there no bothers and away ya go. They big on their helmets and the likes over there I'd say! Last time I was on a bike was like donkey's ago. I think I was about 12 or maybe younger. Coming down a hill, brakes failed and I got hit by a car!

green_dub_girl

Jimmy Talons wrote: »

you all verified these days GDG?

No! More candles to be lit for us

Jimmy Talons

green_dub_girl wrote: »

Oh no, I sort of sent you wrong mate-I did the same.:( I resent my additional info in the email text box section as well as an attachment. Fingers crossed for some look today now

you didnt send anything wrong GDG, it's the awful interface. like i was saying in this thread at the time it doesn't have an attach button after you 'Browse' to chose the file, neither does it auto attach like with a gmail attachment. In all my years of attaching the **** out of things i have never seen such an uninspiring interface. i really feel like hopping my head off the wall at this stage.


has anyone successfully submitted a pic through 'mymessages'?

Frank Bullitt

Saw a few people were talking about the driving license earlier, I was told that simply upgrading your license to a global one makes you able to drive in Canada, any truth to this?

I have a full license!

del777

Jimmy Talons wrote: »

you didnt send anything wrong GDG, it's the awful interface. like i was saying in this thread at the time it doesn't have an attach button after you 'Browse' to chose the file, neither does it auto attach like with a gmail attachment. In all my years of attaching the **** out of things i have never seen such an uninspiring interface. i really feel like hopping my head off the wall at this stage.


has anyone successfully submitted a pic through 'mymessages'?

I was asked to send additional proof through 'my messages' and attached jpg files to the mail but youre right, it doesnt give an option to attach after browse... and when you check your sent messages there is no attachment there either.. it just shows the text of your email... however Ive since been verified so the attachment is there somewhere... what type of file are you loading?

Jimmy Talons

i was using JPEG the first two attempts. Converted it to PDF there, hoping for more joy seeing as that's the format of all the correspondence.

del777

Yep sorry was jpeg not jpg ye they were just standard ones.. so many people seem to be having problems with different aspects of the application... so frustrating.. just think of how great it will be when we finally get to Canada!

Jimmy Talons

hell im just thinking bout how great it will be when i get to verified

del777

You will get there.. best of luck!

CBCB2

Sorry I should have clarified that earlier, I am intending on going over and buying a car.

As far as I know an International driving licence is good for a year and as long as it is in date you can hire a car no problem. I was talking to an insurance company a few months back and they said that they could insure me on my Irish & international licence for up to 6 months but that after that I would need a Canadian Licence. I was told I would struggle to find anyone that would insure me on an Irish licence any longer.

So my comments about the licence were more to do with getting insurance for owning a car than the period covered by the licence!

I'm hoping to move to Ontario so it was there only that I have been looking up. It was only one insurance company I was talking to. I figured I'd ask on here and suss it out more when I got there.

Other thing I have found out from Canadian's I know is that insurance is crazy expensive over there! Most people pay $300 a month minimum! Just to warn you!

I was told I'd be looking at $5-6k without a Canadian licence but if I got a Canadian licence that might reduce!

wendydoll

green_dub_girl wrote: »

No! More candles to be lit for us

I thought you would have got sorted by now GDG. Candle lit especially for you again

saggart26

CBCB2 wrote: »

Sorry I should have clarified that earlier, I am intending on going over and buying a car.

As far as I know an International driving licence is good for a year and as long as it is in date you can hire a car no problem. I was talking to an insurance company a few months back and they said that they could insure me on my Irish & international licence for up to 6 months but that after that I would need a Canadian Licence. I was told I would struggle to find anyone that would insure me on an Irish licence any longer.

So my comments about the licence were more to do with getting insurance for owning a car than the period covered by the licence!

I'm hoping to move to Ontario so it was there only that I have been looking up. It was only one insurance company I was talking to. I figured I'd ask on here and suss it out more when I got there.

Other thing I have found out from Canadian's I know is that insurance is crazy expensive over there! Most people pay $300 a month minimum! Just to warn you!

I was told I'd be looking at $5-6k without a Canadian licence but if I got a Canadian licence that might reduce!

Insurance is reasonable, i got mine for $700 and for the entirity of my international licence.

CBCB2

Really? What part of the country are you in?

That's what I was told looking at moving to Niagara in Ontario. All the better if it's cheaper!!

celticwe

Jimmy Talons wrote: »

i was using JPEG the first two attempts. Converted it to PDF there, hoping for more joy seeing as that's the format of all the correspondence.

I was in the same boat aswell but have been verified.

I used pdf file and it worked

Jimmy Talons

cheers for the info pal, fingers crossed now with the PDF

Furious-Red

wendydoll wrote: »

I thought you would have got sorted by now GDG. Candle lit especially for you again

Can i get a candle aswell please . Pulling my hair out ha

celticwe

Jimmy Talons wrote: »

cheers for the info pal, fingers crossed now with the PDF

I didnt think the attachment sent either,but it did.

You'll be grand trust me:)

anntonettec

Anybody onto the MYCIC stage and having issues with signing the forms and uploading?

JustRoss23

i take it you got the my iec letter?:D do you have to print sign and load back up? is there instructions?:D