Any Experience Getting a FL AP without a FL Drivers License?

[carebee21]

Has anyone here purchased a FL annual pass, without having their FL id or driver's license? If so, what was your experience like? Was it a huge hassle, or was it something the cast members seem to do regularly and didn't seem like a big deal? Also, can you do it at the regular ticketing windows outside the park, or do you need to go to the main ticketing center?

DH is getting ready to move down there (DS and I will follow once school is out) but since we're shipping his car, it won't be there right away. He'd prefer just to get his driver's license and car registered at one time, instead of having to make multiple trips to get it all done. But, on the other hand, he really wants to check out star wars weekend once he gets down there. I see there are a list of acceptable documents you can bring in lieu of a FL drivers license to prove residency, so we're thinking that may be the way to go, but I'm just wondering if it is going to be a hassle to get the AP, using those acceptable documents instead of a license.

Thanks for any advice!

 

[johnnyblz20]

Just bring a bill going to a florida address and something else with the FL address on it in the person's name and you should be fine. Did that for my dad.

 

[Suellen]

I had trouble getting the kids... but mine and my DH's were fine.

We did them at three separate times.

 

[Traveliz]

Has anyone here purchased a FL annual pass, without having their FL id or driver's license? If so, what was your experience like? Was it a huge hassle, or was it something the cast members seem to do regularly and didn't seem like a big deal? Also, can you do it at the regular ticketing windows outside the park, or do you need to go to the main ticketing center?

DH is getting ready to move down there (DS and I will follow once school is out) but since we're shipping his car, it won't be there right away. He'd prefer just to get his driver's license and car registered at one time, instead of having to make multiple trips to get it all done. But, on the other hand, he really wants to check out star wars weekend once he gets down there. I see there are a list of acceptable documents you can bring in lieu of a FL drivers license to prove residency, so we're thinking that may be the way to go, but I'm just wondering if it is going to be a hassle to get the AP, using those acceptable documents instead of a license.

Thanks for any advice!

It's fine. I use my Illinois drivers license and either my condo insurance bill or my Florida checking account statement. My husband uses the condo electricity bill with his Illinois license.

Liz

 

[TheRustyScupper]

. . . He'd prefer just to get his driver's license and car registered at one time, instead of having to make multiple trips to get it all done . . .

1) You go to different places.
. . . DMV for driver license
. . . tax assessor for plates
2) Also, per Florida law, you need to get the driver license within 10-days
3) Same goes for the vehicle title transfer and new plates.
4) Thus, waiting to do together isn't convenient.

NOTE: When getting new driver's license, you MUST show Social Security
Card. Not a passport or other ID, but a SS card. Make sure you have yours.

 

[erionm]

Official FL website showing documents needed to obtain a FL drivers license or ID card.

http://www.gathergoget.com/

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[palmbeachmom]

1) You go to different places.
. . . DMV for driver license
. . . tax assessor for plates
2) Also, per Florida law, you need to get the driver license within 10-days
3) Same goes for the vehicle title transfer and new plates.
4) Thus, waiting to do together isn't convenient.

NOTE: When getting new driver's license, you MUST show Social Security
Card. Not a passport or other ID, but a SS card. Make sure you have yours.

I'm bad. We moved to Florida last July, and I just now got my DL and plates. And I got them at the DMV, I didn't have to go to different places. I did however, have to take an enormous amount of documentation to get my license, including my birth certificate, original marriage license from my first marriage, divorce decree, social security card, current marriage license, lease, utility bill with Florida address and a couple of other things. You have to show documentation of every name change you've ever had! Sorry to go off topic, I just wanted to add in that there is a website, www.gathergoget.com that will tell you in detail everything you need for a Florida license and car registration

 

[carebee21]

Thanks for all of the info everyone.

1) You go to different places.
. . . DMV for driver license
. . . tax assessor for plates
2) Also, per Florida law, you need to get the driver license within 10-days
3) Same goes for the vehicle title transfer and new plates.
4) Thus, waiting to do together isn't convenient.

NOTE: When getting new driver's license, you MUST show Social Security
Card. Not a passport or other ID, but a SS card. Make sure you have yours.

And I swear I'm not trying to be rude, but just want to point out this info is false in case someone else is moving. I've already done tons of research and we can get plates and the driver's license at the same office (maybe it's based on the county? but the county we're moving to, both can be done at the same place.) And you have 10 days to register a vehicle once you move to the state, but 30 days to get a license.

 

[Luvchefmic]

1) You go to different places.
. . . DMV for driver license
. . . tax assessor for plates
2) Also, per Florida law, you need to get the driver license within 10-days
3) Same goes for the vehicle title transfer and new plates.
4) Thus, waiting to do together isn't convenient.

NOTE: When getting new driver's license, you MUST show Social Security
Card. Not a passport or other ID, but a SS card. Make sure you have yours.

sorry other posters but I agree with The RustyScupper FHP (Florida Hwy Patrol)=state office is for the FL DL
The registration although you have a state registration is handled through the county you are residing in that is why you go to the Tax Assessors office listed for your county He is correct 2 seperate places

It even says on the link that was posted re-payment the state offices take certain CC but not all tax assessors offices due & to check with your county office

 

[Cheshire Figment]

This past week I had a Guest come to my window to pick up a Resident AP that was already paid for. He had a Florida license that had expired about four years ago. He had a property tax bill that was from 2011. Not only did I turn him down, but the supervisor not only turned him down but put a note in the will-call record that he had been denied.

These are the official rules:

Florida Resident tickets are only available to actual Florida Residents and cannot be purchased for out-of-state family or friends.

An adult Florida Resident may purchase Florida Resident media for more than one Florida Resident from any location that provides an exchange certificate and not an actual ticket.

Children under the age of 18 are not required to provide proof of Florida residency if they are accompanied by an adult with valid proof of Florida residency

If the Guest has an exchange certificate, a valid form of Florida ID will be required when the exchange certificate is redeemed for the actual pass

One ticket only per valid proof of Florida residence (a Florida resident may buy tickets for minors in the party)

Exchange Certificates may say:

"After sale..., may not be transferred except as a gift." This means that the certificate may be given as a gift, so long as the recipient meets the defined Florida residency criteria.

"Purchase and redemption of this exchange certificate requires proof of Florida Residency."

The following items are the only documents accepted as proof of Florida Residency:
* Valid Florida State Drivers License
* Valid Florida State issued ID Card with Florida Address
* Valid Military ID stationed at one of the Florida Military Bases listed below:
(List of bases removed as unneeded)

For Part-Year Residents the following original documents are acceptable.

Note that fax and photocopies are not acceptable, that bills and mail cannot be more than two months old, that PO Box addresses are not allowed, and items related to Time Shares are not permitted.

Must have a driver's license or state photo ID card from another state, or a non-US Passport and at least one of the following items which does show a Florida address:
* Monthly mortgage statement
* Current homeowner's insurance policy or bill, current automobile registration, insurance policy or bill or current utility bill (Power/Phone/Cable/Water).
* Statement from a financial institution showing checking, savings or investment information or mail from a Federal or Florida State, County or City government agency.

 

[carebee21]

sorry other posters but I agree with The RustyScupper FHP (Florida Hwy Patrol)=state office is for the FL DL
The registration although you have a state registration is handled through the county you are residing in that is why you go to the Tax Assessors office listed for your county He is correct 2 seperate places

It even says on the link that was posted re-payment the state offices take certain CC but not all tax assessors offices due & to check with your county office

I can only speak to the county I'm moving to, as I haven't researched others, but in Polk County, the tax collector does both licenses and vehicle registration. Maybe this is something abnormal in this county? (http://www.polktaxes.com/)

This past week I had a Guest come to my window to pick up a Resident AP that was already paid for. He had a Florida license that had expired about four years ago. He had a property tax bill that was from 2011. Not only did I turn him down, but the supervisor not only turned him down but put a note in the will-call record that he had been denied.

These are the official rules:



For Part-Year Residents the following original documents are acceptable.

Note that fax and photocopies are not acceptable, that bills and mail cannot be more than two months old, that PO Box addresses are not allowed, and items related to Time Shares are not permitted.

Cheshire Figment,
I'm sorry, but I'm not really understanding what you're trying to tell me. Are you saying you turned him away because his license was expired and he had old documents, or because you aren't supposed to issue the AP without a drivers license?

This is the information I found on Disney's website:

Proof of Florida Residency


Proof of a Florida residential address is required. For each adult ticket purchased, you may provide any of the following:
•Valid Florida driver's license
•Valid Florida state-issued ID card (must have a Florida address)
•Valid Florida-based military ID


The persons who will use the Florida resident adult tickets must be present at the time of ticket pick up. If you do not have one of the IDs indicated above, then for each adult ticket purchased you must provide one of the following dated within the last two months and evidencing a Florida residential address together with a corresponding picture ID (passport, driver's license, state identification card):
•Monthly mortgage statement
•Florida vehicle registration or title
•Homeowner's insurance policy or bill
•Automobile insurance policy or bill
•Utility bill
•Mail from a financial institution, including checking, savings, or investment account statement
•Mail from a Federal, State, County or City government agency


Bills can be no more than two (2) months old. PO Boxes are not accepted as proof of residency. Current bills printed from electronic versions are acceptable, though photocopies and fax copies are not.

 

[Traveliz]

I can only speak to the county I'm moving to, as I haven't researched others, but in Polk County, the tax collector does both licenses and vehicle registration. Maybe this is something abnormal in this county? (http://www.polktaxes.com/)






Cheshire Figment,
I'm sorry, but I'm not really understanding what you're trying to tell me. Are you saying you turned him away because his license was expired and he had old documents, or because you aren't supposed to issue the AP without a drivers license?

This is the information I found on Disney's website:

Proof of Florida Residency


Proof of a Florida residential address is required. For each adult ticket purchased, you may provide any of the following:
"Valid Florida driver's license
"Valid Florida state-issued ID card (must have a Florida address)
"Valid Florida-based military ID


The persons who will use the Florida resident adult tickets must be present at the time of ticket pick up. If you do not have one of the IDs indicated above, then for each adult ticket purchased you must provide one of the following dated within the last two months and evidencing a Florida residential address together with a corresponding picture ID (passport, driver's license, state identification card):
"Monthly mortgage statement
"Florida vehicle registration or title
"Homeowner's insurance policy or bill
"Automobile insurance policy or bill
"Utility bill
"Mail from a financial institution, including checking, savings, or investment account statement
"Mail from a Federal, State, County or City government agency


Bills can be no more than two (2) months old. PO Boxes are not accepted as proof of residency. Current bills printed from electronic versions are acceptable, though photocopies and fax copies are not.

What you see is partially correct but you seem to be missing the part about part time FL residents that he listed above- Cheshire turned the person down because they weren't showing a current ID and the bill they presented was over two months old.

The big thing is you have to have EITHER a FL DL, any State DL, or any State issued ID

and then something off the second list (that is dated within the past two months).

Liz

 

[Lindymagoo]

We just got back, and while we were there, my son, who lives in Tampa, joined us for several days. I had heard about the Discover Disney pass for Florida residents. We checked before we left, and while my son does not have a FL Drivers License, he was able to provide his Ohio DL, and current utility bills and car registration with his name and Florida address on them to purchase the pass. He was told he still might need the documents to prove his identity, after the pass was purchased and presented at the gate.

 

[TheRustyScupper]

I can only speak to the county I'm moving to, as I haven't researched others, but in Polk County, the tax collector does both licenses and vehicle registration. Maybe this is something abnormal in this county? (http://www.polktaxes.com/)

1) PLEASE check again.
2) I live in upper Polk County.
. . . Florida Dept Hwy Safety (Highway Patrol) Driver License is in Haines City on Lily Avenue (stand alone building)
. . . Tax Assessor (plates/title) is in Haines City of Hwy 27 (small shopping center)


NOTE: Drivers license - Polk Counthy Drivers License
Titles, Registrations, and License Plates for Automobiles - Polk County License Plates

 

[TheRustyScupper]

oops, double post

 

[ghtx]

Proof of Florida Residency

Proof of a Florida residential address is required. For each adult ticket purchased, you may provide any of the following:
•Valid Florida driver's license
•Valid Florida state-issued ID card (must have a Florida address)
•Valid Florida-based military ID

The persons who will use the Florida resident adult tickets must be present at the time of ticket pick up. If you do not have one of the IDs indicated above, then for each adult ticket purchased you must provide one of the following dated within the last two months and evidencing a Florida residential address together with a corresponding picture ID (passport, driver's license, state identification card):
•Monthly mortgage statement
•Florida vehicle registration or title
•Homeowner's insurance policy or bill
•Automobile insurance policy or bill
•Utility bill
•Mail from a financial institution, including checking, savings, or investment account statement
•Mail from a Federal, State, County or City government agency

Bills can be no more than two (2) months old. PO Boxes are not accepted as proof of residency. Current bills printed from electronic versions are acceptable, though photocopies and fax copies are not.

The big thing is you have to have EITHER a FL DL, any State DL, or any State issued ID

and then something off the second list (that is dated within the past two months).

That's not how I am reading the requirements.

You have to have

EITHER

a FL DL/ID card/military ID

OR

another govt-issed ID (e.g. other state's DL) AND something off the second list

 

[reginaastralis]

OP, I'm in Hillsborough, so I'm next door to the county you're moving to, but the rules should be similar. We have a driver's license office that is separate and then the Tax Collector's office that you can also get your driver's license at. From my experience, you can make an appointment at the Driver's License office, but not the Tax Collector's.

http://www.dmvflorida.org/polk.shtml

I'd make an appointment, and bring in all necessary paperwork. We're one of the first states to confirm citizenship, which is why you have to bring in each document and every name change. However, once you have that done, you don't have to redo it anytime you lose an id or anything.

 

[disneymore2]

I know it is a bit of a tangent, but the OP was correct regarding the license and tags being at the same location. Not sure where people get their information sometime. In 2011 the florida legislature passed a bill allowing tax collectors to be responsible for driver licenses. Counties had various timelines to implement. Polk county tax collector does both. Now some location may only offer one of the two services. However several offices offer both.

 

[disneymore2]

I know it is a bit of a tangent, but the OP was correct regarding the license and tags being at the same location. Not sure where people get their information sometime. In 2011 the florida legislature passed a bill allowing tax collectors to be responsible for driver licenses. Counties had various timelines to implement. Polk county tax collector does both. Now some location may only offer one of the two services. However several offices offer both.

Just to clarify- in some areas the state still handles DL.. In Polk county the lake Wales offices does both. All other locations only do one or another.

 

[karmutt]

In Orange County, almost all of the offices do both DL and registration. I don't know if they do them at the same time or not, though. I live in the Four Corners area, where Orange, Osceola, Lake, and Polk counties meet and ended up doing mine at the DMV and Tax offices in Cleremont. I made an appointment at the DMV and did a walk in at the tax office for the registration. The license took about an hour; the registration took maybe 10 minutes. They were about 5 minutes drive from each other. Not too bad.