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Drivers License Renewal 2022-23

Last activity 21 November 2022 by OsageArcher

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cccmedia

Seeking the DL renewal at ANT.


When I arrived at 'sucursal de ANT' El Recreo

two days ago, September 21st, the four

documents the agent wanted to see were...

  -- my expired drivers license

  -- my current Ecuadorian cédula/ID

  -- the results of my exam taken at a

         driving school, which had included

         a hearing test, an eye examination

          and some hand-eye coordination

            and skills tests

  -- confirmation of the renewal

      appointment, which I had

          copied off the Internet


Waiting time was just shy of one hour.


Then I entered the computer screens room

where I clicked on answers to each of the 20

questions contained in one of the myriad

versions of the 'examen teórico'.


Upon completion and submission of my

answers, the screen immediately showed

that I had not passed 'el teórico';  'no fue

aprobado', it said.


I had answered correctly 15 of the

20 questions.  To obtain the license

renewal, 16 correct responses were

required.


The agent promptly sent me to the far

side of the ANT offices to 'el gerente',

the manager.  He said I could come in

at 4:15 the next day .. and retake the exam.


cccmedia in Quito

cccmedia

Second time around with 'el teórico'.


After the failed exam, I went online that night

and retook some simulated versions of the

'examen teórico'.  Over two nights, I had

done the 20-question simulations a dozen

times, getting at least 16 questions correct

nine of those 12 times.


---


Yesterday, the 22nd, I returned to ANT

at El Recreo to retake the exam.


Waiting time:  zero minutes.


The questions seemed easier this time .. and

I passed with 17 correct responses to the

20 questions.


A few minutes later, the system produced my

new drivers license.


I am good to go for the next five years.


cccmedia

Coxhere1

@cccmedia, were you provided a driver's information manual so you could study for the written examination like one can receive and study in the U.S.?

OsageArcher

You can get even better than a manual (in my opinion). You can practice the test on-line as well as see the bank of questions for each license type:


https://ant.com.ec/licencias/simulador

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