Ian84 0 #1 January 18, 2004 I think i woke up on the wrong side of the bed cause i had an urge to do some complaining.....i dont know how much sense any of this makes to any of you but if you have any input on the content/wording id like to hear it. Its slightly exaggerated and not the whole truth in places but im pretty pissed off about it as you will be able to tell, i hope. Dear Sir/Madam, My name is Ian Kirwan. I am 19 years old. I am writing to you from the Cayman Islands where I have been working and residing since October of last year. I was forced to leave home due to the extraordinary delay in obtaining a driving license. This prevented me from getting a job as I live in the country with no access to public transportation. Not to mention the social disadvantage. Please try to understand the frustration that I and many others like me experience when dealing with the issue of transportation. Having had the opportunity to hear about and see first hand how the system of licensing/insurance works in other countries, I can say I am truly sickened that the Irish government has done so little to break up the insurance "cartel" currently working to destroy the chances of employment for many thousands of young people like myself. The unreasonable waiting lists to take the driving test make it impossible, even for those who can afford it, to drive legally. I applied to take the test in March 2003 and am yet to be given a test date. Not that it would do me any good now. Until the situation is vastly improved the government will not see my vote. As I understand it the demographic of those least likely to vote in an election is the same group of people being hit hardest by the injustices I have complained about in this e-mail. Surely someone in government has realized this and would work to obtain the support of so many untapped votes. As I write this e-mail I am fighting back tears. I miss my home. I miss my many friends sorely. I know however that to return home now would place me in the same position I tried so deperately to escape. I will return in six months time to the isolation of my country house and so to the real purpose of this e-mail. Will a driving license from the Cayman Islands be valid for any length of time upon my repatriation? I would like to congratulate the reader of this e-mail for wading through my rant and thank you for taking the time to do so. If it is possible that it be shown to someone involved in the decision making I would greatly appreciate it. If not, an answer to my question will suffice. Yours faithfully, Ian Kirwan. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
