For anyone dealing with driver license issues, the starting point should always be to obtain a copy of your driving record and a restoration requirements letter from PennDOT. We can order a driving record for a client and now the restoration requirement letter is available free of charge on: PennDOT’s website. To order the restoration requirements letter you must first login using your Driver’s License number and then you can select the option to order the restoration requirements letter. The restoration requirements letter is helpful as it sets forth exactly what a suspended driver must do in order to be able to get his driver’s license reinstated. Please do not hesitate to call us for assistance if you are experiencing problems obtaining reinstatement of your license, as there are many hidden problems that can hinder your ability to get your license back if you have not dealt with this before.
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In Pennsylvania, all you need to do to obtain your driver’s license number is obtain a restoration requirements letter or a driver’s license abstract, since either document will display your driver’s license number on it and can be obtained by supplying your first and last name. Please feel free to contact us and our Pennsylvania driver’s license attorneys can help you obtain these documents.
How do I get my license number if I don’t have a license? I wish to have it reinstated, pending completion of the requirements to do so.
I need the restoration requirements letter.
I suggest you follow the link above. You can get it there. If you have trouble with that you can hire us to do it for you.
My restoration letter lists a remaining balance on a traffic citation. I have since paid the remaining balance. However, the restoration letter does state there will be a one year suspension implemented in a month. Will this suspension be removed/revoked with the fine paid and my requirements met?
Be very careful! Many people just pay off citations without consulting a lawyer, only to find that PennDOT will then suspend the license based upon the conviction. You only have 30 days from the date of the guilty plea to appeal so don’t delay if that happened to you. If the suspension was merely for failing to respond it should have been lifted when you paid the ticket. The fact that the suspension is for a set period of time makes me think that you pled guilty to something like Driving Under Suspension which normally carries a one year suspension once you are convicted. Always consult a lawyer before pleading guilty to a ticket! Steve
Ive done everything I am supposed to do I even went through my state rep to get my license back I don’t know what to do
Email me at the email on my website and let me know whether you are serving a suspension. It would be best if you could scan and send your driving record and restoration requirements letter for me to examine. Steve
I got a letter stating my liscense would be suspended for 3 months. I went online to print the restoration letter requirements and it said there are none to view/print. Is this a mistake?
I haven’t heard of that happening before. I suggest you call PennDOT or have a lawyer call their office of legal counsel to get it straightened out.
Approx 4 years ago I had 2 mini-strokes and went to rehab for 3 months, walked out of rehab no paralysis and received a letter stating my driving privileges had been revoked I am a Vietnam veteran being treated by the VA I was sent form DL-124 to be completed and returned, however no one will complete the form, as as result I cannot drive and have lost my home, business, I need this resolved so I can go on with my life.
The first step is to have your doctor approve your ability to drive. Without a doctor’s opinion that you are safe to drive I don’t think you’ll have any luck. Ask your doctor what can be done to improve your condition.
I had my license suspended due to a DUI. If there is nothing on my restoration requirements letter about fines that need paid other than the $76 fee to restore my license, does that mean that my unpaid fines will not keep me from receiving my license back?
As long as the restoration requirements letter is current you should only need to comply with those requirements for your license to be restored.
I Sent my license in on Mar. 6. I keep getting info on interlock. I had it installed. Unsure what more need filled out to obtain a restricted license. Any help in this matter would be appreciated.
Give us a call and hopefully we can help you. 215-997-1000
My husband has a medical suspension on his license due to a seizure 5 1/2 months ago. He meets the requirements to restore his license, but to date has not received the paperwork for his doctor to complete. We tried calling and emailing unsuccessfully, as the recording stated they don’t accept phone calls and we can wait up to 10 days for a response. He should have received this paperwork, and in fact, his doctor asked for it.
PennDOT’s forms are located here: https://www.dmv.pa.gov/_layouts/pa.penndot.formsandpubs/formsandpubs.aspx . That particular form seems to be password protected right now and may only be available to the doctor. If you call tomorrow we can help you out. 215-997-1000
my son was charged with a refusal to test and issued 18 months suspension but when the charges filed as Failure to drive safe the guidelines dropped to a 12 month suspension. This was never changed. Is there anyway to fix this
We will need more details to answer this – please give us a call at 215-997-1000. The problem with suspensions through PennDOT is that sometimes they will not honor deals or agreements cut with a prosecutor in a criminal case, but it sounds like this may have been a civil proceeding rather than criminal. Either way, give us a call and we will get to the bottom of it. Thanks!
Or contact me privately:
steve@fairlielaw.com
(215) 997–1000