is "What's the difference between license and permit. " Yeah. This is another one

where it will often come up. Students will ask what's the difference between the

two ? And to be honest when you're asked on the spot, it's really not that easy a

question to clearly distinguish. So I'm going to cover some ideas where today

when you're more likely to hear license and when you're

more likely to hear permit. All right. So Let's look at the notes. The first part

actually we're going to look at some similarities. So both licenses and permits

are provided by someone in authority, usually a state or government. Both could

be terminated. Both could be ended or revoked. Revoked means like take it

back, for misuse, for improper use. Both are technically contracts. So you have a

contract with the state. Okay. All right. Let's continue. So this is how they

differ. Now they differ in several ways. Licenses are permanent unless abused. So

just like we said before you know they can be revoked or taken back you know if

you break rules or laws. But if you don't do that you can probably keep it for the

rest of your life. Some you may have to renew. Some you don't. Okay for example a

marriage license you don't have to ever renew it as long as you're not going to

get a divorce. As long as the marriage is not going to end. The marriage license goes

until you know , either one of you die or you know it just goes forever from that

point. So licenses... some yeah so, so some licenses do not have to be renewed and

it's only ended if the marriage ends. So you know, with the marriage license

license is for driving or practicing law you know, for example etc. must be renewed.

Yeah. So again it's not taken away or you don't lose it,. As long as you just keep

renewing it. So you just have to bring in the old one and it's just a formality

they will you know just renew it again you just have to pay another fee. That's

probably the main idea. So it's not taken away at that point. So you could just

keep going with the same one even if you don't you know, drive or even if you

don't practice law. I've often heard that one with law lawyers too, even if they

stopped practicing law usually they will still renew it because they know that,

that's, that's an expensive license to have. And you don't want to just let it

you know, just let it go. Most new licenses will be used more in regard to

businesses. Yeah. so if it's for running a business and paying your taxes and stuff

like that or you know being allowed to sell certain things probably license is

more likely to be used in that situation. All right. Let's continue. Permits usually

do have time limits. Once they expire you must apply for a new one.

So it's not the same thing as renewing if your permit runs out you don't

usually bring in the old permit and you just renew it you just have to apply

over again for another permit. In the case of a driver's permit it is used

mostly to allow someone to learn to drive and usually one will upgrade to a

license after passing a driver's test. So if you got your permit and you didn't

learn to drive in time and your permit expires you just have to apply for

another permit again. But you don't bring in the old one and renew it. I think you

still have to actually even take the written test again.

So you just completely apply all over for a new one.

Okay. Let's continue. Licenses don't have many restrictions. They don't usually

have too many limits. However permits do. Okay. For example, a driver's permit is

only allowed to be used with another driver. You know, another licensed driver,

who already has a license supervising you. So there is a lot of rules sometimes

to permits. Permits for underage drivers, well I guess if you're under 18 like

some people you're 16 or 17 you can get permits too. But just like they say here

there may be time limits to day hours. They may not allow you to drive at night

too. So they could be other reasons for other other distinctions.

Olay. Let's continue. Permits are more likely to be inspected more often. Okay.

For example if you're fishing in certain areas, authorities may ask to see your

permit. To see if you make sure you actually got one. Now there are fishing

licenses to anything connected to a business will probably be a fishing license.

But another thing you should really note about this. Even though these are more

generalities. There are probably literally thousands of licenses and

permits for numerous amounts of things. So is it possible you could find maybe

one type of license a permit that may disagree with something we say here.

Maybe but this is probably true in most cases. Let's continue.

Since licenses are more permanent, they tend to be official cards or more

official cards , often with a picture ID. Yeah. Maybe. Permits may, may often just be

sometimes it's a sticker. A little sticker you put on something or a paper just

some paper you pull out because it's it's not always meant to be permanent

may be temporary. So doesn't have to be as official it may not be a laminated

card or a special hard type of card that's more durable. It just may be a

piece of paper to display somewhere if it is being checked and for example

like a parking permit. Maybe your this parking permit just simply, simply allows

you to park you know, legally in a certain area you have a parking permit.

Okay. I hope that ... I hope this helps, I hope you got a better understanding now

between that license and anyway I hope you found it informative.

Thank you for your time. Bye-bye