Stephanie Bakalar
Stephanie has spent over a decade advising small and family-owned auto repair shops on growth, hiring, and customer experience. With an MBA from Western and a background in small-business lending, she has worked directly with more than 200 independent Canadian shops on pricing, marketing, and CRA-compliant bookkeeping. She writes about the operational and regulatory side of running a profitable independent garage in Canada.
1384 articles by Stephanie
Moved to Alabama? Get Your Alabama Driver License Within 30 Days
New to Alabama? You have 30 days to get an Alabama driver license. See who must test, what to bring to an ALEA office, and what it costs.
When Does a Delaware Permit Become a Class D License? 12-Month Rule
A Delaware teen can get a Class D license after 12 months on a Level 1 permit at 17 or older. See what delays it: suspension, sponsor, expiry.
Louisiana Permit Test Languages: Spanish, Vietnamese and More
Which languages the Louisiana Class E knowledge test offers, when you can bring a translator, and what to ask your driving school before test day.
New Brunswick Road Test: When to Book, What to Bring, How It Works
When a New Brunswick Class 7 Level 1 driver can take the road test, how to book it, what to bring, what happens if you fail and if you can take it in French.
Driving in Alabama With a Foreign License: Students and Visitors
Can you drive in Alabama on a foreign license? See the rules for visitors, students and new residents, the 90-day rule, and how license exchange works.
Delaware Road Test: What to Bring, the 30-Minute Drive and Skills
Delaware road test guide: the papers and car you bring, the 30-minute drive, the skills you must show, who must stay with you and the 30-day wait after a fail.
Louisiana Intermediate License Rules: Curfew, Passengers and Age 17
What a 16-year-old can do with a Louisiana intermediate license: the 11 p.m. curfew, the passenger limit, the road skills test and when the limits end.
Manitoba Class 5 Road Test: When to Book, What to Bring, What to Expect
First-time Manitoba drivers spend at least nine months in Class 5L before the road test. See how to book, what the car needs and how the backing test works.
New Brunswick Level 2 Rules: Passengers, Night Driving, Class 5
What a Class 7 Level 2 driver in New Brunswick can do: 3 passengers, the midnight to 5 a.m. rule if under 21, the work and school exemption, and the Class 5.
Taylor's Law: How School Suspensions Can Delay an Alabama Driver License
Yes, school discipline can delay an Alabama permit or license. See the points for each action, the one-week rule, the one-year limit and the DL-1/93 form.
Delaware Driver's License at 18 or Older: Temporary Permit
Age 18 or older with no license? Learn the Delaware Temporary Instruction Permit steps, who may ride with you, the 12-month limit and the road exam wait.
Louisiana Road Skills Test: Third-Party Testers and How It Is Scored
Where to take the Louisiana road skills test, what is on it, how it is scored (80 out of 100 to pass) and what makes you fail.