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Driving Licence

datk · 2006-04-28 13:56:29

Sorry is this is the wrong forum - let me know and I will re-direct. What happens if you let your driving licence lapse? Do you have to re-sit your test? A friends license expired last August?? Anyone know what's what! Thanks D

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28-04-2006 2:56pm

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datk

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Sorry is this is the wrong forum - let me know and I will re-direct.

What happens if you let your driving licence lapse? Do you have to re-sit your test? A friends license expired last August?? Anyone know what's what!

Thanks
D

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#2 28-04-2006 2:57pm
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datk wrote:

Sorry is this is the wrong forum - let me know and I will re-direct.

What happens if you let your driving licence lapse? Do you have to re-sit your test? A friends license expired last August?? Anyone know what's what!

Thanks
D

Do you mean the slip you get when you get your full license?

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#3 28-04-2006 2:58pm
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Kiera wrote:

Do you mean the slip you get when you get your full license?

No - an actual license - it has expired after 10 (I presume) years and she forgot to renew.

D

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#4 28-04-2006 3:02pm
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Yeah, what's the story with renewing a provisional? I got mine about 7 years ago before you had to pass a test to get it but never got around to driving at the time. I'm looking to get another provisional soon enough, does anyone know if I'll have to do that test or am I able to renew automatically?

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#5 28-04-2006 3:04pm
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Probably better suited to the motors forum.

I thought you had to re-sit the test if the license is expired, but this seems to say different:

http://www.oasis.gov.ie/transport/motoring/replacing_a_lost_or_stolen_irish_driving_licence.html

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#6 28-04-2006 3:05pm
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datk wrote:

No - an actual license - it has expired after 10 (I presume) years and she forgot to renew.

D

you can renew up to 10 years after it runs out , after that re-test...

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#7 28-04-2006 5:01pm
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Fill in the form for a new license. You don't need to take a new test.

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#8 28-04-2006 6:53pm
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eoin_s wrote:

Probably better suited to the motors forum.

I thought you had to re-sit the test if the license is expired, but this seems to say different:

http://www.oasis.gov.ie/transport/motoring/replacing_a_lost_or_stolen_irish_driving_licence.html

Thanks, she will be pleased!
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#9 28-04-2006 8:04pm
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Moved from AH.

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#10 29-04-2006 1:26am
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ullu wrote:

Yeah, what's the story with renewing a provisional? I got mine about 7 years ago before you had to pass a test to get it but never got around to driving at the time. I'm looking to get another provisional soon enough, does anyone know if I'll have to do that test or am I able to renew automatically?

It's probably lapsed. A provisional lapses after 5 years. If it is just in then renew right away or you will have to sit the theory test to get one.

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#11 29-04-2006 12:24pm
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A full licence will also lapse after 5 years if not renewed.

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#12 29-04-2006 2:00pm

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Bond-007 wrote:

A full licence will also lapse after 5 years if not renewed.

Depends on how long you get your license for. From the link I posted earlier:

[B]Type of licence 	        Period of validity 	Cost[/B]
Provisional driving licence 	One/Two years 	   15 euro
Full driving licence 	          One year 	 	  5 euro
Full driving licence 	          Three years 	 	15 euro
Full driving licence 	          Ten years 	 	25 euro

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#13 29-04-2006 2:14pm
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jhegarty wrote:

you can renew up to 10 years after it runs out , after that re-test...

I heard Micheal O'Muircheartaigh saying on the radio that he had let his licence lapse beyond the time limit. He has been forced to resit tests but can't manage to pass now.

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#14 29-04-2006 2:26pm
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Bond-007 wrote:

A full licence will also lapse after 5 years if not renewed.

A provisional is 5 years. A Full is 10 years.

Tommy.

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#15 29-04-2006 2:35pm
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TommyK wrote:

A provisional is 5 years. A Full is 10 years.

Tommy.

If a licence has lapsed can one be charged with "driving without a licence" or is that only applicable if the lapsed period has elapsed?

It seems absurd that there is a period of grace as it may reduce the incentive to renew.

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#16 29-04-2006 2:48pm
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Litcagral wrote:

If a licence has lapsed can one be charged with "driving without a licence" or is that only applicable if the lapsed period has elapsed?

Once your licence has expired, yes you can be charged with driving without a licence.

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#17 29-04-2006 2:55pm
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TommyK wrote:

A provisional is 5 years. A Full is 10 years.

Tommy.

I stand corrected

Litcagral wrote:

If a licence has lapsed can one be charged with "driving without a licence" or is that only applicable if the lapsed period has elapsed?

Yes, you can be charged once you do not have a current licence.

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#18 30-04-2006 2:47pm
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I got a provisonal last january and it was only valid for a year.

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#19 30-04-2006 2:54pm
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As pointed out above if a driver lets their license expire by 10 years it's a new test.

For provisional licenses you get a two year license if you have failed a test in the preceeding two years and a one year license if you have proof of an upcoming test. It's ironic that you can apply for a test, subsequently get a one year provisional then find that the waiting list is 12 months+.

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