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licence out of date

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  • 19-03-2008 12:55pm
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    flakey
    Closed Accounts Posts: 33 ✭


    my licence is out of date 7 months i just found out. how long do i have before i have to do theory test??????


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    Stufinnegan
    Registered Users Posts: 71 ✭✭Stufinnegan


    I had the same situation last summer. Did not have to take the theory test as I held a provisonal before the theory test came into law. You should be OK. The available documentation does not explain these things in a clear way. I had the same questions.


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    ShayK1
    Registered Users Posts: 5,602 ✭✭✭ShayK1


    flakey wrote: »
    my licence is out of date 7 months i just found out. how long do i have before i have to do theory test??????
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    http://www.transport.ie/roads/licensing/faqs/index.asp?lang=ENG&loc=1838 wrote:
    Q.How long may my full licence have expired before I would have to resit the driving test?
    A.Ten years.


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    flakey
    Closed Accounts Posts: 33 ✭flakey


    ShayK1 wrote: »
    *[/QUOi should have said its a provisional licence


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    Stufinnegan
    Registered Users Posts: 71 ✭✭Stufinnegan


    Flakey, my prov. licence was out of date by over a year. So you should be fine.


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    leeroybrown
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,563 ✭✭✭leeroybrown


    As far as I recall you have five years to renew the provisional (learner permit) after it expires. Beyond that point you'll be going back to square one.


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    craichoe
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,706 ✭✭✭craichoe


    Any idea what the limit is for northern licenses ?


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    ShayK1
    Registered Users Posts: 5,602 ✭✭✭ShayK1


    flakey wrote: »
    i should have said its a provisional licence

    AAhh can't find that info sorry! ring the tax office to be sure.


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    Omcd
    Closed Accounts Posts: 294 ✭✭Omcd


    I too last year discovered mine was out of date by 7 months, so did some checking while waiting for the new one - you can be done for driving around with an out of date licence, and there are possible insurance implications as well AFAIK, so its something that needs immediate resolution. However, once you get the new one it will commence from when the last one expired (if its a full licence, not sure about a provisional)


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    flakey
    Closed Accounts Posts: 33 ✭flakey


    lads thanks for the info


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    Kimbot
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    have the renewal on front of me and its 5 years for provisional.


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    Wishbone Ash
    Registered Users Posts: 24,993 ✭✭✭✭Wishbone Ash


    Omcd wrote: »
    I too last year discovered mine was out of date by 7 months, so did some checking while waiting for the new one - you can be done for driving around with an out of date licence, and there are possible insurance implications as well AFAIK, so its something that needs immediate resolution. However, once you get the new one it will commence from when the last one expired (if its a full licence, not sure about a provisional)
    Driving with an expired Full Licence is considered to be a very minor offence. It can be expired for up to 10 years before having to resit a test. Even insurance companies ask if you "have or have ever held a licence...".

    Driving without ever having had a licence is a different ball game though!


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