Just passed..what do i need?

Degsy

Just got my cert of competancy and i'm going to apply for the full livcence staright away.What do i need to bring with me,fees etc?

willie joe

First of all U need a good celebratory Drink, Congrats.
Its one of the s**tiest things to have to do. Make it 2 or 3 drinks, U deserve it.

Wishbone Ash

Congratulations Degsy!

Completed form D401
Certificate of Competency
€25
Pics x 2
Your Provisional/Learner Permit

(Photocopy Cert of Competency and Provisional/Permit before sending them off)

John Mason

errr.... apply for your full licence


just fill out the form the tester gave you and send it away

Degsy

irishbird wrote: »

errr.... apply for your full licence


just fill out the form the tester gave you and send it away

Not quite.
Ya need to head into the motor tax office,bring the slip,your old licence,two pictures and 25 quid for ten years.
They said they'll send the licence out in a few days.
Can i claim a rebate from my insurance people as well??

John Mason

yeah, you phone up your insurance company and tell them you have passed. they will ask you to send in either a copy of your full licence or a copy of your certificate.

My licence took 7 days from the day i posted everything off (5 working days)

Wishbone Ash

irishbird wrote: »

errr.... apply for your full licence


just fill out the form the tester gave you and send it away

What form?

If one has passed a test, the examiner will grant a Certificate of Competency. This certifies that the named person is deemed to be competent in the relevant category/categories. It is then required to be presented to obtain a Driving Licence. The RSA/SGS do not issue Driving licences!

Degsy wrote:

Can i claim a rebate from my insurance people as well??

It really depends on the insurance company and the circumstances. For many people it won't really make any difference.

John Mason

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

What form?

my tester handed me the form to send to the motor taxation office, so i just filled that out and sent it away with the necessary documentation.

i got €20.00 back on my insurance:)

Alanstrainor

I've never heard of the tester giving you the form. Only the cert of competency.

John Mason

Alanstrainor wrote: »

I've never heard of the tester giving you the form. Only the cert of competency.

oh right, i thought it was standard - sorry:o

Finglas RSA give them to you

Wishbone Ash

irishbird wrote: »

my tester handed me the form to send to the motor taxation office

That's a new one on me!

I've done nine driving tests and was only ever handed the Certificates of Competency or a Statement of Failure.

I've never heard of anyone else (until today) being given a D401 form at a test centre.

ntlbell

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

That's a new one on me!

I've done nine driving tests and was only ever handed the Certificates of Competency or a Statement of Failure.

I've never heard of anyone else (until today) being given a D401 form at a test centre.

did you fail 8 times?

I think Irishbird is just telling fibs to justify her off hand comment to the OP

Alanstrainor

I believe WA holds a license in every category!:pac::eek:

ntlbell

Alanstrainor wrote: »

I believe WA holds a license in every category!:pac::eek:

bejaypers :eek:

Wishbone Ash

ntlbell wrote: »

did you fail 8 times?

:eek:

Alanstrainor wrote: »

I believe WA holds a license in every category!:pac::eek:

All 14!

(Failed motorcycle and articulated truck 1st time )

Alanstrainor

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

:eek:

All 14!

(Failed motorcycle and articulated truck 1st time )

Can i have some?:p:pac::)

Degsy

Irishbird..they didnt give me anuy other form other than the certificate of competency and i did it in the same centre as you.
As far as i know you need to get the other form at the motor tax office.
It only took ten minutes once i had all the stuff,including the money and photos.
I'll ring the insurance people tommorow,it could be worth 70-80 quid if i get a rebate for the month..better than an explosive suppository any day!:D

John Mason

ntlbell wrote: »

I think Irishbird is just telling fibs to justify her off hand comment to the OP

:eek: the cheek of you :eek:

Degsy wrote: »

Irishbird..they didnt give me anuy other form other than the certificate of competency and i did it in the same centre as you.
As far as i know you need to get the other form at the motor tax office.
It only took ten minutes once i had all the stuff,including the money and photos.

I done mine in Jamestown Business Park with the RSA, i thought you were doing yours in the SGS Northwood?

Anyway, Degsy you can get the other form in the Gardai Station or the Library

He definately handed me the form and the certificate which made me assume it happends everwhere

SnoozyS

irishbird wrote: »

He definately handed me the form and the certificate which made me assume it happends everwhere

I sat my test on tuesday in RSA Tallaght and I too got handed the application form for the full driving licence so Irishbird isn't the only one Popped it into the Motor Tax Office on my way home from test and got my pretty pink licence in yesterdays post.

ntlbell

SnoozyS wrote: »

I sat my test on tuesday in RSA Tallaght and I too got handed the application form for the full driving licence so Irishbird isn't the only one Popped it into the Motor Tax Office on my way home from test and got my pretty pink licence in yesterdays post.

I did mine in tallaght recently and there wasn't a form insight!

liars! the lot of ye!

macinson

I did my test last Friday, and was handed the form to fill out along with the certificate also.

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I did my test today and was given a form too, Finglas.

Faith+1

Yep. Passesd in Finglas and was handed Full License Form.

cloneslad

passed in monaghan on thursday 11th of feb and was given the form. I just filled it out and took it to the motor tax office that day. Got my license posted out to me on the monday.

John Mason

LOL - thanks guys - i knew i wasnt going mad

RobertM

Des wrote: »

I did my test today and was given a form too, Finglas.

+1

concussion

The system's a bit odd: fail the driving test and you can drive home with your licenced passenger. Pass the test and you can't drive for several days as you don't hold a full licence. Madness.

jaffa20

Was handed the form when i passed in tallaght test centre too. Don't see anything unusual about it

Just realised this thread is going back to 2008 :O

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concussion wrote: »

The system's a bit odd: fail the driving test and you can drive home with your licenced passenger. Pass the test and you can't drive for several days as you don't hold a full licence. Madness.

You can drive with the cert of competency, no?

Permabear

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RobertM

Once you apply for the full licence (after you passed the test), you have to hand in the learner permit, so you are not allowed to drive until you receive the full licence in the post, because you don't actually hold a licence full/learner.

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donegalfella wrote: »

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That's a really weird anomaly.

Also, a fair few people seem to be passing in finglas, maybe it's the place to be applying

The1Bill

I passed today, was handed a certificate of competency, my scoring sheet, and the license application form. The instructor gave me directions to the Cork motor tax office, where I went with 25 Euros, two pictures, my learner's permit, and the certificate of competency, only to walk out the same day with my new full license.

Is this not how other motor tax offices operate?

-Bill

gooch2k9

I drove for a week after passing before me licence came had no problems:D

Alanstrainor

The1Bill wrote: »

I passed today, was handed a certificate of competency, my scoring sheet, and the license application form. The instructor gave me directions to the Cork motor tax office, where I went with 25 Euros, two pictures, my learner's permit, and the certificate of competency, only to walk out the same day with my new full license.

Is this not how other motor tax offices operate?

-Bill

Most will post it out to you within about a week. Well that's the case in most Dublin Motor Tax offices i've heard of. I suppose it depends how busy they are. Congrats on passing by the way!

The1Bill

Thanks.

I thought that it was the norm for the office to produce the license on the spot. I know that in the US, it takes a week or so to get the license, but those are printed plastic cards, not pieces of paper with a sheet of plastic stuck on them. ;-)

-Bill

challengemaster

RobertM wrote: »

Once you apply for the full licence (after you passed the test), you have to hand in the learner permit, so you are not allowed to drive until you receive the full licence in the post, because you don't actually hold a licence full/learner.

I got handed back my learner permit when I applied for the full license....strange enough as it was :P

Also, not 100% sure on the legalities of it but most of the time, I'd say you're grand to drive with the reciept of application for the license.