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Northern Ireland - Learner Permit

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  • 21-10-2008 1:43pm
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    Kingkong
    Registered Users Posts: 562 ✭✭✭


    Does anyone know if I can drive in Northern Ireland on a Irish provisional license.


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    Alanstrainor
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    An Irish learner permit/provo is only valid in the republic afaik


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    Wishbone Ash
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    Kingkong wrote: »
    Does anyone know if I can drive in Northern Ireland on a Irish provisional license.
    I'm sure you can but it would be illegal to do so!


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    Kingkong
    Registered Users Posts: 562 ✭✭✭Kingkong


    Are you sure. If I have a full license holder holder in the car would it be illegal. I wonder if there is some arrangement to recongise provisional licenses between the Uk and Ireland for cross border reasons?


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    Wishbone Ash
    Registered Users Posts: 24,995 ✭✭✭✭Wishbone Ash


    Kingkong wrote: »
    Are you sure
    100%
    Kingkong wrote:
    If I have a full license holder holder in the car would it be illegal.
    Yes it would make no difference (unless you get them to drive ;))
    Kingkong wrote:
    I wonder if there is some arrangement to recongise provisional licenses between the Uk and Ireland for cross border reasons?
    No. (A NI Provisional is not recognised here either).


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    Kingkong
    Registered Users Posts: 562 ✭✭✭Kingkong


    Thanks Wishbone


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    dlofnep
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    You need a full license. I'm pretty certain.


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    Wishbone Ash
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    Just for the record, Certificates of Competency are not recognised either. The only mutual recognition is for Full Driving Licences.


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    challengemaster
    Registered Users Posts: 16,930 ✭✭✭✭challengemaster


    Well, still on my learners permit, but at the stage where I'm comfortable driving anywhere and everywhere, and basically don't want to be driven anywhere..

    Planning on heading to an event on up north, and was wondering what the law is regards ROI L drivers on NI roads. Am I allowed to drive up there?

    Cheers,

    CM


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    Alanstrainor
    Registered Users Posts: 23,157 ✭✭✭✭Alanstrainor


    No you're not. Learner Permits are only valid in the republic.


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    Wishbone Ash
    Registered Users Posts: 24,995 ✭✭✭✭Wishbone Ash


    Threads merged.


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    MDTyKe
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    Now. It gets really interesting when on the N1 at Dundalk(North). You can't legally exit without breaking the law.

    If you head past Dundalk (North), you're confronted with the following

    - Exit (21 I think), in ROI. However, half way up the exit ramp, you enter NI. You can turn right at the end of the ramp, but for another 50m you're still in NI - and have broken the law.

    - Continue straight ahead. No warning signs to tell you what is about to happen - you're breaking the law as you cross the border. No "Welcome to.." signs (unless they've been erected in the past few months). Just a change to mph (which isn't even obvious since the speed limit isn't given, just the NSL sign).

    Typical eh?


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    Wishbone Ash
    Registered Users Posts: 24,995 ✭✭✭✭Wishbone Ash


    MDTyKe wrote: »
    No "Welcome to.." signs (unless they've been erected in the past few months). Just a change to mph (which isn't even obvious since the speed limit isn't given, just the NSL sign).

    Typical eh?
    The easiest way to tell when you have exactly crossed the border is to look at the edge of the road. In the ROI they are unlined or have a broken yellow line (continuous yellow line on a motorway).

    In Northern Ireland they use broken white lines at the edge of the roadway.


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