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Car licence change in Victoria

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  • 19-10-2012 12:31am
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    DiaDhuit29
    Registered Users Posts: 16 ✭


    I was wondering if you can change over Irish car licence to aussie licence? Is there much of a charge? Do you have to have been driving a certain period of time on your Irish licence to be able to do this?
    Looking into it at the mo so any help would be appreciated,please. Thanks.


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    jockey#1
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    Yes you can. It's a relatively easy thing to do. I think when I done it it was $47 for a three year licence, you just call them up and make an appointment. I believe you have to have had your Irish FULL licence for a minimum period but I am not sure what this is. Check Vic Roads website.

    Unless you really need to I would avoid changing over though as you will then attract de merit points (penalty points) which you wouldn't attract on an Irish licence but presumably you would have to pay the fine.


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    Zambia
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    jockey#1 wrote: »
    Yes you can. It's a relatively easy thing to do. I think when I done it it was $47 for a three year licence, you just call them up and make an appointment. I believe you have to have had your Irish FULL licence for a minimum period but I am not sure what this is. Check Vic Roads website.

    Unless you really need to I would avoid changing over though as you will then attract de merit points (penalty points) which you wouldn't attract on an Irish licence but presumably you would have to pay the fine.
    You still get points.


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    hussey
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    As Zambia said you still get points on an Irish licence (it's added to the person who is registered to the car) if they switch over to an Australian licence those points are added to the new licence.

    A friend of mine found this out the hard way, he switched over and had accumulated 10points.


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    Xavi6
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    jockey#1 wrote: »
    Unless you really need to I would avoid changing over though as you will then attract de merit points (penalty points) which you wouldn't attract on an Irish licence but presumably you would have to pay the fine.
    Zambia wrote: »
    You still get points.

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    jockey#1
    Registered Users Posts: 317 ✭✭jockey#1


    Zambia wrote: »
    You still get points.

    Seriously I had no idea, how do they even administer that?


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    hussey
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    Points goes to the registered driver of the car. You can be disqualified (or your right to drive revoked) too.


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    Zambia
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,333 ✭✭✭Zambia


    jockey#1 wrote: »
    Seriously I had no idea, how do they even administer that?

    Basically the pionts are against you your name and DOB. They create a licence for you when you receive your pionts
    When would my authority to drive in Queensland on my foreign driver licence be suspended?

    Your authority to drive in Queensland on your foreign driver licence will be suspended if you have:
    • not paid any fines imposed on you by a court
    • accumulated an excess number of demerit points on your traffic history
    • been convicted of driving at more than 40 kilometres per hour over the speed limit.


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    bigroad
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    They do the very same here in Ireland .Its called a ghost licence .


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