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NDLS - National Driver Licence Service centres (Qs, waiting times, etc)

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    #452
    miss no stars
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,957 ✭✭✭miss no stars


    Alternatively, park in the multistorey and enter that way, go up the escalator and it's across the void from you, just down from Menarys.


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    #453
    DubVelo
    Registered Users Posts: 581 ✭✭✭DubVelo


    Are you allowed drive while you're waiting for your renewal to come out?


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    #454
    Fred Swanson
    Closed Accounts Posts: 21,730 ✭✭✭✭Fred Swanson


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    #455
    Chris_Heilong
    Registered Users Posts: 4,974 ✭✭✭Chris_Heilong


    DubVelo wrote: »
    Are you allowed drive while you're waiting for your renewal to come out?

    The lady in the center told my wife to bring the letter she got from the center with her to show whe is waiting on her new license, That was 3 weeks ago and still nothing in the post.


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    #456
    Paulw
    Registered Users Posts: 13,381 ✭✭✭✭Paulw


    Anyone know the actual wait time to receive your license right now?

    I'm waiting just over 3 weeks now. :(


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    #457
    Beano
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,357 ✭✭✭Beano


    Paulw wrote: »
    Anyone know the actual wait time to receive your license right now?

    I'm waiting just over 3 weeks now. :(

    i applied for mine on august 13 and had it less than a week later.


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    #458
    Paulw
    Registered Users Posts: 13,381 ✭✭✭✭Paulw


    Beano wrote: »
    i applied for mine on august 13 and had it less than a week later.

    I was in on the 20th and still nothing has arrived yet.


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    #459
    Beano
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,357 ✭✭✭Beano


    Paulw wrote: »
    I was in on the 20th and still nothing has arrived yet.

    i applied in Clarehall in case thats makes any difference


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    #460
    Paulw
    Registered Users Posts: 13,381 ✭✭✭✭Paulw


    Beano wrote: »
    i applied in Clarehall in case thats makes any difference

    I did it in Omni, Santry.

    Just fed up waiting and not knowing. Their email response is always a few days too, so I have no idea what is going on.


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    #461
    theintern
    Registered Users Posts: 590 ✭✭✭theintern


    Just in case anyone was wondering how things are with the Galway centre, here's an update. Ordered mine Saturday 23rd of August, arrived with no appointment at 8.40 and was out of there by about 9.20. It was a free name change licence.

    Was told 5-8 business days, it arrived yesterday, Thursday 11th September, so 14 business days later. A fair bit longer than they said.


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    #462
    Paulw
    Registered Users Posts: 13,381 ✭✭✭✭Paulw


    Turns out that my permit must have been "lost in the post", so they required me to fill out the form again, have it signed and stamped by the Gardai to say it was lost, and then I had to go back in to the NDLS centre to go through the process again ... so another 10 day wait.

    I argued with them that since I never received the permit, that I hadn't lost it. How can I declare that I lost something that I never had? The Garda took that view too and refused to sign the form, until I explained it a few times, she then reluctantly signed it.

    Anyway, I will now await it .... again ... and hope it doesn't get lost this time.


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    #463
    Eric159
    Registered Users Posts: 57 ✭✭Eric159


    Mine took 10 working days to come in the post. Not sure about other counties but the NDLS centre in Waterford is poor. Only two booths there in a box room. Went in and there was 20 people in queue.. came back another day.


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    #464
    Beano
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,357 ✭✭✭Beano


    Eric159 wrote: »
    Mine took 10 working days to come in the post. Not sure about other counties but the NDLS centre in Waterford is poor. Only two booths there in a box room. Went in and there was 20 people in queue.. came back another day.

    why not make an appointment instead of turning up on spec?


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    #465
    mikemac1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,395 ✭✭✭✭mikemac1


    Last month it took me 2 weeks to get an appointment for Leopardstown.

    Took 12 working days to get it in the post


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    #466
    MadYaker
    Registered Users Posts: 12,218 ✭✭✭✭MadYaker


    I booked an appointment at the office in Galway, the place was totally booked out for about 3 weeks. When the day came around I couldn't make it to my appointment in the evening so I went in the morning instead when it was apparently booked out. The place was completely empty, I walked straight up to the counter and was done in 5 minutes.


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    #467
    Eric159
    Registered Users Posts: 57 ✭✭Eric159


    Beano wrote: »
    why not make an appointment instead of turning up on spec?

    Didn't check the website for appointments first time :rolleyes: Still doesn't make up for the poor set-up, being the only NDLS centre in Waterford.


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    #468
    spillit67
    Registered Users Posts: 695 ✭✭✭spillit67


    From googling with me being mildly concerned I just saw this now. I've been waiting 8 working days now on a new licence as my old one was stolen. I'm sitting my test on Thursday (which I've taken the day off for) meaning if this hasn't arrived by then I can't sit it. I was never told about a backlog when I was at the centre (which I took the morning off to go to) and was informed 5-10 days by the person at the centre. Needless to say if this hasn't arrived by then then I am going to be livid, I would have cancelled if I knew.


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    #469
    shinikins
    Registered Users Posts: 7,842 ✭✭✭shinikins


    spillit67 wrote: »
    Needless to say if this hasn't arrived by then then I am going to be livid, I would have cancelled if I knew.

    So call and reschedule the test before you lose €85!


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    #470
    shinikins
    Registered Users Posts: 7,842 ✭✭✭shinikins


    spillit67 wrote: »
    Needless to say if this hasn't arrived by then then I am going to be livid, I would have cancelled if I knew.

    So call and reschedule the test before you lose €85!


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    #471
    Fred Swanson
    Closed Accounts Posts: 21,730 ✭✭✭✭Fred Swanson


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    #472
    CYHSN
    Registered Users Posts: 194 ✭✭CYHSN


    Is it possible to book an appointment in a center if your applying for your first provisional license? I have never held one before. It asks online for a driver number which I haven't got and won't let me proceed without it.


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    #473
    Beano
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,357 ✭✭✭Beano


    CYHSN wrote: »
    Is it possible to book an appointment in a center if your applying for your first provisional license? I have never held one before. It asks online for a driver number which I haven't got and won't let me proceed without it.

    you can login using your PPSN if you dont have a driver number.


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    #474
    Chris_Heilong
    Registered Users Posts: 4,974 ✭✭✭Chris_Heilong


    Paulw wrote: »
    Turns out that my permit must have been "lost in the post", so they required me to fill out the form again, have it signed and stamped by the Gardai to say it was lost, and then I had to go back in to the NDLS centre to go through the process again ... so another 10 day wait.

    I argued with them that since I never received the permit, that I hadn't lost it. How can I declare that I lost something that I never had? The Garda took that view too and refused to sign the form, until I explained it a few times, she then reluctantly signed it.

    Anyway, I will now await it .... again ... and hope it doesn't get lost this time.

    Did they ask you to pay again? real joke that, I guess a lot of permits will get lost in the post instead of them admitting negligence on their part, my wife has waited over a month so far with no answer fro their email service for over 5 days.


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    #475
    Vologda69
    Registered Users Posts: 925 ✭✭✭Vologda69


    You can book with just a Ppsn number too. There are two booking options on the website
    CYHSN wrote: »
    Is it possible to book an appointment in a center if your applying for your first provisional license? I have never held one before. It asks online for a driver number which I haven't got and won't let me proceed without it.


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    #476
    spillit67
    Registered Users Posts: 695 ✭✭✭spillit67


    Fred Swanson wrote: »
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    Yep 10 days notice required. Still waiting. 2 more mornings for it to turn up.

    I'm glad I have the privilege of paying for such an efficient service.


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    #477
    DubVelo
    Registered Users Posts: 581 ✭✭✭DubVelo


    spillit67 wrote: »
    Yep 10 days notice required. Still waiting. 2 more mornings for it to turn up.

    I'm glad I have the privilege of paying for such an efficient service.

    It's always worth a try though, especially in your circumstance. Give 'em a call and plead your case, blame NDLS, offer proof that you applied for the permit in good time etc.


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    #478
    jimgoose
    Registered Users Posts: 20,177 ✭✭✭✭jimgoose


    Biddle-dip Biddle-dip Biddle-dip. Newsflash. I have an appointment for Tuesday to renew my license, and don't have anything much to hand that shows my PPSN number except payslips, which we get in electronic form as PDF documents. I gave the NDLS a tinkle to find out if a full-colour print of one of these would suffice, and in the course of this conversation it emerged that they only accept payslips of Government origin, i.e. the Civil Service and so forth. This is not mentioned on their website, it just lists "Payslip or P60/P45" under acceptable documents for the PPSN. However, your most recent P60 is fine, being of Government origin.


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    #479
    Beano
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,357 ✭✭✭Beano


    do you not have a P60?


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    #480
    jimgoose
    Registered Users Posts: 20,177 ✭✭✭✭jimgoose


    Beano wrote: »
    do you not have a P60?

    Um, yes, of course. That's not really the point.


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    #481
    shinikins
    Registered Users Posts: 7,842 ✭✭✭shinikins


    jimgoose wrote: »
    Biddle-dip Biddle-dip Biddle-dip. Newsflash. I have an appointment for Tuesday to renew my license, and don't have anything much to hand that shows my PPSN number except payslips, which we get in electronic form as PDF documents. I gave the NDLS a tinkle to find out if a full-colour print of one of these would suffice, and in the course of this conversation it emerged that they only accept payslips of Government origin, i.e. the Civil Service and so forth. This is not mentioned on their website, it just lists "Payslip or P60/P45" under acceptable documents for the PPSN. However, your most recent P60 is fine, being of Government origin.

    Stupid outsourced call centre. Your payslip is fine, your ppsn has been verified with Revenue through your employer, so whoever you spoke to was talking throught their proverbial! Print out the payslip and bring it with you, it's on the list of acceptable documents.


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