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From UK driving licence to IRE driving licence

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  • 11-07-2017 9:12pm
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    relocatelondon
    Registered Users Posts: 24 ✭


    Hi

    After relocating to Dublin from London I want to exchange my UK driving licence for an Irish Driving licence..The only reason I got a an English driving was for cheaper car insurance in the UK. To get my English licence I had to hand over my Irish driving licence

    I would be grateful for any guidance

    Cheers
    M


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    Fratton Fred
    Closed Accounts Posts: 26,567 ✭✭✭✭Fratton Fred


    relocatelondon wrote: »
    Hi

    After relocating to Dublin from London I want to exchange my UK driving licence for an Irish Driving licence..The only reason I got a an English driving was for cheaper car insurance in the UK. To get my English licence I had to hand over my Irish driving licence

    I would be grateful for any guidance

    Cheers
    M

    Personally, i would keep it until it expires as there is no advantage in having an Irish licence, unless you want to drive a tractor. (I think a UK licence gives you the right to drive a 7.5 tonne van, whereas an Irish licence gives you the right to drive a tractor instead)

    These are the guys to speak to though https://www.ndls.ie/ they are up in Leopardstown shopping centre.


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    CeilingFly
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,378 ✭✭✭CeilingFly


    My uk licence is valid til 2038 (old style) - no issue using it here since 1999. :)


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    Fratton Fred
    Closed Accounts Posts: 26,567 ✭✭✭✭Fratton Fred


    CeilingFly wrote: »
    My uk licence is valid til 2038 (old style) - no issue using it here since 1999. :)

    Aah, I changed address not long before I moved to Ireland, which meant my new licence had a ten year lifespan.


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