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Renewing Driving Licence while out of the country

  • 19-07-2008 9:48pm
    #1
    irelandsown
    Closed Accounts Posts: 122 ✭✭


    Anyone know how to renew a license if your out of the country? Mine expires next year but I'll be in Australia. I wont be able to drive over there if my license is expired. I cant renew until 3 months before it expires which is not until July 09.


Comments

  • #2
    Victor
    Registered Users Posts: 78,234 ✭✭✭✭Victor


    Probably best if you talk to your local council - its the motor tax office that issues licences.


  • #3
    jimmycrackcorm
    Registered Users Posts: 14,326 ✭✭✭✭jimmycrackcorm


    Prepare everything before you go away so that you can Post from Oz.


  • #4
    p
    Registered Users Posts: 2,119 ✭✭✭p


    You can just do it by post. You can download the forms online etc....

    Just get friends or family here to post it to you out in Oz. Course, I'm sure if you just go into them with all forms filled now, they'll give you a new one no probs.


  • #5
    dsane1
    Registered Users Posts: 413 ✭✭dsane1


    Just wondering ,if you lost your current licence would they just issue a new one for the remainder or could you get a 10 year ?


  • #6
    Alun
    Registered Users Posts: 21,418 ✭✭✭✭Alun


    dsane1 wrote: »
    Just wondering ,if you lost your current licence would they just issue a new one for the remainder or could you get a 10 year ?
    I wondered that too ... if they'll issue a replacement that's valid for 10 years then I'd just conveniently 'lose' it.


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  • #7
    L1011
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 67,523 Mod ✭✭✭✭L1011


    Replacements last to the date of the licence they're replacing - or at least mine does.


  • #8
    Moonbeam
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 18,952 Mod ✭✭✭✭Moonbeam


    swop it for an Oz one? and then you swop it for an irish one on return.


  • #9
    L1011
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 67,523 Mod ✭✭✭✭L1011


    Moonbeam wrote: »
    swop it for an Oz one? and then you swop it for an irish one on return.

    This would work if Australia let you exchange - I'm not sure it is mutual but we do definately let Aussie licences swap here.

    Problem then could be getting penalty points (or are they called demerit points? something like that) in Australia.


  • #10
    Moonbeam
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 18,952 Mod ✭✭✭✭Moonbeam


    There is.

    It was even a case at one stage that they didn't quite understand our provisional licence system so a 3rd prov could get you a full licence that you could exchange on return to Ireland:)


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