License period validity...

miss no stars · 07-11-2013 12:36pm #1

Can anyone who has had an old pink license for a couple of renewals shed some light on this?

My mum passed her test in 1981. She renewed her license last year (not for the first time obviously) and the issue date corresponds to when she renewed it. However, the validity period is from 1992-2022 (on the right hand side where the categories are). 1992 means nothing in terms of when she's ever renewed it or obtained categories. Can anyone shed some light on this? We don't have anyone in the family who's either still got an old style paper license or if they do they haven't held it for more than 10 years so we don't have anyone to check it against... It seems to imply a 30 year validity but retrospectively so?

Wasn't sure where a to put this, but seeing as there's a lot of discussion about licenses here might fit? Feel free to move elsewhere if its not appropriate here.

I can't tell you why · 07-11-2013 2:10pm

Irish driving licences last 10 years. So 10 years from her last renewal in 2012 makes sense as 2022.
Why they put 1992 there, makes no sense.

miss no stars · 07-11-2013 2:14pm

Darragh D ADI wrote: »

Irish driving licences last 10 years. So 10 years from her last renewal in 2012 makes sense as 2022.
Why they put 1992 there, makes no sense.

Yeah see this is what we were thinking but have nothing to check it against. If it is a mistake I think they should be replacing it for her free of charge as surely a mistake means it can't be used as a legal document? But don't want to go in demanding a new one if its in any way normal if you know what I mean.

I can't tell you why · 07-11-2013 2:16pm

So long as it's current. Who cares?

miss no stars · 07-11-2013 2:34pm

I suppose the issue is that it's supposed to be a legal document that is expensive enough to get for what it is, so the details at least should be correct. If they're not correct, is the document legally valid? We just weren't sure if it is a mistake or if something new came in during 1992 that meant the validity 'from' date is 1992 for all people who held a license then. If its current but not valid then it might as well not be current.

spurious · 07-11-2013 2:42pm

In my categories section, my bike licence is listed as from 1993 but my car one is from 2011.

miss no stars · 07-11-2013 2:53pm

spurious wrote: »

In my categories section, my bike licence is listed as from 1993 but my car one is from 2011.

I'm guessing that's when you got them? If so that's cool, just a bit odd that they picked a time 11 years after she got the license!

I can't tell you why · 07-11-2013 3:06pm

No Garda will have any issue with it. No court will have any issue with it. If you really want it changed now, the new licensing authority will tell you to go away and come back another day...

Ilovelucy · 07-11-2013 8:34pm

That's when her first renewal was after records were computerized. Ring the RSA if you want that verified.

miss no stars · 07-11-2013 9:04pm

Ah brilliant, that makes sense!

MascotDec85 · 08-11-2013 8:55am

I've a pupil starting who got their first LP in May 2012. He recently renewed it (his mum said they had to, I'm totally confused by this). Anyway, apparently the new one arrived the other day and it's valid until October 2014!!

Makes no sense at all. The young lad only turned 17 in April 2012. The only thing I can think of is he had W on the licence at 16 first but I don't think so

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