Licence Out Of Date

WorriedSick

Hey,

Just looking for some advice. I bought a car last week, it was a private sale. I made sure that I had valid insurance and tax, however I have to wait before I recieve the insurance disc. Anyway, the day I bought the car, I was pulled over by the guards, they asked for my licence which I didn't have with me, I told them the story about just buying the car. He said that I had to produce my licence, insurance cert and certificate of roadworthiness within 10 days. I said that was fine. The problem is, when I went to look at my provisional licence I realised it was 2 months out of date!! I have sent in a renewal form and was just wondering if I produce my new licence within 10 days, would that be enough or would they realise the issue date of the licence is a few days after I was originally stopped.

The other issue is the Cert of Road Worthiness, I went back to the person who I bought the car from but they didn't get one when they originally bought the car, they only got the NCT disc. Does anyone know if the NCT centres can reissue these certs?? I was considering calling to the garda station and explaining the licence situation as it was a genuine mistake and have no other offences. Any advice would be appreciated, thanks in advance!

Seth Brundle

1. you should have called into the motor tax office and gotten the replacement licence - anyhow, he may do you for driving unaccompanied
2. http://www.ncts.ie/faq.html#18
3. (off topic) how do you know if its a good car given that you did no proper check of its service history?

Berty

If the Garda realises that you have no current license when you were stopped then the Garda could bring you through the court system for driving without a license and without insurance(need license to have insurance).

They may be leniant but, mounts high horse, you should have known you did not have a license, should have known driving on a provisional is illegal and will have to come to terms with the "ignorance is no excuse" rule Gardai and the courts system have.

Biro

Berty wrote: »

If the Garda realises that you have no current license when you were stopped then the Garda could bring you through the court system for driving without a license and without insurance(need license to have insurance).

They may be leniant but, mounts high horse, you should have known you did not have a license, should have known driving on a provisional is illegal and will have to come to terms with the "ignorance is no excuse" rule Gardai and the courts system have.

Actually you're wrong. An expired license for some reason isn't the same as having no license, so he would have been insured.

Fishtits

NCT should be able to issue a replacement disk/cert whatever.

But, you were driving without a license (expired learners permit)

Can't see you getting out of this without a hefty sanction TBH.

Wishbone Ash

WorriedSick wrote:

I was pulled over by the guards, they asked for my licence which I didn't have with me, I told them the story about just buying the car. He said that I had to produce my licence,

It appears that you gave the garda the impression that you had a full Driving Licence?

Berty wrote: »

and without insurance(need license to have insurance)

That is not true. Insurance companies usually ask "do you have, or have you ever held a licence........etc." there are thousands of people driving around in expired licences. That doesn't mean that they are uninsured.

In the case of a full Driving licence, it must have lapsed by 10 years or more before the person is required to go back to a Learner permit.

snowman707

Berty wrote: »

then the Garda could bring you through the court system for driving without a license and without insurance(need license to have insurance)..

NO

not always

some policies state
holds or having held