Proof of ID for learner permit

Tartopher

Hi,

I was just wondering if there were alternative forms of id that would be accepted for the learner permit. I don't really want to send my birth cert or passport by post in case they get lost.
And for those of you who did send their passport/birth cert did you get it back safe and sound?

Thanks!

Richie15

I think for a first application it has to be a birth cert. Far as I know you don't get it back, I don't remember getting mine back (and I went into the office with it). The passport is just in case they need photo ID at the desk.

If you're worried about the security of the post, you can register it for about €5. Then the envelope is automatically insured for a certain amount (should be enough for a new passport). Ask in any Post Office for more details.

Midnight_EG

Why are you sending anything off? o_O


Go to a tax office with all the relevant paperwork and your passport, that's it?

Richie15

Midnight_EG wrote: »

Why are you sending anything off? o_O

Sometimes it's more convenient to post it, the office is only open 9:30 to 3:30.

Permabear

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DO'Carlo/Wex

Yeah I concur with what Donegalfella says.
When I got my first-ever provisional licence I had to be there & they just photocopied my passport & birth-certificate IIRC.
Think it was same thing 2d-time around when I got Learners' Permit.
They can't hold onto your' Birth Cert surely? I wouldn't trust the Postal Service tbh. It's a valued document. Both are. How would you travel without these documents in the future? You need Birth Certificate for to get Passport, you need Passport to travel.
Just go with a photocopy of both.

Richie15

DO'Carlo/Wex wrote: »

It's a valued document. Both are. How would you travel without these documents in the future? You need Birth Certificate for to get Passport, you need Passport to travel.
Just go with a photocopy of both.

You can just go into the office of the Registry for Births, Deaths and Marriages and get a new one for about €10. Anyway I don't think you need a birth cert for a second or subsequent passport. You can't send a copy to the motor tax office, it has to be an original. Just send the birth cert. If you're worried about it, register the letter, as I said. The insurance will easily cover the cost of a new birth cert. It's only a piece of paper, remember. It's not like you're sending your identity to them.

Wishbone Ash

donegalfella wrote: »

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DO'Carlo/Wex wrote: »

They can't hold onto your' Birth Cert

Richie15 wrote: »

You can just go into the office of the Registry for Births, Deaths and Marriages and get a new one for about €10

I'm going to go on a bit of a rant here so apologies but it annoys me when employers, official bodies etc. request an "original birth certificate".

Everyone has only one original Birth/Marriage/Death Certificate and it is kept at the Registrar's office. Any Birth/Marriage/Death certs which are ordered from the Registry are "copies" of the original. What employer's, public bodies etc. are asking for is a written copy of the original - but not the original itself!

Richie15

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

I'm going to go on a bit of a rant here so apologies but it annoys me when employers, official bodies etc. request an "original birth certificate".

Everyone has only one original Birth/Marriage/Death Certificate and it is kept at the Registrar's office. Any Birth/Marriage/Death certs which are ordered from the Registry are "copies" of the original. What employer's, public bodies etc. are asking for is a written copy of the original - but not the original itself!

That's the kind of thing I'd be pointing out if I knew it!
So the proper way to say it would be "official copy of Brirth Cert" then? To differentiate it from a copy you made on a library photocopier, for example.

Funsterdelux

I've sent my birthcert off in the post many times, no problems at all. As the man says, you can always go to your local motor tax office.

Midnight_EG

Funsterdelux wrote: »

I've sent my birthcert off in the post many times, no problems at all. As the man says, you can always go to your local motor tax office.

Not a man for another 9 days



:L

Funsterdelux

Midnight_EG wrote: »

Not a man for another 9 days

Its just a figure of speech

Midnight_EG

Of course

L1011

Midnight_EG wrote: »

Why are you sending anything off? o_O


Go to a tax office with all the relevant paperwork and your passport, that's it?

Depending where you live, it can be impossible to get to your local tax office without a car, which is a bit of a problem when you're applying to get a learners permit! North Kildare (Leixlip/Celbridge/Maynooth/Kilcock) has no logical easy connection to Naas by public transport for instance - and there are definitely other similar scenarios around the country.

Permabear

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Tartopher

Thanks for all the replies.
I guess I'll just go over with the documents and save myself the potential hassle of trying to get them back after.:rolleyes: