Renewing driving license

ando

Hi guys, quick question.. Do you need to have an eye test to renew a 10 year old driving license (Standard full motorcar license)? Does the licensing authority require eye test results to accompany the new license request?

PaddyFagan

No - See http://www.citizensinformation.ie/categories/travel-and-recreation/motoring-1/driver-licensing/full_driving_licence

All you need is:

- Two identical passport-type photographs, with the reverse of both signed by you.
- Your current or most recently issued driving licence (if you hold or held one in the previous 10 years) and your current or most recently issued learner driving permit (if you hold or held one in the previous five years and it has not been replaced by a driving licence). If your most recent learner permit or driving licence has been lost or stolen, you must complete a lost licence declaration (Form D8.A) which is available from your local Garda Station. You must submit the form, signed and stamped by the Gardaí, with your application.
- A medical report may be required. Download a medical report form (D.501) (pdf) (must be printed back to back on one page). This form is available from your Motor Taxation Office or you can also request form D.501 by post through CitizensInformation.ie. A medical report is compulsory if:
+ you are applying for Categories C, C1, D, D1, EC, EC1, ED or ED1 unless you previously provided a medical report which is still applicable
+ you will be 70 years of age or more on the first day of the period for which the licence is being issued
+ you have any of certain disabilities or diseases
+ you suffer from epilepsy or alcoholism
+ you regularly take drugs or medication that would be likely to impair your ability to drive safely
A registered medical practitioner should carry out your medical examination and then complete the form. You must sign the declaration on the medical report form in the presence of the registered medical practitioner.
- A Certificate of Competency (if you have recently passed a driving test).
- The appropriate fee. If you are applying for your licence by post, pay the fee by cheque, bank draft or postal order, made payable to your local authority. If you are applying for your driving licence in person, you may pay the fee in cash.

soundbyte

Hi,

I need to renew my 10 year licence in the coming weeks, and just wondering can I take the opportunity to add other vehicle categories to the list, i.e. at the moment, I only have a standard car included on my licence.

What other category types can I add on the application form (without having to do any other theory tests or get other certs etc?

Thanks

bladebrew

ithink it is just "w" for work vehichles, afaik you used to automatically get "m" for vehichles under 50cc, but they put a stop to that?
i stand to be corrected here:)