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penalty points help

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  • 06-05-2010 12:54am
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    jdooley28
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    Right was told I should post this here. Got penalty points this evening I have recently passed my test but haven't had time to apply or a full license yet. Tried to explain this to garda and she told me to produce my license within 10 days. So do I go to the tax office in the morning and apply for a full license and hope it arrives in time. I could bring in my provisional and my certificate of competantancy either but im afraid she will turn around and try do me for driving unaccompanied even though iv passed my test.


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    Midnight_EG
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    Your driver number should be the same, so once you receive your pinky the points will be applied to it.


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    Hooch
    Registered Users Posts: 4,957 ✭✭✭Hooch


    jdooley28 wrote: »
    Right was told I should post this here. Got penalty points this evening I have recently passed my test but haven't had time to apply or a full license yet. Tried to explain this to garda and she told me to produce my license within 10 days. So do I go to the tax office in the morning and apply for a full license and hope it arrives in time. I could bring in my provisional and my certificate of competantancy either but im afraid she will turn around and try do me for driving unaccompanied even though iv passed my test.

    This is a common accurance.

    The points will be applied as the number on learner permit and the licence will be the same

    In regards producing....you were asked for a driving licence....not a learner permit. You are driving on a learner permit until you take your cert of competence to a licencing authority. Your new licence will have an issue date from the day you get it. So when you produce it there will be no record of a licence before that date.....so im afraid you can be summons for no licence. This happens everyweek in court, normally a small fine.


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    murphym7
    Registered Users Posts: 2,035 ✭✭✭murphym7


    jdooley28 wrote: »
    Right was told I should post this here. Got penalty points this evening I have recently passed my test but haven't had time to apply or a full license yet. Tried to explain this to garda and she told me to produce my license within 10 days. So do I go to the tax office in the morning and apply for a full license and hope it arrives in time. I could bring in my provisional and my certificate of competantancy either but im afraid she will turn around and try do me for driving unaccompanied even though iv passed my test.

    If you go to the motor tax office oyu will get your license there and then - produce that and see how you get on with the guards.


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    drunkmonkey
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    nice guy always wrote: »
    so im afraid you can be summons for no licence. This happens everyweek in court, normally a small fine.

    would that mean then he would pay the fine for no licence but not get points as he did not have a licence?


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    murphym7
    Registered Users Posts: 2,035 ✭✭✭murphym7


    drunkmonkey wrote: »
    would that mean then he would pay the fine for no licence but not get points as he did not have a licence?

    Definelty get the points.


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    Hooch
    Registered Users Posts: 4,957 ✭✭✭Hooch


    drunkmonkey wrote: »
    would that mean then he would pay the fine for no licence but not get points as he did not have a licence?

    As of the new legislation your points for a learner permit are infact attached to your personal file in the licencing authority (hense why your file number, the black one on licence, remains the same). They are not attached to your licence as such until you receive a full licence.

    Before you throw it back....yes it does mean learner permit holders can get points, its just held on their file and not licence.

    Sounds silly but it make sense....in a weird roundabout way.


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    jdooley28
    Registered Users Posts: 523 ✭✭✭jdooley28


    murphym7 wrote: »
    If you go to the motor tax office oyu will get your license there and then - produce that and see how you get on with the guards.

    Wel I went there this morning but was told it could only be sent out as soon as possible and not be made up on the spot.


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    murphym7
    Registered Users Posts: 2,035 ✭✭✭murphym7


    jdooley28 wrote: »
    Wel I went there this morning but was told it could only be sent out as soon as possible and not be made up on the spot.

    That sucks - I was able to get mine there and then. Unless its a work to rule rubbish or something.


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