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Full Irish Car Licence = Prvisional Motorcycle Licence?

  • 09-02-2011 2:06pm
    #1
    dioltas
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,183 ✭✭✭


    Hey lads,

    Quick question for ye.
    Does a having a full Irish driving licence mean you automatically have a provisional motorcycle licence?

    I'm pretty sure my pink licence doesn't show motorbike on it but I could be wrong.

    Although I remember my blue provisional did have <125cc.

    I'm going through the process of trying to get full motorbike licence in the UK and was told that first I need to exchange my Irish for a UK licence and then do the theory and CBT to get provisional.

    I just phoned the DVLA and I've been told that when I exchange my licence it will mean that I'll have a provisional motorcycle licence automatically. :confused:
    Which would be handy but I'm still not sure if this is right and whether or not I'll need to do the CBT.

    I know there's a lot of posts already about this, but I'm a bit confused and the link from the sticky seems to be dead.
    So does anyone know if the full Irish car means you have provisional motorbike? I mean if I can get a UK provisional licence straight off it should make things a bit easier.

    Thanks


Comments

  • #2
    martydunf
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 403 ✭✭martydunf


    dioltas wrote: »
    So does anyone know if the full Irish car means you have provisional motorbike?

    Thanks

    No AFAIK


  • #3
    seanybiker
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,898 ✭✭✭✭seanybiker


    No it doesn't. Think it used to years ago but not anymore


  • #4
    Wossack
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,044 ✭✭✭Wossack


    short version of your question appears to be:

    if you exchange your full 'B' category irish license for a UK one, what categories will it have

    and tbh, I dont think there would have been any thing in the stickies covering that.. wouldnt really have any reason to doubt what the dvla are telling you


  • #5
    dioltas
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,183 ✭✭✭dioltas


    I've had it before that someone from the DVLA will tell you one thing and then you phone and speak to someone else and you hear the opposite. Had a lot of fun importing a vehicle from Ireland before...

    I just thought it stange that they would give you a provisional one in exchange for a licence that doesn't have one, so wanted to double check this.

    Will just have to wait and see what happens I suppose.


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