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some info required on provisional/driving test

  • 14-02-2011 6:09pm
    #1
    whoopdedoo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 503 ✭✭✭


    hi all,

    i'm not currently driving and my last prov expired about a year ago. I hope to buy a van in the next 2/3 months to emigrate and as yet haven't applied for a provisional. The RSA website is confusing me to fcuk!!

    Can I apply for and pass a test for a car with the van category selected too and then when I pass me test buy the van.

    I've never held a prov for a van before, only 4 provs for forklift work in 97 and cars. will i be hit with the 6 month rule if i want to apply for a van test (n1)? will i be tested in a van or a car? i have driven small/medium vans in the past with no more difficulty than a car, i hope this doesn't cause me to be stuck here any longer than i have to.

    thanks in advance


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  • #2
    whoopdedoo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 503 ✭✭✭whoopdedoo


    thansk mod /\ :)


  • #3
    Alanstrainor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,157 ✭✭✭✭Alanstrainor


    whoopdedoo wrote: »
    thansk mod /\ :)

    No worries, apologies i did intend on replying after i moved it but just forgot!

    Since your last Learner Permit has only been expired for a year, you should be able to apply for a new one without having to complete a theory test. This would also mean that you do not have to wait 6 months until you can sit your test. You would be able to sit your test straight away.

    Now, what kind of van are we talking about here? If it's a small van then you should only need a normal B license.


  • #4
    whoopdedoo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 503 ✭✭✭whoopdedoo


    Alanstrainor wrote: »
    No worries, apologies i did intend on replying after i moved it but just forgot!

    Since your last Learner Permit has only been expired for a year, you should be able to apply for a new one without having to complete a theory test. This would also mean that you do not have to wait 6 months until you can sit your test. You would be able to sit your test straight away.

    Now, what kind of van are we talking about here? If it's a small van then you should only need a normal B license.

    I'm hoping to buy a berlingo shape but if the right hiace style came along for the right money I would have considered it too. So it seems it's all down to weight at the end of the day.

    I checked a link to citizensinfo just there and seen the b category, don't know where I seen it but thought vans were in cat n.


  • #5
    ADIDriving
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 834 ✭✭✭ADIDriving


    Berlingos, Hiace even long, tall,Transits are in category B ( cars and vans ). Trucks are category C. No such thing as category N vehicles on Irish roads.
    If you had a learner permit / provisional licence for cars a year ago, you can get that renewed and apply for you test straight away. Consider accepting short notice, replacing a canceled test, if you are in a hurry and confident you can pass. 6 month rule does not apply to you.


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