Licence information

mazthespark

Does anyone know driving testing / licensing
Basically I want to do the truck and trailer(ec1) licence but by doing that does it also entitle you to the car and trailer (eb1)
Anyone know where in the country you can do these?? Or where I'd get the info iv tried rsa already!

Chimaera

List of driving test centres here: http://www.rsa.ie/Utility/Contact-Us/Driving-Test-Centres/

AIUI, completing the test EC entitles you to a licence for EB also. Your driving instructor should be able to confirm this with you.

Also probably worth doing test EC rather than EC1 unless cost is a big factor. EC covers articulated trucks, EC1 doesn't. Rules on suitable vehicles here: http://www.rotr.ie/your-licence-and-vehicle/representative-vehicles-for-driving-test/index.html

CiniO

mazthespark wrote: »

Does anyone know driving testing / licensing
Basically I want to do the truck and trailer(ec1) licence but by doing that does it also entitle you to the car and trailer (eb1)

Yes.
Your licence category EC1 entitles you to EB as well.
No such thing as EB1 in Ireland.

(3) (a) For the purposes of paragraph (1) a driving licence in respect of a category set out in column (1) of the Table below is regarded as a driving licence in respect of the category or any of the categories set out in column (2) of the Table opposite the mention in column (1) of that category.


TABLE


Category
Categories
(1)
(2)
A1 -- A1 and M
A -- A, A1 and M
B -- B and W
C1 -- B, C1 and W
C -- B, C, C1 and W
D1 -- B, D1 and W
D -- B, D, D1 and W
EB -- B, EB and W
EC1 -- B, C1, EB, EC1 and W
EC -- B, C, C1, EB, EC, EC1 and W
ED1 -- B, D1, EB, ED1 and W
ED -- B, D, D1, EB, ED, ED1 and W
M -- M
W -- W


(b) For the purposes of subparagraph (a) a driving licence shall, in addition to the categories set out in column (2) of the Table above, be regarded as a driving licence in respect of the category M where the person held a driving licence in respect of any of the categories B, EB, C1, EC1, C, EC, D1, ED1, D or ED, at any time during the period of 10 years preceding the commencement day.

http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/2006/en/si/0537.html

Nuttzz

sorry to hijack this thread, if I was looking to get a EB licence, do I have to do a driver theory test?

CiniO

Nuttzz wrote: »

sorry to hijack this thread, if I was looking to get a EB licence, do I have to do a driver theory test?

If you passed your last theory test more than 2 years ago (or not at all), then answer is: yes, you need to do a test.

guil

Chimaera wrote: »

List of driving test centres here: http://www.rsa.ie/Utility/Contact-Us/Driving-Test-Centres/

AIUI, completing the test EC entitles you to a licence for EB also. Your driving instructor should be able to confirm this with you.

Also probably worth doing test EC rather than EC1 unless cost is a big factor. EC covers articulated trucks, EC1 doesn't. Rules on suitable vehicles here: http://www.rotr.ie/your-licence-and-vehicle/representative-vehicles-for-driving-test/index.html

unless the op has a C he can't do an EC