getting learners permit??

mufc2010

read something about doing 12hrs of lessons before getting permit or is it 12 hrs of lessons before applying for full test
in a nut shell i intend on driving around on a learners permit if i get the theory test eye test etc can i apply for learners permit without 12 hrs of lessons?

**Timbuk2**

You apply in the following order:
Pass theory test
Do eye test
Apply for learner permit in motor tax office (€15 for 2 years, you need two passport photos signed at the back, proof of ID e.g. passport, birthcert, certificate of passing the theory test, and the eyesight report form from the eye test [the optician should give you this]). You can apply by post, or at your local motor tax office.

When your learner permit arrives, you can drive provided you are insured in the car you are driving (and it is taxed, NCT'd if appropriate etc.), and you are accompanied by a driver who has held their full car licence for 2 years or more.

You must take a minimum of 12 lessons under the new EDT scheme, and you cannot sit your driving test until you have held your learner permit for 6 months or more (but you can apply before 6 months, you just need to have it for more than 6 months on the day you actually sit the test).

mufc2010

**Timbuk2** wrote: »

You apply in the following order:
Pass theory test
Do eye test
Apply for learner permit in motor tax office (€15 for 2 years, you need two passport photos signed at the back, proof of ID e.g. passport, birthcert, certificate of passing the theory test, and the eyesight report form from the eye test [the optician should give you this]). You can apply by post, or at your local motor tax office.

When your learner permit arrives, you can drive provided you are insured in the car you are driving (and it is taxed, NCT'd if appropriate etc.), and you are accompanied by a driver who has held their full car licence for 2 years or more.

You must take a minimum of 12 lessons under the new EDT scheme, and you cannot sit your driving test until you have held your learner permit for 6 months or more (but you can apply before 6 months, you just need to have it for more than 6 months on the day you actually sit the test).

thanks a million so i can get the learners permit and be driving once i have a qualified driver with me even without doing the 12hrs of lessons

EarlieBird

i have my full licence so i dont care about this

mufc2010

EarlieBird wrote: »

i have my full licence so i dont care about this

well for some

**Timbuk2**

mufc2010 wrote: »

thanks a million so i can get the learners permit and be driving once i have a qualified driver with me even without doing the 12hrs of lessons

Yes, you only need the 12 lessons to do the test, you can drive while accompanied while on your learner permit, without needing to have done any amount of lessons.

You can't drive on motorways, however, and you'll need to display L Plates while you are driving!

mufc2010

**Timbuk2** wrote: »

Yes, you only need the 12 lessons to do the test, you can drive while accompanied while on your learner permit, without needing to have done any amount of lessons.

You can't drive on motorways, however, and you'll need to display L Plates while you are driving!

thanks a million

Permabear

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ADIDriving

OP. A lot of people are getting mixed up about this. I have just been on the phone explaining to another person what has been explained to you above. I think the RSA radio ads are adding a little more confusion then normal.

Faith+1

EarlieBird wrote: »

i have my full licence so i dont care about this

Good for you, obviously it didn't come with manners.