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New drivers licence

  • 28-05-2013 10:25pm
    #1
    alex.simpson
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7 ✭


    Does anybody know on average how long it takes to get the new drivers licences? One of my friends had to wait over 2 months for his I ****ing well hope I don't have to wait that long as ill be out of the country long before then


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  • #2
    alex.simpson
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7 ✭alex.simpson


    alex.simpson wrote: »
    Does anybody know on average how long it takes to get the new drivers licences? One of my friends had to wait over 2 months for his I ****ing well hope I don't have to wait that long as ill be out of the country long before then

    By the way it's in Navan I passed my test and applied. my friends were in Dundalk, but I assume everything goes through rsa headquarters or some **** anyway


  • #3
    wmpdd3
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,625 ✭✭✭wmpdd3


    I applied in January in Waterford. I was stopped by the police and I showed him my receipt, he didn't hold much hope in having it any time soon. I have heard of people kicking up a stick and getting it within 3 weeks.


  • #4
    java
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 319 ✭✭java


    I submitted a licence renewal to Dublin City Motor Tax and had it back just over 3 weeks later. This was beginning of April.


  • #5
    ShaunC
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 925 ✭✭✭ShaunC


    I renewed my driving licence about a month ago and had my shiny new credit card type licence in 7, yes SEVEN days.


  • #6
    Tom Young
    Legal Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 4,338 Mod ✭✭✭✭Tom Young


    3 weeks. Can be quicker.


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  • #7
    yer man!
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,653 ✭✭✭yer man!


    Got mine in 10 days with Galway coco


  • #8
    Prodigious
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,827 ✭✭✭Prodigious


    I got mine in 5 through Navan.


  • #9
    Cienciano
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,329 ✭✭✭✭Cienciano


    There is a thread on it in motors, and one in learning to drive.
    The applications go through your local office, your waiting time will depend on their backlog. I went through Clondalkin, took me 5 weeks. Best thing to do is ring the office and they'll give you a good idea. I rang and asked cos I was frustrated waiting and they said roughly 5 weeks and they were spot on.
    Other posters had similar experiences in different offices.
    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=84816694#post84816694
    No mention of navan. But give them a bell.


  • #10
    Ericaa
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 534 ✭✭✭Ericaa


    4/5 weeks in Waterford.


  • #11
    Fred Swanson
    Closed Accounts Posts: 21,730 ✭✭✭✭Fred Swanson


    This post has been deleted.


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  • #12
    wmpdd3
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,625 ✭✭✭wmpdd3


    Ericaa wrote: »
    4/5 weeks in Waterford.

    id better call them so. it was the last week in january that i applied.


  • #13
    Ericaa
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 534 ✭✭✭Ericaa


    wmpdd3 wrote: »
    id better call them so. it was the last week in january that i applied.

    Oh gosh really?
    I'd definitely ring them! I applied on the 16th of April and had it four and a half weeks later.
    Just about a week before I applied they put up a notice on the RSA website that there's a backlog, so most places were taking about two weeks longer to process applications. Considering you applied a good bit earlier than me, you probably should have had yours in two or three weeks!


  • #14
    NoQuarter
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,632 ✭✭✭NoQuarter


    They told me there is a 4 weeks wait today in Dublin.


  • #15
    johnnyskeleton
    Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Politics Moderators Posts: 14,550 Mod ✭✭✭✭johnnyskeleton


    These threads often serve as a gentle reminder to see if the drivers license is still in date!


  • #16
    endacl
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,410 ✭✭✭✭endacl


    And the legal point under discussion in 'legal discussion' would be...?


  • #17
    alex.simpson
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7 ✭alex.simpson


    endacl wrote: »
    And the legal point under discussion in 'legal discussion' would be...?

    That you legally need a drivers licence to drive on the roads?


  • #18
    mikemac1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,395 ✭✭✭✭mikemac1


    10 days North Tipp


  • #19
    L'prof
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,046 ✭✭✭✭L'prof


    Just wondering, is there a date by which my old driving licence will no longer be accepted? I got it just before the new ones came in, so it expires in just over 9 years :p


  • #20
    alex.simpson
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7 ✭alex.simpson


    L'prof wrote: »
    Just wondering, is there a date by which my old driving licence will no longer be accepted? I got it just before the new ones came in, so it expires in just over 9 years :p

    No, but when it expires in 9 years time you will have to replace it for the new one


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