My learner permit just expired, how do I renew?

Isco

Is this still relevant?

3. My provisional licence or learner permit has expired or is about to expire. How do I renew it?

You may renew your provisional licence or learner permit at any time before it expires, or up to five years after it expires. If applying for your second learner permit, you must provide the following to your Motor Tax Office:
A completed learner permit application form
Your most recent provisional licence or learner permit
Two identical passport-sized photographs, both signed on the back
The application fee
If applying for your third or subsequent learner permit, you must, in addition to the above, provide either (a) a Certificate of Failure showing that you sat the driving test within the previous two years, in which case your learner permit will be renewed for two years; or (b) a confirmation or appointment letter from the RSA showing that you have applied to sit the driving test, in which case your learner permit will be renewed for one year.

If your provisional licence or learner permit has been expired for longer than five years, you cannot renew it. You will be treated as a first-time applicant, meaning that you have to begin the process anew with the theory test.

Or do I need to make an appointment with a NDLS Centre or whatever? As I'm in college i find it very very difficult to get the time to do anything so the option in quotes would be much handier for me.

shelly22

You need to make an appointment with your nearest NDLS centre. You can pre book online, you pay at the centre.

ProudDUB

Some NDLS centres keep slots open for walk in customers. But you have to get there very, very early in the morning to have a chance of being seen that day. It is also not guaranteed that they will have open slots for that day. They won't see you there and then. They'll give you a time later on in the day. You will also find a big queue of people ahead of you when you get there, so it is important to get there very early. It's probably best to just make an appointment, even if it is inconvenient. You can be in and out in 20 minutes.

Where did you get that quoted information from btw? It is very out of date. Motor tax offices do not handle driving licenses anymore. The NDLS centers have been doing it for nearly a year.

Isco

ProudDUB wrote: »

Some NDLS centres keep slots open for walk in customers. But you have to get there very, very early in the morning to have a chance of being seen that day. It is also not guaranteed that they will have open slots for that day. They won't see you there and then. They'll give you a time later on in the day. You will also find a big queue of people ahead of you when you get there, so it is important to get there very early. It's probably best to just make an appointment, even if it is inconvenient. You can be in and out in 20 minutes.

Where did you get that quoted information from btw? It is very out of date. Motor tax offices do not handle driving licenses anymore. The NDLS centers have been doing it for nearly a year.

thanks for the replies, I got it from the FAQ thread, was just checking in there to see if my question would be answered before I posted

ProudDUB

Jazus, that thread is three years old. It could probably do with being removed, if its not going to be updated.