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3rd learner permit question

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  • 09-01-2015 10:57pm
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    IRISHSPORTSGUY
    Registered Users Posts: 2,276 ✭✭✭


    I never got around to applying for a driving test when I had my first two permits, and according to the RSA website I needed to have a driving test attempted before applying for No. 3.

    For the last couple of years I've been at college and haven't needed a car so it just totally slipped my mind

    Am I now unable to obtain a licence for the rest of my living days or is there another way around this?


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    tink2
    Registered Users Posts: 218 ✭✭tink2


    No you're fine as far as I know, i just applied for my 5th one and once you are within 5 years of expiry of your last one you are fine. If over 5 years you are back to square one & have to do your theory test etc


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    ProudDUB
    Registered Users Posts: 11,569 ✭✭✭✭ProudDUB


    IRISHSPORTSGUY wrote: »
    I never got around to applying for a driving test when I had my first two permits, and according to the RSA website I needed to have a driving test attempted before applying for No. 3.

    For the last couple of years I've been at college and haven't needed a car so it just totally slipped my mind

    Am I now unable to obtain a licence for the rest of my living days or is there another way around this?

    To get you third learner permit, you just have to apply to do the driving test. You don't have to actually sit it, you just have to apply for it. When you apply for the test, you'll be given a confirmation number. You then quote that number when you apply for your learner permit. You can either sit the test, if you feel up to doing so, or you can defer it 'till a later date.


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    IRISHSPORTSGUY
    Registered Users Posts: 2,276 ✭✭✭IRISHSPORTSGUY


    ProudDUB wrote: »
    To get you third learner permit, you just have to apply to do the driving test. You don't have to actually sit it, you just have to apply for it. When you apply for the test, you'll be given a confirmation number. You then quote that number when you apply for your learner permit. You can either sit the test, if you feel up to doing so, or you can defer it 'till a later date.

    Don't you need a current prov. licence to be eligible for the driving test though? Mine has expired


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    ProudDUB
    Registered Users Posts: 11,569 ✭✭✭✭ProudDUB


    IRISHSPORTSGUY wrote: »
    Don't you need a current prov. licence to be eligible for the driving test though? Mine has expired

    No, you do not need to have a current learner permit/provisional license to apply for the driving test. You have to have one to do the actual test, but you don't have to have one just to apply for it.


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    delly
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 7,658 Mod ✭✭✭✭delly


    Apply for test.
    This allows you to apply for learner permit.
    Get learner permit.
    Take test, or don't. Once you have the permit, you don't actually have to take the test, but you loose out on the fee.


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    Dublin Red Devil
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    It's very expensive not to have a license. You do need to apply and pay for tests to keep your learner permit, technically you don't need do the test but you do need proof of application and payment. Also your insurance as an unlicensed driver will be very high and is payable every year.


    Just pass your test.


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    shruikan2553
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,113 ✭✭✭shruikan2553


    Once you have the test booked you can get a new permit for the year. You can defer the date of the test 2 or 3 times before losing your money.


    Is there a limit to how many permits you can get in this manner? I'll be getting my third when I can be assed but not sure if I would pass the test within the year with only getting practice from lessons.


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