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Provisional Licence Expired, Need Advice on Where I Stand Now

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  • 08-04-2015 2:32pm
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    Fish Bloke
    Registered Users Posts: 91 ✭✭


    I got a provisional licence in 2008 and drove for a couple of years.
    I had to sell my car so I basically stopped driving altogether.
    I didn't take my driving test.
    My provisional licence expired in 2013.


    What steps do I need to take to in order to get a new learner permit and apply for and take my driving test?

    • Afaik, I'll need to resit the theory test before reapplying for the new learner permit. Is this correct?

    • What about the 12 EDT lesson requirement? Is this a requirement for a second permit? I did take a certified 10 lesson course with a local school at the time.

    • Will the 6 month exclusion period before taking the test apply to me?


    Thanks. :)
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    jimgoose
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    If your permit expired in 2013, you have until 2018 to renew it before you revert to complete "newbie" status on the NDLS system. You don't need to re-sit the theory test, and since you got the permit before April 2011 you don't need to do EDT either. The six-month waiting thing doesn't apply. So, good news Ted! :D


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    Fish Bloke
    Registered Users Posts: 91 ✭✭Fish Bloke


    Jesus, that's better news than I expected, thanks!


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    messrs
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    jimgoose wrote: »
    If your permit expired in 2013, you have until 2018 to renew it before you revert to complete "newbie" status on the NDLS system. You don't need to re-sit the theory test, and since you got the permit before April 2011 you don't need to do EDT either. The six-month waiting thing doesn't apply. So, good news Ted! :D

    does this mean you have a 5 year period where you can re new your learner permit - or do you just mean 2018 is the closing date for doing something like this? I am in a similar situation myself, only different been I was on my 3rd learner permit - would the circumstances be the same for me?


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    jimgoose
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    messrs wrote: »
    does this mean you have a 5 year period where you can re new your learner permit - or do you just mean 2018 is the closing date for doing something like this? I am in a similar situation myself, only different been I was on my 3rd learner permit - would the circumstances be the same for me?

    What I mean is, you have five years from the date of expiry of a learner permit within which to renew it. After that, you are treated as a first-time applicant for the particular vehicle category. For a full driver's license, that time-limit is ten years.


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    messrs
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    jimgoose wrote: »
    What I mean is, you have five years from the date of expiry of a learner permit within which to renew it. After that, you are treated as a first-time applicant for the particular vehicle category. For a full driver's license, that time-limit is ten years.

    That's great, thanks for that :)


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    jimgoose
    Registered Users Posts: 20,176 ✭✭✭✭jimgoose


    messrs wrote: »
    That's great, thanks for that :)

    You are welcome. Bear in mind in your case you'll need evidence of a forthcoming driving test appointment, in which case you'll be able to get a 1-year permit, or evidence of having recently failed a driving test, in which case you'll get a 2-year permit. Best of luck.


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