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Using irish licence in ni

canhefixit · 2015-07-27 11:21:29

Going to live in the north for anywhere up to a year and was wondering in regards to my irish licence, I want to buy an ni car and get insured with my irish licence is it ok to do this? Is my licence classed as a European licence like can use it any where like that in Europe? That's what I'm finding anyway when I try to…

27-07-2015 11:21am

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Going to live in the north for anywhere up to a year and was wondering in regards to my irish licence, I want to buy an ni car and get insured with my irish licence is it ok to do this?
Is my licence classed as a European licence like can use it any where like that in Europe? That's what I'm finding anyway when I try to find answer on the net
I have the new plastic licence if that makes a difference

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#2 27-07-2015 11:22am

Jayop

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It's perfectly valid until it expires.

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#3 27-07-2015 11:33am

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Jayop wrote: »

It's perfectly valid until it expires.

I thought it was only valid for 6 months, then you have to swap for a UK one? , or is it different because it's the north and they have different rules?

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#4 27-07-2015 11:34am

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EU wide now. I've been using my NI licence in the south for ten years with no issues.

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#5 27-07-2015 11:36am

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http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=59446047

All the info is in this thread.

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