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Surrender learner permit?

  • 02-03-2017 11:22pm
    #1
    The Young Wan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,398 ✭✭✭


    I've passed my test today. When I go to my NDLS appointment next week to apply for my full licence, will they take my permit from me there and then?


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  • #2
    irishfire
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 93 ✭✭irishfire


    First off congratulations!

    Go to your NDLS appointment and apply for your full licence, it will come in the post after a few days and that letter gives a PO box address to return your old learner permit to.

    I don't think your under an obligation to as I've never heard of them being followed up on but they do ask you to post them down.

    So no, you retain your learner permit and receipt of application as proof of your full license.


  • #3
    The Young Wan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,398 ✭✭✭The Young Wan


    irishfire wrote: »
    First off congratulations!

    Go to your NDLS appointment and apply for your full licence, it will come in the post after a few days and that letter gives a PO box address to return your old learner permit to.

    I don't think your under an obligation to as I've never heard of them being followed up on but they do ask you to post them down.

    So no, you retain your learner permit and receipt of application as proof of your full license.

    Thank you, was the expecting a pass so a good start to the morning.

    Great. Thank you. I'll be still insured on the car until tomorrow evening so I was wondering if I go to get the licence tomorrow will I be able to drive home from it with a licence at all that day.


  • #4
    Crazyteacher
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,438 ✭✭✭Crazyteacher


    The day I passed I went straight in to the ndls too and my learner permit was taken off me along with my certificate of competency. I just took a photo of them with my phone just in case but the new license came out to meveryone in 3 days anyway.


  • #5
    cantdecide
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,465 ✭✭✭✭cantdecide


    Crazyteacher wrote: »
    The day I passed I went straight in to the ndls too and my learner permit was taken off me along with my certificate of competency.

    This once was the case but now...

    This is the case.
    irishfire wrote: »
    Go to your NDLS appointment and apply for your full licence, it will come in the post after a few days and that letter gives a PO box address to return your old learner permit to.

    That's assuming the permit will still be in-date on the day you go to the NDLS centre.

    Congrats :)


  • #6
    Wanderer41
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 240 ✭✭Wanderer41


    My learner permit wasn't taken off me when I applied for my full licence a few weeks ago. I think the letter just said to destroy my old licence, but I may be wrong. Either way you don't hand in your learner's permit at the NDLS centre.


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  • #7
    parishsavings
    Closed Accounts Posts: 165 ✭✭parishsavings


    If you passed the test, for example, in March, but didn't apply for full licence until say June, what date would appear on the licence...March or June?
    Just thinking here where there are a few categories on LP, it would be handy to pass the few categories and then renew the full licence just once


  • #8
    The Young Wan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,398 ✭✭✭The Young Wan


    cantdecide wrote: »
    This once was the case but now...

    This is the case.



    That's assuming the permit will still be in-date on the day you go to the NDLS centre.

    Congrats :)

    Thank you! My permit is valid until September 2018 but it seems a little pointless to have it now I don't need it!

    Still, could use it as an ID if I ever need to - I'm 25 but i look about 16.


  • #9
    cantdecide
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,465 ✭✭✭✭cantdecide


    parishsavings wrote: »
    If you passed the test, for example, in March, but didn't apply for full licence until say June, what date would appear on the licence...March or June?

    June in this example. The category start date is the day you apply to the NDLS regardless of when you pass the test :)
    parishsavings wrote: »
    Just thinking here where there are a few categories on LP, it would be handy to pass the few categories and then renew the full licence just once

    True but bear in mind that cat B is a prerequisite for cats BE, C (and CE) as well as D (and DE). If you already had a full B and wanted to pick up the higher categories, you could apply for a permit in BE, A, C & D and pass all those tests over on the same learner permit and add them all at once - they would all have the same category start date :)


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