Advertisement
If you have a new account but are having problems posting or verifying your account, please email us on hello@boards.ie for help. Thanks :)
Hello all! Please ensure that you are posting a new thread or question in the appropriate forum. The Feedback forum is overwhelmed with questions that are having to be moved elsewhere. If you need help to verify your account contact hello@boards.ie
Please note that it is not permitted to have referral links posted in your signature. Keep these links contained in the appropriate forum. Thank you.

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2055940817/signature-rules
Hi there,
There is an issue with role permissions that is being worked on at the moment.
If you are having trouble with access or permissions on regional forums please post here to get access: https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058365403/you-do-not-have-permission-for-that#latest

Exchange of licence (UK to Irish)

  • 13-10-2017 8:19am
    #1
    Macy0161
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,556 ✭✭✭


    Finally getting around to starting this process ahead of any potential Brexit complications, from the old Paper UK licence (decades left on it :D ) to Irish.

    The process I get. However, it's the 2-3 month bit where I won't have a hard copy driving licence.

    Do you get a receipt of something that gets you around the whole having to carry your licence "at all times" part of our road traffic laws? I'd hope my driving would be of a standard I won't get pulled for an offence, but I have been asked to produce it checkpoints before?


Comments

  • #2
    Anjobe
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,452 ✭✭✭Anjobe


    They give you a receipt and a scan of your UK licence.

    The amount of time it takes depends on how quickly the issuing licence authority responds. The DVLA in UK seem to be quite quick, my wife and I have both exchanged UK licences this year and each took around 3 weeks.


  • #3
    Macy0161
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,556 ✭✭✭Macy0161


    Have to get the Doctor's form done as well to retain all my categories, so that's my first step really!


  • #4
    Anjobe
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,452 ✭✭✭Anjobe


    Macy0161 wrote: »
    Have to get the Doctor's form done as well to retain all my categories, so that's my first step really!

    You'll get BE and C1+E on your Irish licence, but not D1 - something to do with the length or weight restrictions being different, although I couldn't see any difference when I looked them up! Also, note that the expiry on the group 2 categories is 5 years rather than the normal 10.


Advertisement