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Changing driver licence

  • 15-11-2017 10:01AM
    #1
    Mar4ix
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,359 ✭✭✭


    Hi folks, just a quick question, if changing foreign EU driver license with (B) category to Irish one, is motorbike/scooter (AM) and tractor (W) comes on them?

    Thanks


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  • #2
    biko
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 81,219 ✭✭✭✭biko


    No
    If you have B only on the foreign licence then you get B only on Irish licence.

    based on a mate from EU that swapped over a couple years back


  • #3
    boardsuser1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,186 ✭✭✭boardsuser1


    My knowledge of exchanging foreign licences isn't great.

    I understand it is only like for like.

    A former colleague went to Australia during the recession and picked up various different licences over there but the one they did not grant him was category CE and on his return to this jurisdiction he wasn't permitted to get it either.

    Whatever he had on his Australian licence was what he got exchanged to an Irish licence.

    What i do know however is in relation to Irish cases is as follows:

    If you held category B before October 2006 you automatically get category AM (Formerly M) and category W.

    If you held Category B before November 1989 and born before November 1972 you were automatically allowed category BE (Formerly EB), this amnesty ended in 2013 however.


  • #4
    CiniO
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,069 ✭✭✭✭CiniO


    I held category B licence from 1999 abroad and swapped it for Irish licence in 2008.
    They didn't give me AM or W.

    My wife had category B from 2001 abroad and swapped licence for Irish in 2008 same time as me in same motortax office.
    She got B and W, but did not get AM.

    So it proves nothing really as it looks like they used to give categories just in line with what they randomly ticked in the office there.


  • #5
    boardsuser1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,186 ✭✭✭boardsuser1


    CiniO wrote: »
    I held category B licence from 1999 abroad and swapped it for Irish licence in 2008.
    They didn't give me AM or W.

    My wife had category B from 2001 abroad and swapped licence for Irish in 2008 same time as me in same motortax office.
    She got B and W, but did not get AM.

    So it proves nothing really as it looks like they used to give categories just in line with what they randomly ticked in the office there.

    The lady in the NDLS spelled it out to me very clearly the other day

    "We do things a bit differently to them" meaning the tax office i can only assume.

    This all being since 2013.


  • #6
    redcup342
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,387 ✭✭✭redcup342


    Bit weird alright, exchanged my Irish one to a Dutch one, got M Category in addition to B and W.

    Never drove a Scooter in my life up until 2 weeks ago :)


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  • #7
    CiniO
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,069 ✭✭✭✭CiniO


    redcup342 wrote: »
    Bit weird alright, exchanged my Irish one to a Dutch one, got M Category in addition to B and W.

    Never drove a Scooter in my life up until 2 weeks ago :)

    The thing is that in most EU countries B category entitles you to ride a moped (up to 50ccm). In some in even entitles you to ride 125ccm moped/scooter.
    And that's no matter if your category AM is included in your licence or not.


  • #8
    boardsuser1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,186 ✭✭✭boardsuser1


    CiniO wrote: »
    The thing is that in most EU countries B category entitles you to ride a moped (up to 50ccm). In some in even entitles you to ride 125ccm moped/scooter.
    And that's no matter if your category AM is included in your licence or not.

    Why did Ireland do away with it after 19th October 2006 would you know?


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