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Colombian driver's licence in Ireland

  • 22-04-2019 7:58pm
    #1
    CPTM
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    Hi Folks, what's the fastest way for a person with a valid Colombian Driver's licence to get insured and driving in Ireland? Do they need to start fresh - apply for the theory test, and do the 10 EDT lessons with the fully licensed driver in the passenger seat etc? Or is there an 'international licence' approach?

    I think they can drive for up to 1 year on the Non-EU driver's license but after that they need to do the full test in Ireland. Does anyone know where I could find out more about that?


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  • #2
    Squidgy Black
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    CPTM wrote: »
    Hi Folks, what's the fastest way for a person with a valid Colombian Driver's licence to get insured and driving in Ireland? Do they need to start fresh - apply for the theory test, and do the 10 EDT lessons with the fully licensed driver in the passenger seat etc? Or is there an 'international licence' approach?

    I think they can drive for up to 1 year on the Non-EU driver's license but after that they need to do the full test in Ireland. Does anyone know where I could find out more about that?

    https://www.ndls.ie/holders-of-foreign-licences.html#holders-of-driving-licences-from-other-countries

    They would be starting off from scratch like a new driver, learner's permit + EDT lessons, and have to hold their permit for 6 months before applying for the full test.

    They can drive on their Colombian licence for the first year, but it'll be near impossible to get insurance with it, and if they do it'd likely be mental money.


  • #3
    Rechuchote
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    Can't they apply for an international licence, and from there, apply for a driving test for the Irish licence?


  • #4
    jimgoose
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    Rechuchote wrote: »
    Can't they apply for an international licence, and from there, apply for a driving test for the Irish licence?

    There is no such thing as an "international licence". You're thinking of the International Driving Permit:

    https://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/travel_and_recreation/motoring_1/driver_licensing/international_driving_permit.html

    This is a translation of an actual driving license and is required by some countries when driving there as a visitor. It's no use to the OP, who's license is not valid here.


  • #5
    Charles Babbage
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,086 ✭✭✭Charles Babbage


    jimgoose wrote: »
    There is no such thing as an "international licence". You're thinking of the International Driving Permit:

    https://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/travel_and_recreation/motoring_1/driver_licensing/international_driving_permit.html

    This is a translation of an actual driving license and is required by some countries when driving there as a visitor. It's no use to the OP, who's license is not valid here.
    It is probably good to get an Intl permit as a translation of the licence, strictly speaking this is required in Ireland. However, this has no effect on using the licence or getting an Irish one.


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