Foreign sponsor

jackstow

Hi all, I'm just wondering here, I'm about to have my L permit, and my wife holds a full driving license from another country outside EU, would it be valid as a sponsor while I'm driving here?

Thank you

ohnonotgmail

If your wife is resident here she should have swapped her licence for foreign licence for an irish one, assuming her licence is from one of the states that we recognise.

JustAThought

Would your wifes license be from a country where they drive on the opposite side of the road to us, have different rules and signage and never have sat an Irish rules of the road exam or roadtest?

How expensive will your insurance be when there is an accident and your insurance invalid and you have to pay for all damages and costs? Let alone the risk to others on the road.

jackstow

Thanks for the answers, I'm just trying to understand if this is a possibility or not.
It's not possible to swap her license here as we came from another country outside Europe.
But if somehow this is possible, I'd for sure insure the car on my name as I would be the main driver, I know that having a insurance with L permit is a bit more expensive, but not that much.. So if something bad happens I'd be insured either way.

My question is just that I couldn't find the law saying that the sponsor should be Irish, it only says full license, and she have a foreign full license.
And also I don't have problems driving here, actually I don't really need a sponsor, I already drive here on rented cars for 1 year, it's just because it's a law here and I have to have it, and it would be just while I don't have the full permit, as I'm going to have it sooner or later.. I just don't want to wait for it to have a car.

L1011

If a licence isn't valid for swapping it also isn't going to be valid at all for use when living here for 12+ months (just like your own one isn't anymore)

two wheels good

It's not only EU citizens who can surrender licence for an Irish licence. Also the citizens of the following recognised countries:

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Recognised states are:

• Australia
• Gibraltar
• Guernsey
• Isle Of Man
• Japan
• Jersey
• South Africa
• South Korea
• Switzerland
• New Zealand
• Taiwan
• Ontario Province of Canada
• Manitoba Province of Canada
• Newfoundland & Labrador Province of Canada
• British Columbia Province of Canada
• Saskatchewan State in Canada.

jackstow

L1011 wrote: »

If a licence isn't valid for swapping it also isn't going to be valid at all for use when living here for 12+ months (just like your own one isn't anymore)

I see, make sense. That's why I'm doing the irish one now, but her license still have a couple of months as she moved here later than me..

Thank you

two wheels good wrote: »

It's not only EU citizens who can surrender licence for an Irish licence. Also the citizens of the following recognised countries:


Recognised states are:

• Gibraltar
• Guernsey
• Isle Of Man
• Jersey
• Switzerland

Appreciate that, unfortunately Brazil is not part of this list

JustAThought

and you also don’t get the point - she is not a competent driver as she is not verse with the Irish rules of the road. Your insurance will be invalid because you are not driving with a competent driver who can correct your errors if you make any while driving etc Foreign drivers have to declare their foreign licenses for insurance quotes and, like L drivers , are financially weighted on their policies to mitigate this risk.She is not a sponsor - she is a fully qualified supervisor able to take over the car if necessary and correct your errors.How can she do this if she has not any competence on Irish roads, with our signage, right vs left hand driving etc.

colleague of mine was involved in a head on collision on a country road with someone like you - big messy car wreck, hospital bills,her brand new car written off - and a lode of hassle because the other driver was an overseas driver not on holiday but living here -hadn’t declared that to the insurance - noone with an Irish license in the car even though they have changed that now so that they have to be alert, in the front passenger seat and fully competent (inc not pissed!) - in her crash he got flustered and was driving on the wrong side of the road - big mess - insurance invalid - she paid the price. Its really not fair on others.

ohnonotgmail

jackstow wrote: »

I see, make sense. That's why I'm doing the irish one now, but her license still have a couple of months as she moved here later than me..

Thank you



Appreciate that, unfortunately Brazil is not part of this list

In that case i cannot see a guard accepting her as an accompanying driver.

Plumbthedepths

jackstow wrote: »

Hi all, I'm just wondering here, I'm about to have my L permit, and my wife holds a full driving license from another country outside EU, would it be valid as a sponsor while I'm driving here?

Thank you

Straight answer no.