Driver Licence Extension-no new licence issued and I want to hire a car abroad.

epiphone

So my driving licence has been extended - as below.

Any licence holder whose licence expired between 1 June 2020 and 31 August 2020 will have thirteen months added to their expiry date. e.g., a licence which expired on 31 August 2020 will have a new expiry date of 30 September 2021. A new driving licence will not be issued to you.

How can I prove this when going abroad to hire a car? The NDSL are not answering.

tcawley29

Point them to the ndls website I guess

Citrus_8

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058202313/driver-licence-extension-no-new-licence-issued-and-i-want-to-hire-a-car-abroad

Abroad - depending, which country and for how long.

GSXR_GUY

I'm in the same boat...Have a hire car booked in October and licence expires in September.. See below from RSA website

Minister reminds drivers to avail of Letter of Entitlement if travelling abroad and renting a car

Minister of State Hildegarde Naughton TD is reminding drivers that they can apply for a Driver Statement / Letter of Entitlement if they are intending to drive in a foreign country on a licence with an extended expiry as a result of Covid19.

Where a driving licence has been extended and the licence holder is travelling abroad and wishes to drive, they can obtain a Driver Statement/Letter of Entitlement from the National Driver Licence Service (NDLS) to show the new expiry date of their driving licence.

EU countries will recognise a driving licence where the period of validity has expired up to the end of the extension period granted by the issuing Member State.

For licences that have been extended, drivers should check with car hire companies in advance of travelling to see if a driver statement is required.

Minister of State Hildegarde Naughton TD said: “Some drivers will have had their licences extended in response to the disruption caused by Covid-10 to driver licensing services across the EU. As international travel re-opens it is likely that those travelling may wish to drive at their destination.

“While EU countries will recognise a driving license with an extended expiry date, a Driver Statement from the NDLS is available free of charge to those who may be driving outside the EU or where car hire companies state this as a requirement.”

Concluding, Minister Naughton said “I would advise holiday makers who are planning on driving while abroad to check any local requirements before travelling and contact the NDLS if they need to request a Letter of Entitlement.”

A Letter of Entitlement or Driver Statement is a copy of your driver record with details of name, address, date of birth, driver number, date of expiry of licence and class of licence.

Drivers can request a Letter of Entitlement / Driver Statement free of charge by phoning the National Driver Licence Service (NDLS) at 076 1087880 or emailing  info@ndls.ie. It will take three to four days for the request to be processed and posted out to a driver.

kirving

Why can they not just find all licences which expire in that time period, and send out new ones?

A letter of entitlement is a complete fudge, may not be accepted everywhere, and probably costs more to process individuals than it would be to do a batch.

2.5m drivers in Ireland, say 10% expire in any 12 month period (for a 10 year license) = 250k licenses x (€2 to print, 50c letter, €1 postage.)

€875k to put the issue to bed and have no complaints and no Irish citizen stuck abroad. Just do that and solve the problem overnight.