lost drivers licence

Mad_maxx

lost my licence recently and replacing it demands you jump through an awful lot of hoops

declaration from AGS

medical report completed

public service card ( i dont have one )

is it possible to just go into the NDLS and get another one ?

bigmac3

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058226902/lost-drivers-licence

Yep, all you need is:

All you need is the following:

• A Public Services Card and verified MyGovID.
• A completed Garda Declaration form
• Proof of your address dated within the last six months if your current address differs from the address on your lost, stolen or damaged licence and the one you provided when you applied for your PSC.
• Fully completed medical report form dated within one month, if required in your case.
• Your application fee of €35.00. You can pay by credit or debit card, Google Pay or Apple Pay.

Mad_maxx

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118445666#Comment_118445666

thats an awful lot of hassle to get a replacement licence , whenever i needed a new one there was nothing like that , can i just call into a NDLS office and get one in person ?

HeidiHeidi

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118445706#Comment_118445706

If you could do that, what's to stop anyone doing it? There would be fraud all over the shop!

You need to officially report it lost and have it cancelled before getting a replacement. Same with passport.

Mad_maxx

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118445725#Comment_118445725

Ive no problem reporting it lost in the local garda station but having to apply for a public service card and then sit a medical report , thats an awful lot of hurdles

can you just drop into the NDLS provided you report to the local guard first ?

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118445832#Comment_118445832

Did you need a medical for the lost one? If so, that should still be valid.

Atlantic Dawn

Without the PSC it's a pain in the swiss, with the PSC it's up there with the Passport Service for fast turnaround.

Mad_maxx

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118445842#Comment_118445842

No, i did not need one to renew my drivers licence five years ago

tanko

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118445832#Comment_118445832

I had to get a replacement licence recently and you definitely don’t need a public service card or that mygov.ie thingy, a passport will do for id. Why do you think you need a medical report, did you need one the last time you applied for a licence?

it’s pretty easy, go to the guards, report it lost, get them to stamp the form and fill it in, make an appointment at your local NDLS office, bring the passport, evidence of your PPS number and evidence of your address, not much to it.

Mad_maxx

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118445864#Comment_118445864

the passport service is sh1t too , no matter how i tried , it would not accept any selfie i took

Mad_maxx

cant believe how much hassle there is for something as simple as loosing your drivers licence

HeidiHeidi

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118445904#Comment_118445904

Here's a tip - don't lose the next one.

It's an important document. There has to be some security around issuing replacements.

As the poster above said, you need to have it reported and recorded as lost, and then you can make an appointment at your local office to apply for a replacement.

silver2020

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118445706#Comment_118445706

Ah yeah, they'll just hand one out while you wait. 😂

Medical report only needed if the requirement applies to you.

Passport, proof of address, proof of pps number (payslip or letter from revenue), declaration that it is lost - signed by Garda (bring id with you) and €35

It's hardly onerous. It was you that lost the license

tanko

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118445864#Comment_118445864

No need for a PSC, wasn’t there a court case about this recently, a passport does the job no problem.

Dempo1

Was there not a recent capitulation by government and in particular DEASP regarding the PSC requirement for none welfare related services 🤔

It was only a recent settlement , I understood the PSC card can still be used for online applications but an alternative to be found for other types applications, face to face etc , Might not be relevant to OP's current and immediate dilemma however 🤔

https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/courtandcrime/arid-40763205.html

Atlantic Dawn

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118445943#Comment_118445943

Passport verifies ID but this still means having to get a photo taken when going in to them for an appointment. With PSC no photo and no appointment needed, all done online, they use photo from PSC.

HeidiHeidi

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118445955#Comment_118445955

There was, it's been pointed out a number of times already in the thread.

You can apply online with the PSC (not sure in the case of a lost licence though), if no PSC card you have to turn up in person at a NDLS office.

Mad_maxx

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118445940#Comment_118445940

hardly a capital offense to loose a licence ?

I consider it very onerous , while renewing , required much less

Mad_maxx

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118445943#Comment_118445943

my passport is two years out of date

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118445889#Comment_118445889

Then you won’t need one. Just get the Garda to stamp your form and take it to the NDLS. You may have to make an appointment. Bring some form of identification too.

Atlantic Dawn

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118445970#Comment_118445970

You would want to get your affairs in order, not a joke, photo ID needed for nearly everything now.

Mad_maxx

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118445964#Comment_118445964

im perfectly content to attend the NDLS office , that to me is easier

HeidiHeidi

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118445966#Comment_118445966

It's not a capital offence, nobody's saying it is - but it's a document that you're only entitled to hold one of at a time, so if you lose one it has to be reported and recorded as lost before you can apply for another one.

Other than that, the procedure is exactly the same as renewing.

Mad_maxx

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118445971#Comment_118445971

https://www.ndls.ie/licensed-driver/replace-my-lost-stolen-driving-licence.html?gclid=CjwKCAiArOqOBhBmEiwAsgeLmRxPN-ssltQAJitv4DlxxEHe3KDJDkemxXdr-4jDQI1wsLCQRX2dzBoCVz4QAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

HeidiHeidi

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118445980#Comment_118445980

Off you go, so.

Mad_maxx

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118445987#Comment_118445987

did i say I was unhappy about reporting it lost to the local AGS ?

NO i did not , its five minutes away and i know her

are you always so high handed ?

Mad_maxx

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118446007#Comment_118446007

according to some here , you need passport ID if you dont have a public service card ? , i have neither right now

HeidiHeidi

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118446022#Comment_118446022

Then you have a problem, I think.

Dempo1

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118445980#Comment_118445980

If your passport out of date , not much point 🤔

Spook_ie

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118446009#Comment_118446009

Are you always on such a downer when you need to correct YOUR mistakes?

tanko

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118446027#Comment_118446027

If it’s less than 12 months out of date, i think it’s ok for that job.

Dempo1

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118445964#Comment_118445964

Apologies, didn't spot that

Mad_maxx

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118446039#Comment_118446039

sounds like you have the sack , cloth and ashes at the ready

are you always so eager to wag the finger

enough of the lecturing about loosing the licence , its getting tedious at this stage

Il ring the local social welfare office in the morning and book an appointment , hopefully it doesnt take too long to be issued a public service card as can take months to get a passport

HeidiHeidi

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118446046#Comment_118446046

Sorry, didn't mean that to sound as catty as it possibly came across!

Mad_maxx

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118446058#Comment_118446058

not to worry , youre in good company here it seems

Dempo1

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118446044#Comment_118446044

I understand due to pandemic certain extensions grants on driving license expiration dates no such extension was granted to passports and I'd honestly be very doubtful an out of date of passport would be accepted.

Dempo1

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118446058#Comment_118446058

It didn't but I hate you 🤣🤣🤣

Only kidding 😁

tanko

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118446067#Comment_118446067

It’s on the the NDLS website, a passport expired within the last 12 months is ok as ID for getting a drivers licence.

The state of some of the posts on here..

Pretty easy to lose a licence, when there's pretty much an obligation to have it on you/in your car, at all times..

It's not like a passport, where you can leave it in a biscuit tin in the attic.. People drive their own car/wife's car/company car/whatever car, and the 'advice' likely given is to not leave your licence in your car, lest it's stolen etc,.

A thing that lends itself to being lost is a driving licence imo..

Dempo1

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118446066#Comment_118446066

I understand your frustrations and its a pain but I honestly believe you've only one option, which will take time.

PSC card application requires valid ID

Renew passport online , I had mine back in 8 days but admittedly that was prior to pandemic.

HeidiHeidi

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118446084#Comment_118446084

You put it in your wallet with your credit and debit cards, which most people have with them nearly always.

How often do you lose them?

Dempo1

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118446082#Comment_118446082

I stand humbly corrected 😏

Mad_maxx

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118446082#Comment_118446082

mine is three years out of date

Mad_maxx

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118446090#Comment_118446090

so you must have either a passport or a drivers licence to apply successfully for a public service card ?

in that case , may as well just get the passport and march straight into the NDLS centre for a replacement licence

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118446097#Comment_118446097

Not everyone uses a wallet.. How many debit/credit/loyalty cards do you think most people carry around with them.. With me, it fluctuates between one and none, and I don't drive, so I've no need for a driver's licence.

tanko

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118446105#Comment_118446105

That’s for Irish passports, non Irish passports used as ID have to be in date. It’s all very complicated 🙈🙈

tanko

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118446114#Comment_118446114

I found my “lost” licence a few days after i got my new one, maybe you’ll find yours??

HeidiHeidi

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118446121#Comment_118446121

Well you won't lose it then!

Jaysus, it's an important document that you don't want to lose, so you keep it in your wallet/card holder with other important things you wouldn't want to lose.

Honestly, what's so difficult about that?

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118446022#Comment_118446022

You can likely get a form from the Gardai which effectively acts as photo ID.

You’d present to a garda who can vouch you’re the one getting the form stamped and signed. Usually banks use them when you don’t have & cant/don’t have the means to get photo ID (can’t afford it, not a citizen etc) so I don’t know if you can get one for this but worth chancing.

failing that you’ll be best to get a PSC card since it’s free or renew your passport.

Mad_maxx

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118446130#Comment_118446130

do you want me to stand in the corner for the rest of the evening ?

I lost a drivers licence , put your monocle back in for the fifth time

Mad_maxx

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118446141#Comment_118446141

other poster said you cant apply for a public service card without official ID ? , ive neither a passport or a drivers licence currently