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Driving abroad...

  • 15-09-2005 12:24pm
    #1
    [Deleted User]
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    ...is there a need to have held a full licence for a certain period of time, say 6 months?


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  • #2
    por
    Closed Accounts Posts: 568 ✭✭✭por


    Deleted User wrote:
    ...is there a need to have held a full licence for a certain period of time, say 6 months?

    Depends on where you are going I suppose.
    What do you plan on doing , Renting a car ?
    Check the terms and conditions on car rental sites for the location you will be in


  • #3
    Tom Dunne
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,212 ✭✭✭✭Tom Dunne


    Deleted User wrote:
    ...is there a need to have held a full licence for a certain period of time, say 6 months?

    I have driven in both Europe, the US and Canada, and in my experience, they only look at your address and your age.

    I don't think look at how long you have had the licence.


  • #4
    zokrez
    Closed Accounts Posts: 565 ✭✭✭zokrez


    I think you will find that you need to have a full licence for a year before you can rent a car with most companies. However I reckon they are not aware of this at local offices and you wont have a problem renting. However if you had a claim and it was serious enough i would think that is where you could have a problem..................I can remember my mate using using his provisional licence using MY credit card to rent convertibles at the weekend for little or nothing in the states. We took NO INSURANCE ! I can't imaging the problems if there had been an accident. When questioned about provisional licence, we said that it just meant that you could drive north and south of the border !


  • #5
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    Thanks for the info.

    Wife has a full one for years so it's not really a problem, but she just doesn't want to drive abroad again and I've only got mine recently.


  • #6
    Silvera
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,033 ✭✭✭Silvera


    Zakrze wrote:
    When questioned about provisional licence, we said that it just meant that you could drive north and south of the border !

    :D:D
    good answer !

    However, don't Provisional Licences now have "For the holder to learn to drive only. Not valid outside Ireland" (or words to that effect) written on them ??


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  • #7
    stag39
    Closed Accounts Posts: 317 ✭✭stag39


    Silvera wrote:
    :D:D
    good answer !

    However, don't Provisional Licences now have "For the holder to learn to drive only. Not valid outside Ireland" (or words to that effect) written on them ??

    probably in big bold letters like the ciggarette packets!!!! :D


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