Driving License?

eamoss

I am only starting to learn how to drive(dont want to be 30+ and learning so want to do it when im 18) and I was wondering if I could go up North and get my license up there. Can anyone tell to why I should or shouldn’t do it up North?

P.s Doubt anyone has the driving learning cd uploaded to there sever so that I can download it?

Johnny_the_fox

if you get it up north - you'll have to drive with a "R" plate (when you pass) for a year and be restricted to 45mph.

Capt'n Midnight

IIRC someone posted that you need to be resident there for 6 weeks or 6 months or something, if you had family or friends up there and a postal address you could use maybe,

murphaph

Isn't there a backlog up north too? Weren't they all out on strike for ages and a backlog developed? Maybe I'm imagining it. They don't seem to have an active 'waiting times' section on their website. It seems it's more expensive up there too.

DVTA (NI)

Matfinn

you should definitely do your test down here. have you got a provisional already ? the waiting times might be long. apparently you can get a letter from your job asking for a cancellation, reducing the time for yourself.

Capt'n Midnight

Matfinn wrote:

you should definitely do your test down here. have you got a provisional already ? the waiting times might be long. apparently you can get a letter from your job asking for a cancellation, reducing the time for yourself.

Republic
www.drivingtest.ie
Average of Maximum waiting time 40.7 Weeks / Pass rate 54% / many are over a year. - Compare to the average in Belfast.
Northern Ireland
http://www.dvtani.gov.uk/pdfs/CustomerServices/waitingtimesdriver.pdf
WAITING TIMES - Driving Tests
Average and maximum waiting times for all driving tests booked
week ending 1 October 2005

time in weeks / Maximum waiting time in weeks
Armagh       4     7
Ballymena    7     8
[COLOR=Blue][B]Belfast      2  [/B][/COLOR]   6
Coleraine    7    11
Cookstown    9    11
Craigavon    8    10
Downpatrick  6     9
Enniskillen 10    11
Larne        6     9
Lisburn      5     8
Mallusk    N/A   N/A
Londonderry  8    11
Newry        6     9
Newtownards  6     9
Omagh        7     8
Agency       6    11

murphaph

Good find cap'n. Wonder what the pass rates are like up there.