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Exchange a foreign driving licence - is it a brand new licence for insurance purposes

  • 28-04-2017 05:59PM
    #1
    El_Duderino 09
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,711 ✭✭✭✭


    Hi all,

    I'm living in the UK for the last few years and my Irish licence expired. I have exchanged my Irish licence for a UK licence and I'm about to renew my insurance and I'm wondering if I'm going to be treated as a brand new driver. I have 10 years clean driving on the old Irish licence but strictly speaking the new licence is less than a year old. 

    Does anyone know how these things are treated by insurance companies? Is an exchanged licence a continuation of the old licence or a brand new licence? Will it affect my insurance premium?

    Cheers


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  • #2
    CJhaughey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,670 ✭✭✭✭CJhaughey


    El_Duderino 09 wrote: »
    Hi all,

    I'm living in the UK for the last few years and my Irish licence expired. I have exchanged my Irish licence for a UK licence and I'm about to renew my insurance and I'm wondering if I'm going to be treated as a brand new driver. I have 10 years clean driving on the old Irish licence but strictly speaking the new licence is less than a year old. 

    Does anyone know how these things are treated by insurance companies? Is an exchanged licence a continuation of the old licence or a brand new licence? Will it affect my insurance premium?

    Cheers
    On the back of the license is printed the issue date for the various categories.
    B = 01-01-2007 etc
    this will be the issue date of the license.


  • #3
    El_Duderino 09
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,711 ✭✭✭✭El_Duderino 09


    CJhaughey wrote: »
    On the back of the license is printed the issue date for the various categories.
    B = 01-01-2007 etc
    this will be the issue date of the license.

    You're spot on! Just checked and it has the issue date of the original licence. Brilliant news thanks for your help.

    I'll mention it to the insurance company in the interest of full disclosure. I don't want them to use it against me if I ever need to make a claim.


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