Drivers Licence: - any shorter than a 10 year one?

How would it make sense to spend €35 to get a 3 year licence to save €30 when you have spend the €35 again in 3 years. Over 9 years it will cost you €105!

A provisional licence is a learning permit, and the law is being enforced in twelve months time. I presume your mother always has her L plates displayed and is accompanied by a qualified driver at all times.

She is probably a good competent driver but the law says she must pass a test to qualify for a full licence and drive without a qualified passenger. A few lessons and lots of practice on the test route may give her the confidence to pass. It would be easier than repeating the theory test and the full course of lessons, which is the consequence of not doing the test.

Bollocks

Once you pass your test, you have your licence entitlement for life - unless you let it expire for more than ten years.

No such thing as a provisional licence. Learner permit holders are not qualified to drive. That's why they need to be supervised. It's proper order that these clowns who are either unwilling or incapable of passing a (too easy if anything) test for years on end are taken off the road and/or forced to shape up.

"A good safe driver" will have no difficulty in passing the test. You do have to love the arrogance of people though who think they can judge the competence of a driver better than the people who are employed and trained to do exactly that.

Medical reports are already required at age 70, but aren't strict enough. They should be using independent doctors for these assessments. The family doctor the person has been seeing for years is always going to be reluctant to take them off the road even when they really, really should - for their own safety and that of everyone else.

€65 euro for a 10 year licence but spend thousands on car maintenance, insurance and petrol - what gives?

Minister for State at the Department of Transport, Hildegarde Naughton TD has announced that from Monday 21 February 2022, the age at which an applicant for a driving licence must supply a medical report will increase from 70 to 75.

Why don't you get a passport?

It's €75 for ten years.

If you are taking flights regularly to UK you could save the annual €7.50 on one flight.

Also it can give you more flexibility on timetabling and you can go with one airline and back with another if it suits your schedule better.

That's the cost of naturalisation on the basis of long residence. If Andy qualifies for Irish citizenship through an Irish-born grandparent, the registration fee is €270. Plus another €75 for a passport.