Mayo County Council renewing Driver's Licence

shoes34 · 30-05-2011 03:58PM #1

Have just been informed by Mayo County Council that my Driver's Licence will take 6 weeks to be renewed- left it in 3 weeks ago and need it for next week. Has they happened to anyone else before?

finisklin · 30-05-2011 07:00PM

Get on to your local TD or a county councillor and explain your circumstances. If you have a valid reason I'm sure he/she can bump you up.

Looks like the redundancies announced at the council may be affecting productivity to an under resourced front line service.

samhail · 30-05-2011 07:01PM

If you dont need it for any reason more than driving with it... wont the receipt that they give you suffice if you are pulled over ?

Galen · 31-05-2011 08:27AM

I live near Swinford, it was the same story for me last year. I kept the receipt in my wallet but wasn't pulled.

shoes34 · 31-05-2011 09:59AM

I need it for next week and I can say the staff over there aren't very polite or helpful. I will get onto my Local Councillor and hopefully he can do something.

Zzippy · 31-05-2011 10:15AM

Can you complain to someone higher up in the council?
I've had the opposite experience in Galway, needed a replacement licence last year as I couldn't find mine and was heading to Canada the following week where I was renting a car. Once I explained the situation, the lady dealing with my application dealt with it on the spot and I had the licence within half an hour.
There might be a delay in Mayo but no need for rudeness or not helping out genuine cases where its needed in a hurry.

Galen · 31-05-2011 10:34AM

I think it is sent off to Shannon because of the photo.

shoes34 · 31-05-2011 10:35AM

Zzippy wrote: »

Once I explained the situation, the lady dealing with my application dealt with it on the spot and I had the licence within half an hour.

Wow half an hour lucky you, when I explained that I was going away they told me that i would have to send in proof that I was leaving the country which I did but they told me they couldn't guarantee I'd have it by next week. I am going to get on to my Local Councillor at lunchtime and hopefully they can do something for me.

I just didn't think when I was leaving it in that it would take so long and it wasn't expired when I left it in just decided to leave it in about a two weeks earlier so that I'd definately have it when I was leaving the country. Wish I didn't now!

Zzippy · 31-05-2011 10:47AM

shoes34 wrote: »

Wow half an hour lucky you, when I explained that I was going away they told me that i would have to send in proof that I was leaving the country which I did but they told me they couldn't guarantee I'd have it by next week. I am going to get on to my Local Councillor at lunchtime and hopefully they can do something for me.

I just didn't think when I was leaving it in that it would take so long and it wasn't expired when I left it in just decided to leave it in about a two weeks earlier so that I'd definately have it when I was leaving the country. Wish I didn't now!

Yeah I had to show proof too, had airline bookings and car rental confrmation with me, and she couldn't have been more helpful. I did it all in person though, not over the phone or by post, if you haven't done that its probably your best bet of getting it in time.

shoes34 · 31-05-2011 03:41PM

got on to a nice girl over there and she asked me for the receipt number I got when leaving in my documentation and said I should have it in a few days - fingers crossed.

shoes34 · 01-06-2011 02:05PM

From being told yesterday after lunch that it would take a few days it arrived in the post this morning!

Galen · 01-06-2011 02:06PM

excellent

shoes34 · 01-06-2011 02:36PM

I know its a good result but I still can't see how it takes 6 weeks to get a Drivers Licence when at 3.20 yesterday I was told I would have it in the next few days and the post in Castlebar goes about 5pm and I had it this morning. I know should be grateful that I have it now.

Galen · 01-06-2011 02:49PM

idiotic bureaucracy

Mayo County Council renewing Driver's Licence

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