dominicbond wrote: » The problem is that the photo card is time limited. After that expires it is illegal to drive in the UK, possibly illegal to drive in Ireland and impossible to rent a car.
BailMeOut wrote: » When I moved from Ireland to uk the uk insurance companies could give me much better rates if I transferred my Irish licence to uk which I did. OP your insurance rates might be better if you have a full Irish license even with the points?
Wexfordian wrote: » Even if they get added (and there has been so many changes to the setup since that they prob have been lost in system, plus presumably they are only connected by name, address will be different (?), no licence number etc), two points are not going to affect your insurance anyway.
dominicbond wrote: » What is the current situation with penalty points being held in suspension? I lived in Ireland until 2003 and shortly before leaving I was caught speeding and received a €80 fine and 2 penalty points. Since I had a UK licence I was told that the points are to be held on a database until if and when and if I receive an Irish licence in the future. Shortly afterwards I returned to the UK. Now ten years later I have returned to Ireland and am considering exchanging my UK licence for an Irish one. Since so much time has now elapsed is it reasonable to have these points added? Could this be challenged in the courts? If these points are added would it affect my insurance due to their age? In hindsight I should had exchanged my licence for an Irish one ten years ago and then after moving back to the UK I should had changed it for a UK one. This would had meant that the points would had died when exchanging the Irish licence back to a British one. Thanks
Jamsiek wrote: » I wouldn't recommend changing it tbh. I had the opportunity after 8 years in the UK. I moved to Canada last year and they didn't recognize my Irish license and I had to change it after 90 days. I was kicking myself that I didn't change it when I had the time. Apparently it's not just Canada that has this attitude to Irish licenses
lomb wrote: » The points would have expired as per an Irish one. I would keep the UK license, I am keeping mine. Mine expires in 35 years or something, they only need a photo every 10 at no charge afaik
worded wrote: » That's mad. An irish EU licence bad a UK one good ?
Jamsiek wrote: » Yes you would think the EU countries would get equal treatment but they don't unfortunately. The countries do deals to recognize each other's licenses. I had to do a driving test to get a Canadian license but if I had a UK license it would just be a straight swap.
HurtLocker wrote: » Commonwealth I suppose?
vibe666 wrote: » i had to fly back to the UK for a funeral a couple of months ago and when i went to pick up my hire car with my UK license, they almost didn't give it to me because the photo part of my licence was out of date, even though the paper part is still in date. yer man at the car hire desk went through the whole thing of it being an offense to drive with an expired photo license and that he didn't know if their insurance would even cover me if they gave me the car and even called the DVLA to confirm that the rest of my license was valid. his boss confirmed that the insurance was okay, but he kept telling me over and over that the penalty if i was stopped by the police was £1000 and possible imprisonment (which i'm not convinced of, but ho hum). need to get it renewed, but it's also (apparently) an offence to apply for one if you aren't resident in the UK, so i'd have to (technically) fraudulently use my existing UK address (my dads house) to get the photo ID renewed.
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