Useful Information About Learning to Drive
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Some Facts About Learning to Drive
Before you can apply for a Learner Driver Permit, you must pass a theory test. a successful theory test result will last two years, before the expiry time you must apply for a learner driver permit. When applying for the theory test you must have a valid Public Services Card, if you haven’t got one you won’t be able to take the test. The theory test examines your knowledge of the rules of the road including, hazard awareness, risk perception and good driving behaviour. currently you must answer 40 multiple choice questions and get 35 of them right. Once you have successfully passed the test, you will be issued with a Test Pass Certificate.
You can apply for a Learner Permit as long as you are resident in Ireland for at least 185 days out of every year, or you normally reside in Ireland, but are away studying and return on a regular basis. You need to be 17 years old, unless you want a scooter licence, which you can get at 16. You can take your theory test for up to two years before you start driving as long as you are 15 or over.
A learner permit is normally valid for two years, you can normally re-apply for a new licence just three times, if you have exceeded this number of permits on the fourth occasion, you must show that you have taken a test or tests and failed them, in which case you’ll get another two-year permit, or, that you have a driving test booked in which case, you will be issued with a permit renewal for one year. You must apply in person for your Learner Permit in at a National Driver Licence Service (NDLA) Centre.
To make an application you must present yourself to a National Driver Licence Service Centre with the appropriate documentation. You’ll have a face to face with a service agent who will also take your digital photograph and signature. The licence will be sent to you in the post within five to eight working days of your application.
The documentation you may/ must need, depending on licence category are...
Remember
If you are on a learner permit and you are learning to drive a car, you must have had your permit for at least six months before you take your test, and you must have undertaken all your EDT lessons
Please Note
This information is placed here for guidance purposes only, the reader must check that they have the most up to date and relevant information for their category of licence and learning to drive information. Please go to www.rsa.ie for the latest information
You can apply for a Learner Permit as long as you are resident in Ireland for at least 185 days out of every year, or you normally reside in Ireland, but are away studying and return on a regular basis. You need to be 17 years old, unless you want a scooter licence, which you can get at 16. You can take your theory test for up to two years before you start driving as long as you are 15 or over.
A learner permit is normally valid for two years, you can normally re-apply for a new licence just three times, if you have exceeded this number of permits on the fourth occasion, you must show that you have taken a test or tests and failed them, in which case you’ll get another two-year permit, or, that you have a driving test booked in which case, you will be issued with a permit renewal for one year. You must apply in person for your Learner Permit in at a National Driver Licence Service (NDLA) Centre.
To make an application you must present yourself to a National Driver Licence Service Centre with the appropriate documentation. You’ll have a face to face with a service agent who will also take your digital photograph and signature. The licence will be sent to you in the post within five to eight working days of your application.
The documentation you may/ must need, depending on licence category are...
- Application form 201
- Driver theory test pass certificate (no more than two years old)
- PPSN Documents
- D502 eyesight report (no more than one month old)
- Evidence of address
- Photographic ID (this is done at the NDLS Centre)
- Residency entitlement evidence
- Fee
- NDLS medical form
- Evidence of CPC
Remember
If you are on a learner permit and you are learning to drive a car, you must have had your permit for at least six months before you take your test, and you must have undertaken all your EDT lessons
Please Note
This information is placed here for guidance purposes only, the reader must check that they have the most up to date and relevant information for their category of licence and learning to drive information. Please go to www.rsa.ie for the latest information