Ireland - Apply for Learner Driver Permit for Cars and Work Vehicles

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Procedure

1. If you are applying for a learner permit to drive you should apply for a permit for category B to drive a car and category W to drive a work vehicle. The application form for a learner permit, Form D201 is available from your Motor Taxation Office. You can also download Form D201 here: http://www.rsa.ie/Documents/Licensed%20Drivers/D201_Learner_Permit_app_form.pdf.
2. The completed application form should be submitted, along with the appropriate documentation and fee, to your local Motor Taxation Office by post or in person. You should bring additional personal identification if applying in person.
3. If you are applying for your permit by post, you pay the fee by cheque, bank draft or postal order, made payable to your local authority. If you are applying for your learner permit in person, you may pay the fee in cash.

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Required Documents

Applying for your first learner permit

• Completed form
• Two identical passport-type photographs with the reverse of both signed by you
• A birth certificate or passport or certificate of registration. This is not a requirement if
  • you hold a current driving licence or held one within the last 10 years or
  • you hold a current learner permit or held one within the last 5 years or
  • you already hold a valid driving licence issued by another EU state or recognised country
• Your current or last driving licence and/or learner permit if you have one
• Your driver theory test certificate
• An eyesight report, Form D.502. A completed eyesight report form must accompany all first learner permit applications
• A medical report, Form D.501. A medical report is required in certain circumstances - see below
• The appropriate fee

Applying for your second learner permit

• Two identical passport-type photographs with the reverse of both signed by you
• Your last learner permit
• A medical report, Form D.501. A medical report is required in certain circumstance
• The appropriate fee

Applying for your third or subsequent learner permit

• The completed application form D201
• Two identical passport-type photographs with the reverse of both signed by you
• Your last learner permit
• Evidence of having taken the driving test in the previous 2 years or evidence of a forthcoming test
• A medical report, Form D.501. A medical report is required in certain circumstance
• The appropriate fee

Office Locations & Contacts

Road Safety Authority
Moy Business Park
Primrose Hill
Ballina
Mayo
Ireland
Tel:(096) 25000
Locall:1890 506 080
Fax:(096) 25252
Homepage: http://www.rsa.ie
Email: [email protected]

Citizens Information Centre
http://centres.citizensinformation.ie/

Eligibility

• To apply for a learner permit, you must be normally resident in Ireland. If you usually live for at least 185 days in each calendar year (because of personal and occupational ties), you are considered to be normally resident in Ireland.
• Minimum Age Requirements:

Category B - 17 years
Category W - 16 years

Fees

• Learner permits for cars and work vehicles are valid for 2 years (or 1 year in certain circumstances) and since 1 January 2013 the fee is 35.
• They are free of charge to those aged 70 or over.

Validity

A learner permit to drive a car or work vehicle is usually valid for 2 years.

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Instructions

• If you already hold a learner permit for category B, you can add category W without submitting a theory test certificate.
• A completed eyesight report form D.502 must accompany all first learner permit applications. A registered ophthalmic optician or a registered medical practitioner should conduct your eye test. He or she should then complete the D.502 form and witness your signed declaration on the form. The report is valid for 1 month.

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Need for the Document

Before you begin to learn to drive on public roads in Ireland, you must hold a learner permit covering the category of vehicle you wish to drive.

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External Links

Learner driving permits for cars and work vehicles: http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/travel_and_recreation/motoring_1/driver_licensing/learner_driving_permits_for_cars_and_work_vehicles.html
Office location : http://centres.citizensinformation.ie/

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