Ireland - Apply for Learner Driver Permit for Trucks and Buses

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Procedure

1. If you are applying for a learner permit, you should apply for a permit for category C or C1 for a truck and category D or D1 for a bus. The application form for a learner permit, Form D201, is available from your Motor Taxation Office. You can also download Form D201: 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

• driver theory test certificate. (The theory test certificate is valid for 2 years from the date of issue).
• a category B driving licence.
• completed application form D201 should be accompanied by:
  • Two identical passport-type photographs with the reverse of both signed by you
  • Your current driving licence (category B)
  • Your driver theory test certificate
  • An eyesight report, Form D.502. A completed eyesight report form must accompany all first time learner permit applications
  • A medical report, Form D.501
  • The appropriate fee

Applying for your second learner permit

• completed application form D.201
• Two identical passport-type photographs with the reverse of both signed by you
• Your learner permit
• A medical report, Form D.501, may be required
• The appropriate fee

Applying for your third or subsequent learner permit

• evidence that you have undergone a driving test in the 2-year period prior to your application or evidence of a forthcoming test date
• Two identical passport-type photographs with the reverse of both signed by you
• Your 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, may be required
• 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 in Ireland for at least 185 days in each calendar year (because of personal and occupational ties), you are considered to be normally resident in Ireland.

Fees

• Learner permits 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 bus or truck is usually valid for 2 years.

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Need for the Document

It is a statutory requirement that you must hold at least a learner driving permit (previously known as a provisional licence) for the appropriate category of vehicle if you want to drive a bus or truck in a public place. You are required to carry your learner permit with you at all times when driving.

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External Links

Learner driving permits for buses and trucks: http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/travel_and_recreation/motoring_1/driver_licensing/learner_driving_permits_for_buses_and_trucks.html

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