Ireland - Renew your Full Driver License

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Procedure

1. You can obtain a copy of application form D401 from your local Motor Taxation Office. You can also download Form D401. Form D401: http://www.rsa.ie/Documents/Licensed%20Drivers/D401_Full_Licence_app_form.pdf
2. Bring the required documents along with your application.
3. An application for a driving licence should be made directly to your local Motor Taxation office.
   Local Motor Taxation Offices: http://findaddress.citizensinformation.ie/service_finder/

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Required Documents

• Two identical passport-type photographs, with the reverse of both signed by you.
• Your current or most recently issued driving licence. If your most recent driving licence has been lost or stolen, you must complete a lost licence declaration (Form D8.A) which is available from your local Garda Station. You must submit the form, signed and stamped by the Garda, with your application.
• A medical report may be required. A medical report is compulsory if:
  • you are applying for Categories C, C1, D, D1, CE, C1E, DE or D1E unless you previously provided a medical report which is still applicable
  • you will be 70 years of age or more on the first day of the period for which the licence is being issued
  • you have any of certain disabilities or diseases
  • you suffer from epilepsy or alcoholism
  • you regularly take drugs or medication that would be likely to impair your ability to drive safely
• Download a medical report form (D.501)(must be printed back to back on one page). This form is also available from your Motor Taxation Office. A registered medical practitioner should carry out your medical examination and then complete the form. You must sign the declaration on the medical report form in the presence of the registered medical practitioner.
• An eyesight report may be required if you no longer need glasses or contact lenses. You can download eyesight report form (D502) (pdf). It is also available from your Motor Taxation Office.
• The appropriate fee. If you are applying for your licence by post, pay the fee by cheque, bank draft or postal order, made payable to your local authority. If you are applying for your driving licence in person, you may pay the fee in cash.

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

You are entitled to apply to renew your driving licence if:

• You hold a driving licence that will expire within 3 months
• You held a driving licence that expired less than 10 years ago

If your driving licence expired 10 years ago or more, you must complete a Driver Theory Test and then apply for a learner driver permit.

The period of time a driving licence is issued for depends on the age of the applicant. There are 4 age brackets that the period of a licence falls under.

• If you are under 60 years of age, you may apply for a 3-year (on medical grounds) or a 10-year licence. Since 19 January 2013 the maximum period is 5 years for a bus and/or truck driving licence.
• If you are older than 60 but younger than 67 years of age, you may apply for a licence that will expire the day before your 70th birthday. The maximum period is 5 years for a bus and/or truck driving licence.
• If you are older than 67 but under 70 years of age, you may apply for a 3-year licence.
• If you are over the age of 70, you will need a certification of fitness to drive by your doctor to apply for a 3-year or a one-year licence.

Fees

• Since 1 January 2013, the cost of driving licences is as follows:
  
  • One-year driving licence costs 25
  • Three-year driving licence costs 35
  • Ten-year driving licence costs 55*
• Five-year bus and/or truck driving licence since 19 January 2013.
• Motorists over the age of 70 can get their driving licence renewed for free.
• Exchanging a driving licence to show a new name or address is free, but to add a new category is 35.

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Need for the Document

You are required to carry your driving licence with you at all times when driving. Since 19 January 2013 the Road Safety Authority has responsibility for driver licensing. The principal local authorities, through their Motor Taxation Offices, process and issue driving licences. You should make your application to the Motor Taxation Office nearest to where you live.

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External Links

Renewing a full driving licence: http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/travel_and_recreation/motoring_1/driver_licensing/renewing_a_full_driving_licence.html

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