GEARED – Renewing your licence

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We all know life can get busy, catching up with friends, school work and uni assignments, and everything else that keeps you on the go. If you’re on your learner licence, all these other commitments can sometimes make clocking up the hours in your log book a difficult task to fit in.

Don’t worry, if your L’s or even P’s happen to expire you’ll be happy to know they can easily be renewed.

Learners

If your learner licence has expired, to renew them you’ll have to pass the Driver Knowledge Test again as well as the eyesight test and pay the normal learner licence fee. Any hours that have been recorded prior to the expiry date will still be recognised, so you won’t need to start again.

For motorcyclists, the story is similar. You’ll have to go through the same process as you did when you first got your learner licence including rider training (if you live in an area covered by the Motorcycle Rider Training Scheme).

P platers

There isn’t a maximum time period for a driver to move through the licensing scheme. In other words, Provisional drivers can progress through the system at their own pace.

If your P1 or P2 licence is due to expire before you’ve moved to the next step in the system, then you can simply renew your licence. Roads and Maritime Services (replacing Roads and Traffic Authority) will send you a renewal notice with all the info you need.

Basically, you’ll need to fill in the renewal form and head down to an Roads and Maritime Services (replacing Roads and Traffic Authority) motor registry with your licence, proof of identity (bank statement, phone bill etc) and some money to pay for a new licence.

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