R.O.I to N.I

[jjslinkey]

rite lads........... ive a strange one! im applyn for a jib up north, one of the requirements is a full uk license. now..... i have a full irish, but does any one know if i can jus pop in ta some office up north and skip out the door again with a full uk license? or do I have ta go and do a test all over again?.........

cheers lads.

[keep 'er lit]

asfaik u just change it over. but check with ur insurance co. here they'll probably still cover u in da north so u don't need to change

[jjslinkey]

you see its the ambulance service im applyn for so its prob for der insurance r sumtin along those lines any way..... they cudnt give me much info when i rang today, more or less said "sort it out your self" so rand around but no one would give me a straight answer and the dvla just wont pick up the phone!!!!

[ratbag]

can you change it to a european licence , that should cover you ??

[jjslinkey]

Originally Posted by ratbag

can you change it to a european licence , that should cover you ??

never thought of that! i will sus that out in the morn. who would i get on ta? same crowd as the licenses, down the tax office?

[woodpecker]

Your full Irish licence is valid in all eu countries, so there should be no need to change.

[NODSTER]

Originally Posted by woodpecker

Your full Irish licence is valid in all eu countries, so there should be no need to change.

thats what I was thinking too

[Dawg]

Originally Posted by NODSTER

thats what I was thinking too

plus eleventy.

[kal]

uk ones out of the question without a uk residence afaik

else everyone would have one to dodge the penalty points

[mill26]

ur licences is allready a european 1

[custom900]

Yer Irish licence is fully valid up der, no need ta change if yer stil livvin in de sowt and travlin up ta wurk. If yer moovin up, ye kin just ekkschange it ferra full yoo kay licence, simpil. And BTW, dunt mind dat lamp; no sutch fookin ting as a yooropean licence, on de way but only skedyoold between 2013 and 2034.

[rough bandit]

AFAIK ROI license is treated as equal up north so you should be able to exchange. Not sure what hoops in terms of addresses or stuff you might have to jump through, but ye could worry about that when ye get the job. Good luck

[Tail-Lift Wild Hog]

Originally Posted by custom900

Yer Irish licence is fully valid up der, no need ta change if yer stil livvin in de sowt and travlin up ta wurk. If yer moovin up, ye kin just ekkschange it ferra full yoo kay licence, simpil. And BTW, dunt mind dat lamp; no sutch fookin ting as a yooropean licence, on de way but only skedyoold between 2013 and 2034.

Well said .... you have a legal requirement to change/swop your full category Irish licence to a UK one, once youve been a resident/ taxpayer of NI for 1 year. There is no obligation for you to swop your licence, if you reside in the south, but work in the North.

Max insurance coverage is 3 months for a foreign reg vehicle (IRL plated bike in NI), but you can just drive south for a 24hr period + then re-new/ notify your insurance again for another 3 months

[paulob]

If they are looking for a UK Licence, and according to the attached link you can't get one, apply and worry about it at the interview, assuming you get interviewed

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Diol1/Mo...ng_licence.dsb

[halun1]

heres county hall in Coleraine,the people who would deal with its numbers

08454024000
02870341469

and website

http://www.dvani.gov.uk/

[ruane]

It says it on the front of your irish license 'european communities model' says the same on theirs. All the categories are the same, A1 = A1, B = B etc.. You can exchange it if you want, but you'd need have proof thet you been living there 6 months first.

[tiger18]

Say your a student...its the best way to get around All residence laws concerning Driving Licence, VRT etc etc.

But actually you dont have to change your licence at all. Ive been driving in Ireland on a UK licence for the past 7 years (lived in UK for 4 of those years) and dont intend to change it as there is no need to (according to DVLA). Plus RSA website says: The holder of a driving licence issued by the competent authority of another member state of the European Union or of the European Economic Area (i.e. EU + Norway, Liechenstein and Iceland) may drive in Ireland on that licence for the duration of its validity. (ie my UK one will last until 2050 and is legal to drive in all EU countries for any amount of time).