Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 17 April 2018
1303. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason a HGV driver licence is now only issued for five years in view of the fact that a regular driver licence is issued for ten years at the same cost; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15996/18]
View answerCategories of driving licence and periods of validity are set in the first instance at EU level. Member States may lower the period in cases where a person's medical condition means that a shorter term of validity followed by a renewed medical report is required.
EU law requires that the period of validity for a category C licence - which covers HGVs - should be 5 years, while a category B licence - for a car - has a period of 10 years. This has been the case since January 2013.
