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Driver Licences

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 5 October 2021

Tuesday, 5 October 2021

Questions (136)

Neale Richmond

Question:

136. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that when transferring a British driving licence to an Irish version many drivers are losing access to some of their categories such as A 125cc, C1E, D1E, D1 given they have code 101 and when these drivers return to the UK even for a short trip they no longer have access to these services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47800/21]

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Ireland has a driving licence exchange agreement in place with the UK. Under that agreement, a UK driving licence holder may exchange their licence for an Irish licence with equivalent categories, subject to some exceptions.

Some UK licence categories only apply in the UK and are not exchangeable where there is no equivalent category in Ireland. Accordingly, the holders of licences with such categories are not entitled to obtain those categories on exchange of a UK licence for an Irish licence.

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