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Driver Licences

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 24 March 2022

Thursday, 24 March 2022

Ceisteanna (187)

Catherine Murphy

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187. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if he will reduce the price of a driver licence and the national car test in the context of the impact of inflation across other aspects of the cost of living. [15733/22]

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Driving licence and national car test (NCT) fees are prescribed, exclusive of value added tax, by the Road Traffic (Licensing of Drivers) (Fees) Regulations 2020 (SI 75 of 2020) and the Road Traffic (National Car Test) Regulations 2017 (SI 415 of 2017), as amended.

Driving licences are granted for ten, three, or one year periods. The fee for a ten year driving licence is €55. The fee for a three year licence, issued when an applicant's fitness to drive due to a medical condition needs to be monitored, is €35. There is no fee for a one year licence. There is also no fee for a driving licence where the applicant is aged 70 or older. The licence fees were last increased on 1 January 2013.

Since the inception of the NCT in 2000, test fees have been held below inflation and there have been few changes, with the most recent increase to the cost of the full test taking place in February 2009. The retest fee has remained the same.

Reducing the fees for these services would not have a significant effect on the impact of inflation on other aspects of the cost of living and no changes to the fees are currently planned.

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