Irish license in UK - how long is this ok for?
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I was wondering how long I can use my irish driver's license in the UK before I have to swap it for a UK one? I have been living in London since January 2005 and have heard that you should change your license after a year if you are staying in the UK. Anyone have any info on this?
Cheers
Simon
>> Edited by simon e on Tuesday 25th April 16:56
Cheers
Simon
>> Edited by simon e on Tuesday 25th April 16:56
Ireland
Provided your (full) licence remains valid you may drive in GB until aged 70 or for 3 years after becoming resident whichever is the longer period.
Northern Ireland
For the full term of your Northern Licence.
Exchange is £38 on filling out from D1 and submitting your Irish licence. Of course you cannot get points in the UK on an Irish licence but you may have to attend court instead. The same goes if you return to Ireland with a UK licence
www.dvla.gov.uk has all the info.
A
>> Edited by Irish on Tuesday 25th April 18:55
>> Edited by Irish on Tuesday 25th April 19:06
>> Edited by Irish on Tuesday 25th April 20:35
Provided your (full) licence remains valid you may drive in GB until aged 70 or for 3 years after becoming resident whichever is the longer period.
Northern Ireland
For the full term of your Northern Licence.
Exchange is £38 on filling out from D1 and submitting your Irish licence. Of course you cannot get points in the UK on an Irish licence but you may have to attend court instead. The same goes if you return to Ireland with a UK licence
www.dvla.gov.uk has all the info.
A
>> Edited by Irish on Tuesday 25th April 18:55
>> Edited by Irish on Tuesday 25th April 19:06
>> Edited by Irish on Tuesday 25th April 20:35
greenbird said:
well, I am more of a reader than a writer so anyway this doubles my post count.
What I don't know is how holding onto your irish (or other EU country) licence while resident in the UK would tie in with the fact that your licence should have your current address on it.
Odds are that most Irish do not officially emigrate to the UK. Would this get around that? I know two of my friends are (now) long term London residents but have never officially changed their status. Pay their taxs and all that but not eligable to vote etc. They both have Irish licences, have bought English cars (and therefore insurance, tax etc) and have yet to have had a problem. They are considering getting a duplicate Irish licence, and swapping one for a UK licence. Avoiding points where-ever they happen to be driving
(not sure if it's possible/legal or even if it was just a drunk pub "wouldn't it be cool" type conversation!) And a mild Woo-Hoo. We're the 2nd most active international PH section (and rightly so!
). How did NZ get so big!!!!
Shame it's all Peter Perfects in here though
>> Edited by up-the-dubs on Wednesday 26th April 01:49
ballcock said:
Shame it's all Peter Perfects in here though
>> Edited by up-the-dubs on Wednesday 26th April 01:49
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Nice to see you up so early Irish!!
Work .... It's a four letter word!
Yep, never get home before 10pm and always back in by 8.30am. A nice car has its price!
Thou sayest well! ... At least when you start her up , there's that feeling of ' ahh so that's the reason I work my cahones off!'
As an aside , I'm tipping away on the sports exhaust front ,got an outrageous quote from Porsche yesterday , who told me it's 10 hours labour to fit a pse!!
I'm looking locally at this stage , and there seems to be some opertunities ... There's a chap in the area who wants to refit a standard exhaust as the retro's too loud for him.. So I might be in the market for a second hand one .. Any thoughts??
As an aside , I'm tipping away on the sports exhaust front ,got an outrageous quote from Porsche yesterday , who told me it's 10 hours labour to fit a pse!!
I'm looking locally at this stage , and there seems to be some opertunities ... There's a chap in the area who wants to refit a standard exhaust as the retro's too loud for him.. So I might be in the market for a second hand one .. Any thoughts??
ballcock said:
As an aside , I'm tipping away on the sports exhaust front ,got an outrageous quote from Porsche yesterday , who told me it's 10 hours labour to fit a pse!!
Ballcock, can I ask whether this quote was from Dublin or Belfast? If from Dublin, you're still doing better than me - I was confidently told that there was no PSE available for a 1998 C2, and that they only became available with the introduction of the facelift 996.
After exercising all my powers of persuasion and eloquence, I finally got the parts department to accept that the PSE was available for my car. I then asked them for a quotation for installation.
That was two weeks ago and, notwithstanding a reminder, they haven't yet managed to calculate the price.
I realise it's impudent of me to WANT to give the OPC work but I'm starting to think a trip to Belfast might be in order.
I reckon you've got it in one , Mark .
I do all my porsche business up north , my car's there at the mo.
When I contacted porsche assist , they asked me which opc I wanted the car to go to , it was a no-brainer.
The price I got for a pse was , of course(!) from Belfast.
Total price? £1950 .. I think I'ii pass on that one. I did however get advice from a friendly guy up there that cargraphic was the way to go , and Ken Bolger tells me he'll fit it .
Have you done any research on exhausts??
I do all my porsche business up north , my car's there at the mo.
When I contacted porsche assist , they asked me which opc I wanted the car to go to , it was a no-brainer.
The price I got for a pse was , of course(!) from Belfast.
Total price? £1950 .. I think I'ii pass on that one. I did however get advice from a friendly guy up there that cargraphic was the way to go , and Ken Bolger tells me he'll fit it .
Have you done any research on exhausts??
Depends on the brand. Some are boomy mid range (eg Dansk).
Porsche obviously quoted you to fit the on/off switch as well. Most ignore that and have it switch permanently on. Cuts down on labour big time. Should only be about £1K fitted.
Oh, and my system is a Cargraphic........glorious. Do a search against cargraphic on the porsche forum. Some mixed reports re longevity.
>> Edited by Irish on Wednesday 26th April 10:36
Porsche obviously quoted you to fit the on/off switch as well. Most ignore that and have it switch permanently on. Cuts down on labour big time. Should only be about £1K fitted.
Oh, and my system is a Cargraphic........glorious. Do a search against cargraphic on the porsche forum. Some mixed reports re longevity.
>> Edited by Irish on Wednesday 26th April 10:36
simon e said:
Jaysus, this switch for the exhaust note sounds very James Bond! I'm getting rid of my Caterham this week and hopefully getting a Boxster(lowly 2.5) to run around in for the summer.
I let my pristine 2.7 go for song a few weeks back. Would not get a 2.5 unless very cheap. Boxster are in the realm of cheeky offers.
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