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Once you turn 16, you can apply for your learner licence to drive a car. A learner licence allows you to drive a car under supervision. Your supervisor must have held an open licence for at least one year and currently hold an open licence (for example, their licence must not be expired or suspended).
If you pass the written road rules test, you will receive a driver licence receipt for your learner licence which authorises you to drive until your learner licence is received in the mail. You will also receive information on how to access the learner logbook app to record your driving experience. If you need one, you can be provided a hardcopy logbook.
This document establishes interface specifications for the implementation of a driving licence in association with a mobile device. This document specifies the interface between the mDL and mDL reader and the interface between the mDL reader and the issuing authority infrastructure. This document also enables parties other than the issuing authority (e.g. other issuing authorities, or mDL verifiers in other countries) to:
You must apply for a licence in the country where you usually or regularly live. As a general rule, it is the country where you live for at least 185 days each calendar year because of personal or work-related ties.
If you move to another EU country to go to college or university, your place of usual residence doesn't change. However, you can apply for a driving licence in your host country if you can prove you have been studying there for at least 6 months.
To get a driving licence you need to meet the following minimum age requirements. However, in some EU countries, these may be higher or lower or there may be some additional requirements. There are no upper age limits for holding a driving licence. You can keep it as long as you are medically fit to drive, as attested by your doctor.
In general, to apply for a category A2 licence, you need at least 2 years of experience on a motorcycle at category A1. Alternatively, you can access directly at a higher minimum age, which is usually 24 years.
Before issuing you with a driving licence, the relevant authorities will check your medical fitness to drive. You may also have to undergo a medical check each time you renew your driving licence or after you reach a certain age. If you are a lorry or bus driver, you must have a medical check-up every 5 years.
Find out more about driving licences models issued before 2013 which are currently still valid, what they look like, their security features and the entitlements and vehicle categories listed on them.
You can apply online:
- For a first-time learner permit or full driving licence
- To renew your learner permit or licence
- To replace your permit or licence (if it has been lost/stolen/damaged)
- To add a new category to your permit or licence
- To exchange your foreign licence for an Irish licence
- To update your personal details
You cannot apply online for your learner permit or driving licence services if your Public Services Card (PSC) photograph is over 10-years-old. You will need to renew your PSC ONLINE on the MyWelfare.ie website.
Before you learn to drive, you must apply for a provisional driving licence. If you already hold a valid full driving licence and want to add a higher category, you must first apply for provisional entitlement in the category you require. You can apply online or by post.
If you hold a valid full licence at this time and want to add provisional entitlement to drive large vehicles, minibuses or buses, you must fill in the DL2 application form and the DLM1 medical report form. DL2 application forms are available from main Post Office branches.
You will also need to send a passport style colour photograph, your current driving licence and the fee of 20 (payable upon application for your first provisional entitlement in category C and your first provisional entitlement in category D).
The driving licence fee includes the return of your identity documents (where applicable) by second class post. If you would like your supporting documents returned by secure delivery, include the right pre-paid Royal Mail Special Delivery envelope with your application.
The training, testing and licensing of drivers is regulated by the Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) Regulations (Subsidiary Legislation 65.18). No person is allowed to drive any motor vehicle or a motor cycle unless in possession of either a valid driving licence or a learners permit which has been issued by the Authority.
The first stage to obtain your licence is that you would require a Learners Permit allowing you to start your training on the road with an authorised instructor. The requirements for Standard Licences are - Categories A1, A2, A, B1, B and BE are :
The Learners Permit allows you to practice driving under instruction on all days, excluding Sundays and public holidays. Learner Permits are issued for three years. Whilst on training the L plate must always be featured on the front and rear of the vehicle (Red L in cases of a private instructor or Green L in cases of a Motoring School vehicle).
A Driving Instructor, representing a Motoring School of your choice, has the experience, knowledge and training to teach you how to drive.
You need to make sure that the instructor you found is right for you and meets your learning style. Choose an instructor who:
Once this application is submitted, the Authority will schedule the test as close as four weeks from the submittal date, therefore you must be ready to sit for the Practical Test upon submitting the application. The Authority will schedule candidates on a first come first serve basis, and a notification of the test date and time will be sent directly to you and copied to the Motoring School.
All clients bearing ID Cards or Residence Cards ending with A or L are kindly asked to ensure that the DRV029 form (which includes declarations in line with their residence in Malta and other possible previous driving licence held) had been previously filled in and presented to Transport Malta either at the Learner Permit stage or separately through this form before a Driving test application can be considered.
The minimum requirement of 185 days residency (in cases where the issue date of the Identity / Residence Card are issued after this period) can be proven by providing any of the following for consideration of the Authority;
The Practical Test is based on the subjects contained in the Fifth Schedule of the Regulations. You may be accompanied by a third party, as long as the third party does not communicate with the Examiner, or act in any way that may interfere with or influence the test procedure or outcome throughout the test.
The vehicles used in the Practical Test must comply with the minimum technical requirements as indicated in the Third Schedule, must be covered by a valid VRT, road licence disc, learner plates and insurance covering the specific use. The examiner will have a cursory check of the vehicle and if standards are not met (such as an expired road tax, damaged tyres, broken light fittings etc) the test will not be performed. Test follows the following sequence;
Arrival at Test Centre with accompanying driver (instructor / third party)
The Authority offers the possibility of ordering your driving licence urgently this shall be available for collection the day after (working days only) in the afternoon. A payment of 25 is applicable for such service. In the event of Fridays or eves of a Public/National Holiday then the last order processed would be by 10am otherwise it cannot be guaranteed the request can be met on time.
For each contravention listed in the Sixth Schedule of the Regulations, penalty points shall be imposed by the Court of Magistrates or by the Commissioners for Justice, and recorded on the drivers counterpart probationary driving licence. In such cases you shall be informed by the Authority and within 10 days you are to submit your driving licence counterpart for updating. A fresh counterpart shall be issued to you.
A full driving licence for ten years is issued, if no penalty points are recorded or if the penalty points imposed were less than 12.
A probationary driving licence is revoked if, during the three-year probationary period, you accumulate 12 twelve penalty points or more. In such cases you shall be informed by the Authority and within 10 days you are to submit your driving licence counterpart and photocard. A fresh counterpart shall be issued to you. Once revoked you may only apply for a new probationary driving licence after the expiration of three months from such revocation by starting the whole process of obtaining a licence afresh.
The European Commission today presented proposals to modernise driving licence rules, including the introduction of a digital driving licence valid throughout the EU, and new provisions to facilitate the enforcement of traffic rules across borders. More than 20,000 lives were lost on EU roads last year and the majority of victims were pedestrians, cyclists and users of scooters and motorbikes.
To simplify the recognition of driving licences between Member States, the Commission proposes the introduction of a digital driving licence, in a world first. It will be much easier to replace, renew or exchange a driving licence since all procedures will be online. In the same vein, it will also be easier for citizens from non-EU countries with comparable road safety standards, to exchange their driving licence for an EU one.
Today's proposals seek to address this by allowing enforcement authorities to gain access to national driving licence registers. The Commission is also proposing to strengthen the role of established national contact points so they can better cooperate with the enforcement authorities involved in the investigation of offences. This will address current shortcomings in cooperation between Member States when investigating offences.
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