Except if you lose your Irish one that could be a problem...Get licence in yr country of residence, if EU (and some others) you can trade it if you move back.
Driver's Statement to assist with obtaining a new licence in the other country
Except if you lose your Irish one that could be a problem...
This is incorrect within the EU.How long have you been living overseas? An Irish Driving Licence (and most others) are only valid for six months outside of their using countries.
This is incorrect within the EU.
The OP lives in Germany. An EU issued licence can be used in Germany and doesn't have to be exchanged for a German one. The problem becomes a licence has an expiry date, and you can't get a new Irish licence if you're not resident here, so at that point it needs to be exchanged.
The mandatory exchange at 2 years is only if your licence have an indefinite life, like the old German ones (from pre 2013 I believe).I believe it is two years, but individual countries can extend it
The mandatory exchange at 2 years is only if your licence have an indefinite life, like the old German ones (from pre 2013 I believe).
There's an EU directive if you want to read up on it. https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?qid=1430377687650&uri=CELEX:32006L0126
I don't understand your post, I'm assuming an autocorrect went wrong? Are you saying that an EU issued drivers license, issued by a country other than Germany, and the holder is now a German resident is not valid in Switzerland?And at least couple to times a month I reason in the local papers about a German resident thinking there license was valid...
This is incorrect within the EU.
The OP lives in Germany. An EU issued licence can be used in Germany and doesn't have to be exchanged for a German one. The problem becomes a licence has an expiry date, and you can't get a new Irish licence if you're not resident here, so at that point it needs to be exchanged.
In this case the OP will need to apply for a German licence, using the drivers statement provided by NDLS.
The same rules apply in Ireland regarding EU issued licences. The are valid here until they expire, and can be exchanged for an Irish licence up to 10 years from their expiry date.
Yes, the EU directive became effective in 2013. Part of the reason our licence changed to the card format.But that was over two decades ago, maybe the rules have changed.
I love that you're pedantic about this.Oh, and sorry to be pedantic about this, but it’s a pet hate of mine so I’ll just say it:
(In Ireland) it’s a Driving Licence.
Not a “drivers licence”.
You completely make something up...
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