For court disqualifications of 10 years or more you must begin the Learner Driver process again to obtain a driving licence.
For some court disqualifications a condition may be applied where you may be required to produce a Certificate of Fitness or Certificate of Competency to have the disqualification lifted
Once the period of disqualification has expired, you must submit a completed Medical Report Form to Application Review Team, Driver Licensing, Road Safety Authority, Moy Valley Business Park, Primrose Hill, Dublin Road, Ballina, Co. Mayo, F26 V6E4, to apply for a certificate of fitness. The medical report form must be submitted to RSA within one-month of the Medical Practitioner signature date.
Once a certificate of fitness is issued by the RSA, you may then apply to have your driving licence re-issued, you will need to book an appointment to attend an NDLS centre in person.
Once the period of disqualification has expired you will need to obtain a learner permit in order to sit a driving test, to obtain a Certificate of Competency.
A learner permit will be issued to you with the following restriction codes;
- 109 (must sit driving test within two months); and
- 999 (must be accompanied at all times while driving on the learner permit).
This learner permit will only allow you to sit the driving test and take driving lessons with an RSA approved driving instructor. Once you pass your driving test, you may then apply to have your driving licence re-issued, you will need book an appointment to attend an NDLS centre in person.
For information on Mutual recognition of disqualifications between Ireland and UK see our page on Driver Disqualifications.