If I hold a learner permit, will rules be relaxed during the Covid-19 outbreak so that I can drive unaccompanied? Please check the expiry date and earliest renewal date of your driving licence on our expiry date calculator here and renew as required.
Responsibility for ensuring the validity of your driving licence is that of every individual driver. It should be noted that various other EU countries also undertook measures around the extension of validity periods. Details of IDP can be obtained from the AA link here.
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You could also check with the car rental company if a driver statement alongside an International Driver Permit (IDP) might be acceptable. There have been some cases where a driver statement has not been accepted by car rental companies. However, if you are renting a car you should check with the car rental company in advance to ensure that they will accept this. When travelling abroad you should obtain a driver statement which will show your new extended expiry date. My licence was extended and I am travelling to an EU country on holidays, will I be covered to drive on my Irish Licence?ĮU countries will recognise a driving licence whose period of validity has expired up to the end of the extension period granted by the issuing Member State.