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Medical report to be axed for under 75 year-olds applying for driving licence

Drivers in Ireland aged under 75 will no longer have to supply a medical report to get approval to drive. From next Monday, the age at which someone applying for a driver’s licence must supply a medical report to confirm their fitness to drive will ...

19 Feb 2022 at 10:33

National News

Medical report to be axed for under 75 year-olds applying for driving licence

19 Feb 2022 at 10:33

National News

Medical report to be axed for under 75 year-olds applying for driving licence

18 Feb 2022 at 22:33

National News

Medical report to be axed for under 75 year-olds applying for driving licence

19 Feb 2022 at 13:33

Ireland

Medical report to be axed for those aged under 75 applying for driving licence

18 Feb 2022 at 01:25

Four in 10 older drivers involved in crashes failed to look properly – study

Older drivers involved in serious crashes are more likely to have failed to look properly than motorists of all ages, new research suggests. Analysis of Department for Transport (DfT) data by the PA news agency found that the ...

13 Jun 2022 at 09:11

Delay for disabled drivers getting their licence is discrimination, says MP

People with medical conditions and disabilities are suffering “gross discrimination” from the DVLA with waiting times for licence applications taking months, ministers have been warned. Concerns have been raised in ...

14 Mar 2022 at 01:25

West Donegal

Amazing 100 year old Donegal Driving licence

This is a 100-year-old driving licence belonging to Denis Phelan, County Councillor and business man from Glenties, some of whose papers were donated to the Donegal County Archives some years ago. The 1903 - 1923 ...

19 Jan 2024 at 13:33

National News

Digital driver's licence on the way as physical card could become thing of the past

Physical driver's licences could soon be a thing of the past as new digital licences are now on the way. As reported by the Irish Independent, the Government has been trialling the new digital system since the ...

14 May 2024 at 15:22

More than 900,000 drivers risk £1,000 fine over expired licences

More than 900,000 drivers risk a £1,000 fine after failing to renew photocard licences which expired in the past year, an investigation has found. Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) figures obtained ...

24 Oct 2022 at 10:12

On the Road

Laois driving life centre faces permanent closure claims TD

The Laois walk-in driving licence public office in Portaloise will not reopen a TD has claimed. Michael McNamara, Clare TD, says that the Minister of State for Transport Hildegarde Naughten has confirmed ...

19 Feb 2022 at 23:33

Drunk driver jailed for causing death of ‘vibrant and popular’ teenage passenger

A drunk driver who admitted causing the death of a passenger when he crashed into a tree at over 60mph after a night out has been jailed for seven years. Ethan Entwistle, 18, died when Colby Hammond, 20,...

28 Aug 2025 at 14:29

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