liscence mistake???

[jdaly]

i have just recieved a liscence in exchange 4 my irish one which had a learner 33bhp entitlement.what the dvla gave me was an A entitlment on a green liscence with an L sign.ihave been told in the forum that i should only recieve an A1 as i didnt pass my 33bhp test at home.(cheers mondeokid 4 reply).was this a mistake as i thought a 33bhp or a full would b on a pink card even though the car entitlment is learner.should i take it that theyve given me a full, & get a full size bike or is it a 33bhp.what would you do?

[Jack_Cheese]

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[syl]

A full licence would be an A on a pink photocard. I don't see why you should be entitled to a full category A1 licence (or full A with/without 2 year 33 bhp restriction), as you only have provisional Irish entitlement.

I have no idea what a green licence with an L sign is - the last time I had a provisional licence they were green bits of paper but that was many years ago (full licences were green bits of paper then too).
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[yambabe]

I didn't understand a word of that.

Let me try and piece it together......

You're Irish, and held an Irish learner licence? (have you passed any test for a full licence? What are the learner restrictions & tests available in Ireland?)

You've now come to the UK and exchanged your Irish licence for a UK one?

I don't think you can get a full UK licence til you've taken a UK test so the green learner one would be right.

I might be wrong though.
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[jay_666]

My provisional lisence in green with an L sign on it
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[jdaly]

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[MarJay]

If its a green license with an L on it...

You're on a provisional.

Over here, a Provisional allows you to ride a 125cc bike restricted to 14bhp as long as you have a CBT and L plates.

It does not allow you to ride any bike up to 33bhp.

You need to pass the A1 restricted test to do that.

If you are over 21 you can take a DAS which enables you to ride any bike.

If you have had an A1 restricted license for two years you can ride any bike.

I would hazard a guess that the Irish laws are the same (Eurocrats and all that ) and that somehow you have become confused.

I say again, a green license with an L on it is a provisional and you should do a CBT to be able to ride a 125 with L plates.
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[yambabe]

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[jdaly]

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[sagalout]

Good luck trying to get DVLA to change anything.

I had a full motorcycle license (passed in 1990). Went to the Isle of Man then back to the UK. Sent my license off to change back to UK (and new photocard) and it came back with provisional motorcycle entitlement. I didnt actually spot this for a couple of years as I havent had a bike and just assumed all the groups carried accross.

Rang DVLA and they werent interested. Basically said its up to me to prove I have passed a test. No paperwork anywhere it seems. Rang the old test center, rang the Isle of Man - nothing - nada.

So here I am spluttering around on a 125, having to do CBT, Theory and DAS test all over again. Great.

So tempted to pretend I hadnt noticed, but knowing my luck, despite never having an accident in a car or on bike in 16 years I'd get pulled for something and be looking at a charge of driving with no license or insurance.

[jdaly]

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