Minister of State Hildegarde Naughton T.D. has announced, details of an extension to the expiry dates of driving licences that have not benefited from a previous extension. The move comes as the EU and national Governments take steps in response to the disruption caused by Covid-19 to driver licensing services across the EU.
The extension will apply to driving licences expiring from 1 July 2021 to 31 October 2021 with 10 months added to the expiry date in cases where the driving licence has not benefited from an extension previously.
The expiry date of your Irish driving licence will be shown opposite item 4(b) on your licence. If the date is between 1 July 2021 and 31 October 2021 then the extension of ten months will be applied. You can go to www.ndls.ie and use the expiry date calculator to show the new expiry date for your licence.
Those benefiting from this extension do not need to do anything. A new learner permit with the new expiry date will not be issued to drivers, but the electronic driver record will be updated automatically to reflect the new expiry date.