An emotional Stephen McBride asks:
So, apparently Ireland is one of only 2 countries (the other being Germany) that has an agreement whereby New Zealand will permanently seize the original driving license if a person applies for a NZ driving license. Would love to know why this agreement is in place, not that I miss the amateurish looking fragile piece of pink paper that got a laugh from most bouncers here when produced as ID.
Above: All that’s left (sob)
Anyone?
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I won’t reply to any question beginning with ‘So’.
But I love the Seasonal Disorder cartoon afore this thanks ;)
So why did you comment?
Couldn’t comment on the cartoon to say I liked it.
He got you
Boom!
But so you’ve no problem beginning a sentence with but?
Get a life.
That’s a strange policy. was the licence expired?
Stpehen McBride…..take you whinging to Joe Duffy.
Awww happy memories years ago in the States using my Drivers Licences (which back then had all details hand written on it) for ID in bars. Always got the usual “Hey Brad, come look at this eye-rish guys ID”, or “You guys are useless at fake ID’s”. Never stopped me from getting served though. Good times.
Bouncer in Vancouver stopped us this summer when he heard our accents and gave me a “Aw man guys, do not be pulling out that homemade piece of shi1t driver licence on me now” . Still getting in by the skin of my teeth at 31…
Hark at Benjamin Button there….
Happens in different states in Canada and US too, its illegal to possess two drivers licenses at the same time I think
Think it has ta’do with driving offences and fines n’ stuff
Like the Kiwis won’t issue you with one’a their’s if you’ve unpaid fines or maxed out your points
Likewise, the Paddies won’t re- issue you wi’annudder one while you’ve drove the sh1t out’ve the Kiwi one
You can’t be licenced to drive in two different hemisheres wi’that kinda carry on Macker
I’d be reluctant to hand over my driver’s license, unless you permanently plan to reside there. What if you couldn’t locate your Irish license.. if it got misplaced on your travels.. and you found it if you came back to Ireland? I presume you still had to do the driving test there, in NZ. The same as people there, who never had a license in any other country.
If not, I’d prefer to do the test and say I never had a license anywhere.
Shur that’s like asking for your passport.
Btw, drivers’ licenses here have been hard plastic cards for the last few years.
http://www.rsa.ie/Documents/Licensed%20Drivers/Driving%20Licence%20Changes%202013/Plastic_Card%20_NDLS_General_Public.pdf
well aren’t you the practical one, annie
Are you in New Zealand Stephen?
He has a Macbook too.
And a car
Stephen, this is Clem Fandango. Can you hear me?
https://youtu.be/7NIkFTP12cU
When I lost my French driving license a while back somewhere in Dublin and tried to get it re-issue in France or the embassy I was told that as a permanent resident I should really have an Irish license… AFIAK, still only recommended, but when you do that you need to hand-over your non-Irish license, in EU you can’t have 2 driving licenses.
> in EU you can’t have 2 driving licenses.
this is correct (and logical).
in certain jurisdictions, they don’t even let you have two lady friends
Nonsense.
When I got my UK license (swap) they retained my Irish license and posted it back to the Dept of the Environment
I don’t have a licence :/
The irony, Clampers… the irony….
It’s like finding out the Lone Ranger has a bunch of really good mates he hangs out with when not working. Shocking, but understandable.
I replied to Clamp’s comment, asking him his age. For some reason, BS deleted the comment. So if anyone’s ever wondering…you’re not allowed ask. (I’ve also noticed that comments suggesting Buzz is somewhat self-absorbed also get deleted)
i got deleted for suggesting that dan boyle expels wind, you know, like we all do.
I got my NZ license in 2009 and they didn’t take my Irish one, must be a recent change
I would guess that there’s no exchange of information between the two, if you were to move back to Ireland you could simply go to the Garda, declare it lost, and get it replaced, correct? As an added bonus, the new ones are more “international standard” credit card types, although I can’t confirm this as they’ve lost mine in the mail.
Whoi are we takin yer old droivin loicence mate ? Uh, well, because its fappin poohouse lookin mate, look at the state of ut ! looks like a blady communist party membership cahd.