Replacement applications are monitored closely.  Any person who obtains or attempts to obtain a Driver Card by means of a fraudulent or deceptive statement or by producing a forged document commits an offence and is liable to be prosecuted.

What you need to know about learning to drive in Ireland, from learning the rules of the road to taking your theory test, applying for a learner permit and taking your driving test.

If you are the holder of an EU/EEA driving licence, you must be a resident of Ireland with a PPS number and you must submit proof of residence

Driver fatigue is a known risk factor in road collisions. Fatigue can cause loss of concentration or, worse, lead to a driver falling asleep at the wheel. Fatigue is a significant factor in heavy commercial vehicle crashes.

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If you already have an Irish tachograph driver card, you’ll need to either renew your card or replace it if it is lost, stolen or not working.

What you need to know as a licensed driver in Ireland, from applying for and maintaining your driving licence to medical fitness requirements and how penalty points work.

If you're an agency driver and work for more than one company, you need to download data every 28 days from the driver card and retain it for inspection.

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For 24 hours of those 12 days, you and the coach tour passengers must be in a different country (includes Northern Ireland) than where you started the trip.

If you take the second option, you have to compensate for your reduced rest period. This means the rest owed to you can be taken with a daily rest period of at least 9 hours or another weekly rest period and must be taken before the end of the third week following return from the trip.

What you need to know as a professional driver in Ireland, from getting a Driver CPC card to becoming an Approved Driving Instructor and how the Emergency Services Driving Standard works.

For more information about driver hours/working time, see the RSA booklets EU Rules on Drivers’ Hours and Guide to the Road Transport Working Time Directive or contact the Road Safety Authority on (091) 872 600.

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Professional drivers can only work for 12 consecutive days if they follow the rules before during and after their international coach tour trip.

EU law regulates the driving time of professional drivers using goods vehicles over 3.5t (including trailers) and passenger vehicles with more than 8 passenger seats.

If you’re a transport operator, you must ensure that the data from your drivers’ tachograph card is downloaded every 28 days.

There are also strict regulations regarding the average working time and the amount of rest that must be taken daily and weekly.

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Book CVR tests for heavy commercial vehicles (HCV). Submit your self-declaration and assess your operator risk indicator.

If you are driving a vehicle which does not have a digital tachograph fitted but comes under the driver hours rules then you should record your hours using an analogue chart.

Book, reschedule or cancel your theory test. Find information about categories of tests available as well as sitting your test online.

What you need to know as a business operator with vehicles in Ireland, from operator licensing and vehicle maintenance to tachographs and road haulage enforcement.

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Before a journey begins, e.g. when loading/unloading or driving, you must insert your driver card into the appropriate slot in the digital tachograph unit.

Apply for, renew or replace your permit or licence online. Exchange your foreign licence or change your personal details.

We prosecute drivers and operators who breach national and EU transport legislation on tachographs, drivers’ hours, road transport working time directives, and the licensing of road haulage and passenger operators.

Since 4th June 2010,  coach drivers on an international coach tour trip can take advantage of driving time regulations known as the “12 Day Rule”.

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What you need to know as a vehicle owner in Ireland, from road safety tests (NCT, CVRT and ADR) to replacing missing documents, vehicle safety recalls and commercial vehicle legislation.

Tachograph cards issued in other EU member states are still valid in Ireland, but you may replace yours with an Irish tachograph card if desired.

Tachograph driver cards expire every 5 years. You can apply to renew your card at any time but please note that your card will not be issued until 28 days prior to your card expiry date. We recommend that you apply at least 3 – 4 weeks before your current card is due to expire

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RSA prosecutions for breaches of legislation including tachographs, drivers’ hours, drivers CPC. Search for and browse prosecutions. Yearly prosecution totals.

Before you make your application for a replacement of a faulty card, please wipe the chip of the card with a damp cloth using surgical spirits and insert into unit afterwards to see if it works. Try the card in another vehicle unit (VU) to make sure it is the card, not the VU, that is faulty. Check the VU manual to make sure it is a card error.

When you are doing manual entry of data into the tachograph you will be asked (via the units menu) if you have driven any other vehicle that day and must select whether it was by digital or analogue-recorded method.

Tachograph driver cards are required by law for all commercial bus and truck drivers. A personal tachograph driver card is a credit card-sized plastic card that contains a microchip. The card can store all relevant driver data required for EU drivers’ hours regulations, including break and rest times.