Laois County Council - Exchange of Driving Licence

To exchange your driving licence for an Irish driving licence, you must complete an application form for a driving licence (Form D401).

You will also be required to complete an Exchange of Drivers Licence Declaration (D900-Exchange of Driving Licence).

Your completed application form should be returned to your local Motor Taxation Office and must include the following:

D900-Exchange of Driving Licence : Exchange Of Driving Licence - Declaration of validity of recognised driving licence
Two identical passport-type photographs.
Your current or most recently issued driving licence (if you hold or held one in the previous 10 years) and your current or most recently issued learner driving permit (if you hold or held one in the previous five years). If you have lost your driving licence you will require a letter of entitlement from the licencing authority in the state that issued the licence.
A medical report may be required. Medical Report-D501 (must be printed back to back on one page). This form is available from your Motor Taxation. A medical report is compulsory if:
- you are applying for Categories C, C1, D, D1, EC, EC1, ED or ED1 unless you previously provided a medical report which is still applicable
- you will be 70 years of age or more on the first day of the period for which the licence is being issued
- you have any of certain disabilities of diseases
- you suffer from epilepsy or alcoholism
- you regularly take drugs or medication that would be likely to impair your ability to drive safely.
A registered medical practitioner should carry out your medical examination and then complete the form. You must sign the declaration on the medical report form in the presence of the registered medical practitioner.
A Certificate of Competency (if you have recently passed a driving test).
The appropriate fee.
Passport