Is there an N-plate sign at the front and rear of your vehicle? (if you are a novice driver)
Is the vehicle roadworthy and does it have an up-to-date National Car
Test (NCT) Certificate on the windscreen? (if the vehicle is over four years old but not a taxi)
Does the vehicle have a Certificate of Roadworthiness? (if you are using a coach, bus, ambulance, goods vehicle or goods trailer and it is over a year old)
Are you carrying your CPC qualification card (as required) and digital tachograph card (as required)? (if you are a professional driver)
IMPORTANT MESSAGE TO OVERSEAS DRIVERS
You must drive on the left-hand side of the road in Ireland.
Tax
All motor vehicles must be taxed before the vehicle is taken on the road.