You will need lots of practice and additional driving lessons with an ADI to become a safe and responsible driver.
Be sure to confirm with your ADI what type of lesson you are booking for your next lesson. Not all lessons are EDT.
5) Reduced Essential Driver Training (EDT) Programme
The Reduced EDT programme is a mandatory driver training programme for drivers from outside Ireland who currently hold a full valid Category B licence, but from a country which does not have a licence exchange agreement with Ireland.
Drivers who through the NDLS have established their eligibility to avail of the mandatory Reduced EDT programme will be required to complete EDT sessions 1, 5, 6, 7, 9 and 10 before taking the Irish driving test.
Drivers who are eligible for the Reduced EDT programme will not be required to wait 6 months before taking the Irish driving test.
6) Motorcycles and Initial Basic Training
All new first time learner permit holders for motorcycles must undertake Initial Basic Training (IBT) with an approved IBT instructor, before they can ride a motorcycle unsupervised.
IBT is a training course that teaches basic riding skills to learner motorcyclists. The basic IBT is a 16-hour course broken into 4 modules focusing on theory and practical skills, to be taken in sequence.
When you have completed each IBT Module of your IBT course, your instructor will record the details of your training in your logbook. Once all modules have been completed, your ADI will issue you with a Certificate of Satisfactory Completion.
You must keep your certificate with your learner’s permit and carry it with you whenever you are riding as you may be asked to produce it by the gardaí.
After you get your certificate, you can apply for your practical driving test.
[If you want to upgrade the bike you ride you may need to complete a ‘progression module’. Visit www.rsa.ie for more details.]
Until they hold their full licence, motorcyclists must carry their IBT certificate when riding without an IBT trainer.