Reduced EDT Lessons in Wicklow
Reduced Essential Driver Training (EDT)
If your country doesn't have a licence exchange agreement with Ireland, you may be eligible for reduced Essential Driver Training (EDT) which speeds up the process of getting a new Irish licence. Reduced EDT allows you to complete 6 EDT sessions instead of 12 and you don't have to wait six months to sit a test.
Check if you're eligible for reduced EDT
Before applying for reduced EDT, make sure you meet the following conditions:
- You hold an Irish learner permit
- You hold a foreign driving licence
- You've held your licence at least two years before getting your Irish learner permit
- Your licence hasn't expired more than six months (at the time of applying)
- You're a resident in Ireland
If you've held your licence for less than two years but more than six months, (and meet all of the other conditions listed above) you can apply for an exemption to the six month rule on its own.
What you will learn with reduced EDT
Reduced EDT will help you learn some of the most vital driving skills as well as improve your knowledge and understanding of road safety in Ireland.
The six reduced EDT sessions are:
Car Controls and Safety Checks
Progression Management
Correct Positioning
Anticipation and Reaction
Speed Management
Night Driving
Important! If you have a booking for a driving test, you will not be able to sit this test until you've completed the reduced EDT programme.
How to apply for reduced EDT and/or an exemption to the 6 month rule
Download the application form from the RSA website
Print out and complete the form
Post the form, along with a colour photocopy of the back and front of your foreign driving licence and a letter of entitlement or driver statement to: Reduced EDT, National Driver Licence Service (NDLS), PO Box 858, Southside Delivery Office, Cork
Translation of supporting documentation
If your letter of entitlement or driver statement is not in English, you must also send a certified translation of it from a reputable Irish company. Otherwise, your application will not be processed.
Understanding the outcome of your application
You will receive a detailed letter from the NDLS explaining the outcome of your application and the reasons for this. Please read the letter carefully as there are three different outcomes:
Approved for Reduced EDT
This means you only have to complete 6 EDT sessions and you don't have to wait 6 months to sit your driving test. You must show your driving instructor the approval letter.
Approved for 6-month exemption only
This means you must complete all 12 EDT sessions but you don't have to wait 6 months to sit your driving test.
Not approved
This means that your application was rejected so you must complete all 12 EDT sessions and wait 6 months before sitting a driving test.
How long does a reduced EDT application take?
The application goes by post and the answer comes back as a letter, so this is not a same-week process. No date is given when you apply. Send it as soon as you have your learner permit and your documents together, and check ndls.ie for the current position rather than relying on a figure quoted somewhere else.
You do not have to wait idle. The skills the six sessions assume are the same ones ordinary lessons build, and if the answer is no you will need all twelve anyway — so starting EDT lessons now costs you nothing. If your test is already booked, a pretest is the more useful hour.
Do you pick me up from home?
We start and finish at a meeting point we agree, usually near the centre; there is no pickup service.
Ready to Start Your Reduced EDT?
Book your 6 reduced EDT sessions with an ADI approved instructor in Wicklow. Get on the road to your full Irish licence faster.