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These pages include extracts from the DVLA's D100 leaflet called "What you need to know about driving licences". You can download the original document by following this link.
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Northern Ireland
Since 11 October 2004, there has been an agreement between Great Britain and Northern Ireland for them
to recognise disqualifications. This is called ‘mutual recognition’. This allows the following:

• Disqualifications made in Northern Ireland will be recognised in Great Britain.
• Penalty points given to people who hold a NI licence will be put on their GB counterpart document. (A
NI licence holder may apply for a GB counterpart by filling in form D9, available from us. They can
keep this with their NI licence. It will allow them to take advantage of the fixed penalty scheme for certain
types of offence.)
• We can withdraw a NI licence under the Road Traffic (New Drivers) Act 1995 or because of disability.

Similar recognition will come into force in Northern Ireland. Since 23 May 2005, mutual recognition of driving
disqualifications has been extended to include the Isle of Man. This means the following.
• Disqualifications made in the Isle of Man will be recognised in Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
Disqualifications made in one of those places are recognised in all three for the period of the disqualification.
• Mutual recognition between Great Britain, Northern Ireland and the Isle of Man is only in relation to
driving disqualifications. The New Drivers Act and fixed penalties are not included.
• Mutual recognition of driving disqualifications came into force in Great Britain, Northern Ireland and the
Isle of Man at the same time.