A driving licence is a very precious item and we have an outstanding record in protecting and saving driving licences.
We have over forty years experience representing clients for motoring offences including:
• Dangerous Driving
• Careless Driving
• Drink Driving
• Leaving the scene of an accident
• Failing to report an accident
• Insurance
• Road Tax
• VRT
• Speeding
• Non-production of documents
• Defective Vehicles
• Tachograph offences
These types of cases are dealt with on a daily basis by our highly experienced solicitors and we have an exceptional success rate.
P.A.Dorrian & Co is a court based practice and covers all of the courts in County Donegal . We frequently attend courts in other parts of the country on behalf of our clients.
Legal Aid is available in many cases and where it is not we are happy to enter into reasonable payment plans with our clients.
Application for Restoration of Driving Licence
If you have been disqualified from driving you can make an application to the Courts, in certain circumstances, to have your licence restored without completing the full period of your disqualification.
You can only apply to have your licence restored once you have completed two thirds of the disqualification period and a second disqualification has not been imposed within the last 10 years.
| Length of Disqualification | Application to Courts for restoration of licence can be made after: |
| 1 year | Cannot be restored early |
| 2 years | Cannot be restored early |
| 3 years | Application can be made after 2 years |
| 4 years | Application can be made after 2 years & 8 months |
| 5 years | Application can be made after 3 years & 4 months |
| 6 years | Application can be made after 4 years |
Applications may be submitted to court 3 months in advance.
Frequently Asked Questions
Under the provisions of the road traffic Act a person who is stopped and of whom a sample is demanded is obliged to comply. Failure to comply with such a request is a separate criminal offence which can give rise to fines and/or disqualification.