ADI compliance & renewals

The check test can be completed anytime in the year before your ADI permit expires.

We automatically schedule a check test appointment for you at your preferred test centre anytime during the year prior to your permit expiring. The details are emailed so please check your spam/junk folder.

If you haven't availed of the scheduled check test you also have the option to request another appointment when completing the  renewal declaration form (see step 3 below).

To cancel or reschedule your check test you must complete and submit this test cancellation webform.

Important: If you fail to attend your scheduled check test, we can’t guarantee another appointment before your permit expiry date so you risk being temporarily removed from the ADI register.

Download the check test booklet

Garda vetting needs to be completed no less than 3 months before your permit expires.

To start the Garda vetting process, please download a  Garda Vetting Invitation form and make sure you read the instructions carefully before completing it.

Post the completed form, along with a copy of your driving licence* to: The ADI Unit, The Road Safety Authority, Primrose Hill, Ballina, Co. Mayo.

*If your driving licence doesn’t have your current address, please also provide a copy of a utility bill dated within the previous two months.

Once we receive your completed form and validate your identity, we will email you a link to complete the Gardaí’s online vetting form. Don’t forget to check your Spam/Junk folder.

This needs to be done no less than 1 month before your permit expires but no more than 3 months before it expires. 

To renew your ADI registration, please send us the following:

• A completed  Renewal Declaration form. As part of this, you can confirm your preferred driving test centre for the check test (if you haven’t already done one) and/or whether you need any changes to your online ADI register details.
• Current tax clearance certificate – provide your individual tax clearance access number
• Renewal Fee of €250 - this can be paid by EFT (RSA Bank details)  or by cheque, postal order or bank draft. It should be crossed and made payable to: The ADI Unit, Road Safety Authority.
• Two passport photographs signed by you on the back.
• A photocopy of your Driving Licence (front and back)

All of the above documentation should be posted to: The ADI Unit, The Road Safety Authority, Primrose Hill, Ballina, Co. Mayo.

You can reorder logbooks through your ADI portal account by clicking on the ‘Manage Logbooks’ tab. Here you will see:

• your current logbook stock levels,
• what’s on order, and
• the number you can order (only available if your active* stock is below 25).  

* Includes stock received, on order, or logbooks transferred to you. Logbooks you’ve transferred to another ADI or learner driver are not counted as part of your active stock.

Once you’ve successfully submitted your logbook order you will receive it by courier within 5 working days.

Important: there may be delays with issuing logbooks before or during holiday periods so please ensure that you have adequate stock levels.

If you’re having problems uploading a candidate’s EDT sessions to the ADI portal, please check the following:

Checklist

• You’re entering the 9 digit driver number correctly
• You’re entering their date of birth correctly in the following format: dd/mm/yyyy
• You’re entering the correct logbook number
• You’re entering the correct lesson type
• You’re entering the correct completion date
• There are no spaces before or after any of the details you enter

You should also refer to the EDT portal manual.

When to contact us

If you’ve checked all of the above and you’re still having trouble uploading a session please complete this form and include all of the details i.e. driver number, logbook number etc.

If you need to edit or delete a record you’ve already confirmed and submitted, please complete this form as soon as possible with the details, including the driver number and session name, and we will remove it.

If you get the following message: “More than one licence category returned for licence id” please complete this form and include the learner's driver number.