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It’s a combination of questions to test your knowledge and a practical test of your driving skills and awareness.  \nIt checks:  \na What you know about the Rules of the Road, road signs, basic vehicle roadworthiness and maintenance, vehicle controls and more  \nb Your ability to perceive risk and act accordingly c Your awareness of hazards  \nd Your knowledge and application of good driver behaviour  \ne Your ability to safely and competently drive a vehicle under a variety of road and traffic conditions.  \nBefore booking your test  \nThe six-months rule for car and motorbike learners  \nBefore you can take your driving test you must have held your first learner permit for at least six months. This is called the six-months rule. This is to give you enough time to practice safe driving and complete your driver training with an approved instructor.  \nExceptions to the six-months rule  \nYou may be exempt from the six-months rule but only under the following conditions:  \nQ You have a current full valid foreign driving licence from a country that Ireland does not have a licence exchange agreement with  \nE You have held your full foreign driving licence for at least two years  \nT Your full foreign driving licence has not expired more than six months ago  \nIf you fulfil these conditions and want to apply you can download the exemption application form from [www. rsa.ie](www. rsa.ie)  \n2 Preparing for your driving test Preparing for your driving test 3  \nYour car learner permit  \nA learner permit allows you to drive on all public roads, except motorways, for the purposes of learning to drive a car and only when accompanied by someone who has held a full, valid driving licence in the same category for more than two years.  \nRules and restrictions  \nThe following rules and restrictions apply to car learner permit holders:  \nP You must hold a valid learner permit and carry it with you at all times when driving  \na You must display L-plates on the front and back of your car at all times when driving  \nO You must have a valid insurance certificate and be covered to drive the vehicle  \nb You cannot draw a trailer  \nc You cannot carry any passengers for reward d You cannot act as an accompanying driver for  \na learner driver.  \nYour motorcycle learner permit  \nWhen you get your first motorcycle learner permit, you must do an Initial Basic Training (IBT) course with an RSA Approved IBT Instructor.  \nYou must be supervised on the road at all times by an IBT instructor until you have received your certificate of satisfactory completion of IBT.  \nAfter this, your learner permit will allow you to drive on all public roads, except motorways, for the purposes of learning to drive a motorcycle.  \nRules and restrictions  \nThe following rules and restrictions apply to motorcycle learner permit holders:  \nh You must carry your IBT certificate of satisfactory completion and learner permit with you at all times when learning to drive a motorcycle  \nt You must wear a yellow tabard (vest) displaying an L-plate on the front and rear  \ns You must have a valid insurance certificate  \na You cannot carry pillion passengers (passengers on the back of your motorcycle)  \nh You must check if you’re restricted to riding a motorcycle with a particular power output (kW) .  \nApplying for a third or subsequent learner permit  \nTo apply for a third or subsequent learner permit, you must provide:  \nd Evidence that you have taken a car or motorcycle driving test in the two-year period before your application  \nor  \nf Evidence of an upcoming test date.  \nTraining for your test  \nIf you’re a first-time learner permit holder for car (category B) or motorcycle (category AM, A1, A2 or A), you will need to comple","cbCaitocMN0yRa7T","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaitocMN0yRa7T","pdf",254452,"English","# Before booking your test\n## The six-months rule for car and motorbike learners\n## Exceptions to the six-months rule\n## Your car learner permit\n## Your motorcycle learner permit\n## Applying for a third or subsequent learner permit\n# Training for your test\n## Training for learner car drivers: Essential Driver Training (EDT)\n## Exemption from having to do all 12 EDT lessons\n## Training for learner motorcycle drivers: Initial Basic Training (IBT)","[{\"question\":\"What does the driving test assess?\",\"answer\":\"The test checks knowledge and practical driving skills and awareness. 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