On-the-spot renewals of driving licences axed

Motorists will shortly not be permitted to instantly renew driving licences in Cork due to new centralisation measures.

Cork County Council was one of the last local authorities in the country to offer on-the-spot renewals of licences, as most other councils deal with them through postal application.

County councillors reacted angrily that one of their most successful services will be axed as part of the new National Driver Licence Service.