Form VL2 - renewing your vehicle licence

You are advised to start the renewal process well in advance of the expiry date of your licence to allow time to collect the necessary documentation and arrange the Licence Renewal Assessment. Renewal is granted for a period of twelve months from the expiry date of the current licence, so that there is no penalty for renewing early. If renewal is completed before the current licence expires, the standard renewal fee of €125 applies. If the licence expires before renewal is completed, a late renewal fee of €375 applies in addition to the standard renewal fee, so that the total fee is €500. Note also that it is illegal to operate the vehicle as an SPSV without a current licence.

Terms and Conditions text version

Terms and conditions applying to the operation of a small public service vehicle (SPSV) licence: The vehicle must be taxed, and remain insured for use as a small public service vehicle during the period of validity of the licence. - If the registered vehicle owner is different from the person or company named in Section 1 of this form, you must have the written consent of the registered vehicle owner in making this application. - You are responsible for the annual renewal of your licence. If the licence expires before the renewal process is completed, a late renewal fee will apply in addition to the standard renewal fee. - You must notify the Authority of any change in the contact details provided in Section 1 of this form. - Any modification made to the licensed vehicle after the Licence Renewal Assessment may invalidate the licence. - Any licence issued in response to this application will relate only to the vehicle specified in Section 2 of this form. The licence may be applied to another vehicle only with the prior consent of the Authority following an application for Change of Vehicle. - The Authority may access details of your tax clearance certificate (TC2) online in order to verify its status. - The Authority may check that your vehicle is insured as a small public service vehicle at any time during the validity of the licence and forward information obtained from any such check to the relevant authority. - A licence holder must ensure that any person using the licensed vehicle for hire or reward holds a valid small public service vehicle driver licence and is appropriately insured. The licence holder must keep records to substantiate this. - The Authority will use the information provided in this form for the purpose of administering the SPSV licensing system and in order to perform the functions assigned to it under the Taxi Regulation Act 2003 as amended, including the maintenance of a public register of SPSVs. Information provided in this form will be shared with certain authorised third parties where necessary in order to carry out the Authority’s licensing function and for the purposes of law enforcement. The Authority is registered with the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner and all information sharing will be performed in accordance with the Data Protection Acts 1988 and 2003. - The Authority is authorised to collect Personal Public Service (PPS) Numbers for identification purposes only and will not share these with any unauthorised third party. - The operation of an SPSV licence is subject to the provisions of the Taxi Regulation Act 2003, Road Traffic Acts 1961?2006, Roads Act 2007 and any statutory instruments made thereunder. - The Authority does not accept any liability for third?party delays that may arise in the processing of this application.