Glad its proved useful to you as well Steve. After all that's what it's all about, sharing information. So a massive thanks to everyone who has contributed.

Good plan Heff. I Like it. Dom

Just had a reply from the NDSL on a Saturday morning to! Lets see DVLA do that! Anyway NDSL put it to bed once and for all. "Thank you for your email. As a provisional licence is not valid outside of its jurisdiction, your son cannot drive in Ireland on his UK provisional licence." Which i...

Good thought Flintlock worth looking into. I am fine its him I am doing the chasing for while trying to encourage him to explore as well as commute.

Yep done that it's the NDLS and as mentioned they don't seem to make it any clearer. But I have messaged them and asked the question, who knows when and if I will get a reply. :dry:

This was my thinking as well. Its hard to imagine that it wouldn't apply but lack of clarity means I have to ask around.

Hi My son currently holds a UK provisional and we have talked about spending a few days riding in southern Ireland. I am trying to find out if a UK european driving licence holder (provisional) 125cc rider can ride his own bike while on a short visit to ireland while and use L plates. According to t...

Well steviefd, there we have it, its happened! I am deeply saddened that to date we have kept things up beat and had avoided any personally aimed derogatory tones sadly this seems to have been spoilt now from the very quarter that others have rightly sought to build up and protect, e.g. the hard wor...

Well that's just typical, the one weekend I am actually tied up with other commitments with work etc this comes along. I am going to have to learn to keep my ear to the ground much better, then I wouldn't find out last minute. Thanks Bonniebird for telling me about this but I have no hope this weeke...

Interesting, I guess the should have added 'and don't tell the newbies how to buy tickets' just to give it that extra challenge.
Who knows maybe as people start to explore more on their bikes we will start to see more of these events springing up across Europe?