{"id":7211,"date":"2026-10-06T21:49:43","date_gmt":"2026-10-06T21:49:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/truthdocuments.com\/home-2\/"},"modified":"2026-10-06T21:49:43","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T21:49:43","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/truthdocuments.com\/ie\/","title":{"rendered":"Truthdocuments Ireland: fake licence and document scams, explained"},"content":{"rendered":"<nav class=\"crumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\"><\/nav>\n<p><span class=\"kicker\">Independent consumer guide<\/span><\/p>\n<h1>Truthdocuments Ireland: fake licence and document scams, explained<\/h1>\n<div class=\"answer\"><strong>Short answer:<\/strong> Truthdocuments is an independent information site. It explains how fake driving licence, learner permit and theory test certificate scams work in Ireland, how to check what is real with the RSA and NDLS, and how to get a genuine licence through the official route.<\/div>\n<p>In Ireland the document most often sold falsely is not the licence card itself. It is the step before it: a theory test sat by someone else, a learner permit that was never earned, a renewal handled by a page that only looks like NDLS. Garda\u00ed have prosecuted all three. These guides set out each pattern from official pages and court reports, so you can recognise it and know what the real process costs.<\/p>\n<h2>Start with the question you have<\/h2>\n<div class=\"cards\">\n<div class=\"card\"><a href=\"\/ie\/buy-irish-driving-licence\/\">Can you buy an Irish driving licence?<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The straight answer, the law, and what the legal route costs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card\"><a href=\"\/ie\/fake-driver-theory-test-certificate\/\">Fake theory test certificates<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Someone else sits your test: what garda\u00ed found and what happened to the buyers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card\"><a href=\"\/ie\/ndls-fake-website-scam\/\">NDLS look-alike pages<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Why NDLS has no social media pages, and how to reach the real service.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card\"><a href=\"\/ie\/fake-irish-driving-licence\/\">Fake Irish licences<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Three reported District Court cases and what they show.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card\"><a href=\"\/ie\/paid-driving-licence-scammer-ireland\/\">I paid a scammer<\/a><\/p>\n<p>What to do in the first hour and the first week.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card\"><a href=\"\/ie\/driving-licence-scams-ireland\/\">All driving guides<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Every page on licences, permits and tests, in one list.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Get the real licence<\/h2>\n<p>A first learner permit costs &euro;45 and a first full licence &euro;65 on NDLS, with a &euro;45 theory test in between (all checked 5 October 2026). Our guide to <a href=\"\/ie\/how-to-get-a-driving-licence-ireland\/\">getting a driving licence in Ireland<\/a> follows the route step by step, and the page on <a href=\"\/ie\/exchange-foreign-licence-ireland\/\">exchanging a foreign licence<\/a> covers people who already drive.<\/p>\n<h2>Other documents<\/h2>\n<p>Passport applications and Safe Pass cards have their own warnings. See <a href=\"\/ie\/document-scams-ireland\/\">passports and Safe Pass<\/a>, and the reference pages on <a href=\"\/ie\/official-checks\/\">official checks<\/a> and <a href=\"\/ie\/report-a-scam\/\">where to report<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Who we are<\/h2>\n<p>We are not a State body and we sell, arrange or broker nothing. We do not name or link to scam sites; we describe how the scams work. Read the <a href=\"\/ie\/about\/\">about page<\/a>, meet <a href=\"\/ie\/authors\/\">the author<\/a> and see our <a href=\"\/ie\/editorial-policy\/\">editorial policy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>What the Irish evidence shows<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Theory test impersonation is the best-documented fraud.<\/strong> Garda\u00ed traced 124 sittings, the RSA revoked 114 learner permits, and impersonators and a buyer have been sentenced.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Look-alike services exist.<\/strong> Garda\u00ed and the RSA warned in 2020 about a fake NDLS Facebook page, and the Passport Service warns about paid third-party sites and automated calls.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Fake cards turn up at garda stops.<\/strong> The three District Court cases we found ended in fines and driving bans.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>The real fees at a glance<\/h2>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Step<\/th>\n<th>Official fee<\/th>\n<th>Where<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Driver theory test<\/td>\n<td>&euro;45<\/td>\n<td>theorytest.ie<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>First learner permit<\/td>\n<td>&euro;45<\/td>\n<td>NDLS<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Car driving test<\/td>\n<td>&euro;85<\/td>\n<td>MyRoadSafety<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>First full licence or renewal<\/td>\n<td>&euro;65<\/td>\n<td>NDLS<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Replacement licence or permit<\/td>\n<td>&euro;35<\/td>\n<td>NDLS<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>International driving permit<\/td>\n<td>&euro;15<\/td>\n<td>NDLS centre<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>All checked on 5 October 2026. If an offer for any of these is far above the figure, you are not dealing with the State.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"faq\">Frequently asked questions<\/h2>\n<details>\n<summary>Is Truthdocuments a government website?<\/summary>\n<p>No. Truthdocuments is an independent information site. For official services use NDLS (ndls.ie), the Road Safety Authority (rsa.ie) and the Passport Service on ireland.ie.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>Do you sell or arrange driving licences?<\/summary>\n<p>No. We do not sell, issue, arrange or broker any licence, permit, certificate or other document. Anyone who says we do is impersonating us.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>Can I report a scam website to you?<\/summary>\n<p>Yes, through our <a href=\"\/ie\/contact\/\">contact page<\/a>. Report it to your local Garda station as well, and tell the platform where you saw it.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<div class=\"related\">\n<h2>Keep reading<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/ie\/buy-irish-driving-licence\/\">Can you buy an Irish driving licence?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/ie\/paid-driving-licence-scammer-ireland\/\">I paid a driving licence scammer: what now?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/ie\/driving-licence-scams-ireland\/\">All driving guides<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/ie\/document-scams-ireland\/\">Passports and Safe Pass<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/ie\/official-checks\/\">Official checks<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Independent consumer guide Truthdocuments Ireland: fake licence and document scams, explained Short answer: Truthdocuments is an independent information site. 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