No. I got licensed by An Garda Siochana up above in Dublin Castle.
It was the dole office that directed me to BTWEA. Given that I hadn't been signing on for whatever the minimum required period was to qualify for the grant aid it wasn't entirely straightforward. In brief, my case officer effectively refused my "resignation" when I attempted to sign off to become self-(un)employed and insisted that I meet with the Northside Partnership. The man in there squared all the circles so to speak and got me signed up. From there it was incredibly easy. No more queuing at the post office or signing on once a month or whatever it was back then. Money in the bank every week, no questions asked. In fact, I was so impressed with NPs ability to navigate the system that I sent several more drivers their way and between us we - well, I done the typing and NP done the rubber stamping - even produced a standard Taxi Cosy (Shift Rental) contract to help streamline the paperwork.
