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REVEALED: The luckiest weeks to sit your driving test... and what weeks to avoid

Anyone struggling to pass their driving test may be glad to know that early in the new year has the highest pass rate of all. And December is statistically the worst time to sit a driving test, with two of the lowest pass rates in that month. ...

21 Apr 2022 at 17:10

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Revealed: How long can you expect to wait for a driving test in Dundalk?

Drivers have to wait almost a year to sit their driving test in some parts of the country, figures just released from the Road Safety Authority show. The figures released at the end of August show there are significant waiting times in ...

13 Sept 2023 at 16:00

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Revealed: the counties with the longest waiting times for driving tests

12 Sept 2023 at 14:45

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Irish driver testers 'let go' amid chronic backlog in test dates

A number of tester drivers have not had their contracts renewed despite an unprecedent demand for driving tests, the Driver Testing Service has confirmed. Despite an average wait time of 22 weeks for a driving test in the country, ...

13 Jan 2024 at 11:20

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Partner of TD facing motoring charges warned over his failure to sit driving test

A JUDGE has rejected a claim made by the partner of independent Clare TD, Violet Anne Wynne that he has yet to receive an email from the National Driver Licence Service (NDLS) inviting him to sit his driving test, more than three ...

17 Jan 2024 at 11:10

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RSA aims to tackle driving test backlog by hiring almost 100 new testers

The Road Safety Authority (RSA) has begun a recruitment campaign for seventy five additional driver testers. That's according to the Minister for Transport, Eamon Ryan TD, and the Minister of State with responsibility for road ...

12 Apr 2023 at 17:00

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Covid-19 driving test delays costing drivers hundreds of euro in insurance premiums

Delays to driving tests around the country because of Covid-19, will mean thousands of provisional licensed drivers will be forced to renew insurance policies for up to €600 more than a fully licensed driver. That’s according ...

22 Jul 2020 at 16:00

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Driving test waiting times likely to hit 18 months

The wait for young drivers to take to Irish roads as fully-licensed drivers looks set to continue for some time to come, despite the RSA stepping up their efforts to deal with waiting-lists and in the face of recent ...

05 Jul 2021 at 20:07

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REVEALED: Almost a third of households affected by driving test delays

Almost a third of households have been directly affected by wait times to sit the driving test and current restrictions limiting tests to those working in essential services, a recent survey has found. In response ...

23 Mar 2021 at 12:03

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42% failure rate at Dundalk driving test centre

A failure rate of 43% was recorded at Dundalk driving test centre in the weekend ending 18 August 2018. This is according to information supplied to Independent Senator Victor Boyhan by the Road Safety Authority ...

29 Aug 2018 at 10:23

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New driving test centre planned for Dundalk

A new driving test centre looks to be on the way to Dundalk in 2019. According to LMFM news, the Road Safety Authority hopes a new driving test centre will open in the town in the third quarter of 2019. LMFM ...

31 Jul 2018 at 12:22

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'As if it's not already expensive enough' - RSA seeks higher fees for NCT and driving tests

The Road Safety Authority (RSA) wants to see an increase in fees for the National Car Test (NCT) and the driving test. That's according to RTÉ, which has claimed the RSA is asking the government for ...

07 Jun 2024 at 10:57

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