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Driving Test

Wait Times

Driving test wait times are below July projection but six weeks above RSA target

3 hrs ago

2.1k

Road Safety Authority

These five driving test centres will have no assigned testers until at least September

11 Jun

37.6k

driving forward

Five weeks shaved off driving test wait times this month, with further reduction promised

22 May

11.1k

driving test wait times

Fianna Fáil TD says learner drivers should be allowed drive a car unaccompanied

14 May

74.2k

144

Wait Times

‘Something drastic needs to happen’: Driving test waiting times hit 35 weeks in Tallaght

21 Apr

14.4k

waiting list

Over 13,500 people on waiting list at most oversubscribed driving test centre

25 Feb

23.3k

Automatic fail

Almost 100 people have crashed during their driving test in the last two years

18 Dec 2024

14.7k

RSA

Eamon Ryan promises to ‘put a dent’ in driving test backlog and meet demand in 2025

20 Sep 2024

13.0k

Dirty looks

'Consistent shouting': More than ten complaints a month made to RSA about driving instructors

25 Aug 2024

25.8k

Impersonation

Six cases of suspected fraudsters attempting to take driving tests in recent years - RSA

19 Jun 2024

25.8k

Driving prices up

Sinn Féin calls for more taxpayer funding for road safety quango after it seeks to hike NCT fees

Updated 7 Jun 2024

29.9k

105

The Daily Poll

Poll: Should there be mandatory health checks for driving licence renewals?

2 Mar 2024

29.9k

Road Safety Authority

Driving testers raised concerns after RSA allowed cars without valid NCT to be used for test

10 Jan 2023

32.0k

Driving tests

Unite criticises "unsafe practice" of RSA conducting live driving test training during Covid-19

14 Jul 2021

20.6k

heavy traffic

Almost a quarter of a million people are now waiting to sit a driving practical or a theory test

9 Jul 2021

14.7k

essential workers

Calls for doctors, nurses and trainee paramedics to be allowed continue with their driving lessons

18 Mar 2021

17.1k

Driving Test

RSA 'experiencing delays' with online customer portal and call centre

21 Jan 2021

27.3k

On The Road

Did you sit your driving test this year? Here are the pass rates for each RSA test centre for 2020

29 Dec 2020

69.9k

Driving Test

RSA warned of 'significant challenge' in making driving tests safe in light of Covid-19

24 Aug 2020

17.8k

Covid-19

Shane Ross says driving and NCT tests not likely to return anytime soon

13 May 2020

44.8k

learners

Unaccompanied learners: Over 1,600 cars impounded since December last year

26 Aug 2019

29.7k

107

Driving Test

New online booking system for driving tests to be launched in the autumn

28 Apr 2019

21.6k

Driving Test

Driving testers accused of being 'rude', 'condescending' and 'inappropriate' in complaints to RSA

28 Apr 2019

57.8k

110

Tick tock

Over 28,600 people waiting on driving test date - but RSA says backlog is improving

1 Mar 2019

13.7k

New Year's Resolution

Quitting the smokes, learning to drive and self-care: We asked you what your New Year's Resolution is

31 Dec 2018

2.6k

On The Road

Did you sit your driving test this year? Here are the pass rates for each RSA test centre for 2018

29 Dec 2018

70.5k

Driving

New regulations to make it easier for returning emigrants to get an Irish driving licence

13 Nov 2018

36.0k

Driving Test

Poll: Did you pass your driving test on the first attempt?

30 Oct 2018

11.9k

Driving Test

Driving test waiting times drop - but some learners still waiting months

1 Jul 2018

18.8k

deep breaths

We asked you to share your driving test nightmares, and here are the most toe-curling ones

4 Jun 2018

9.8k

Traffic Jam

Learner drivers could soon be waiting more than a year to do their driving test

13 Apr 2018

20.4k

The beast from the east

What happens if you have to cancel your NCT or driving test due to The Beast?

28 Feb 2018

25.0k

learners

New booking system for driving tests won't be in place until end of year

2 Jan 2018

14.4k

The Daily Poll

Poll: Should it be free to do the driving test?

19 Dec 2017

29.1k

102

Driving Licence

Opinion: Why is the Irish driving test so hard and so expensive?

Barry Dunning

19 Dec 2017

91.4k

176

Vroom vroom

9 things you'll understand if you learned to drive in Cork

29 Sep 2017

12.7k

wherefore art thou

It's his baby, so where on earth is Paschal Donohoe on the PSC?

3 Sep 2017

21.5k

102

The Daily Poll

Poll: Should elderly motorists be made to take their driving test again?

24 Feb 2017

37.3k

150

Road Safety

Penalty points for mobile phone use could be increased, Ross says

24 Feb 2017

16.8k

learning to drive

Learning to drive - the essentials to get you in gear

4 Jul 2016

4.7k

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