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Learner Drivers

Wait Times

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

3 hrs ago

2.1k

The Morning Lead

Driving test chief rejects Fianna Fáil TD's call to let learners drive unaccompanied

Cathal Crowe said young people in rural areas were being ‘criminalised’ – but an RSA official says the law is the law.

Valerie Flynn

23 May

35.8k

driving test wait times

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

14 May

74.2k

144

new log books

Learner drivers may be unable to book tests due to tech issue affecting instructors

23 Jan

10.5k

L plates

Crackdown on long-held provisional licenses delayed over fears of longer test waiting lists

24 Sep 2024

22.5k

Dirty looks

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

25 Aug 2024

25.8k

live and learn

Learner permit expiry dates extended by another 10 months

25 Jun 2021

13.2k

Driving It Home

Essential workers should be allowed to finish driving lessons, Oireachtas committee tells minister

1 Apr 2021

15.0k

clancy amendment

Driving unaccompanied: Learner drivers fined total of over €100,000 for not paying fixed charge notices

25 Dec 2020

25.9k

Tick tock

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

1 Mar 2019

13.7k

Learner Driver

'We're working on it': Taoiseach admits there are unacceptable delays in driving test wait times

30 Jan 2019

21.5k

110

Read Me

Advice column: How to lower your car insurance premium

Jonathan Hehir

7 Jul 2018

40.8k

Driving Test

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

1 Jul 2018

18.8k

Clampdown

Unaccompanied learner drivers were involved in 35 fatal car crashes in past four years

8 Mar 2018

24.3k

clancy amendment

Car owners who allow unaccompanied learner drivers to use their vehicle to face prosecution

13 Feb 2018

51.8k

114

column

Micheal Healy Rae: 'The government should leave our young drivers alone'

Michael Healy Rae

14 Nov 2017

58.7k

125

face prosecution

'Learner drivers who drive unaccompanied are breaking the law. They mustn't do it and we must enforce it'

8 Nov 2017

35.2k

113

Off the Road

'No exceptions': Drink drivers to get automatic ban instead of penalty points

8 Feb 2017

34.8k

105

Courts

Learner driver who hit and killed teenager while speeding to be sentenced next week

13 Oct 2016

14.6k

learning to drive

Learning to drive - the essentials to get you in gear

4 Jul 2016

4.7k

Breaking the rules

Over half of fines for failing to display L-plates not paid

23 Mar 2016

21.3k

biting point

17 essential facts of life for learner drivers

17 May 2015

10.2k

Shotgun

Learner drivers jailed for driving alone this year

15 Dec 2014

34.5k

n plates

11 driving sins that should automatically earn you a novice plate

1 Aug 2014

45.8k

165

Evening Wrap

The 5 at 5 5 stories, 5 minutes, 5 o’clock.

27 Jun 2013

6.3k

Learner Drivers

RSA want gardaí to breathalyse L-plate passengers

23 Apr 2013

24.1k

112

Road Safety

New Road Traffic Bill includes specific ban on texting while driving

11 Dec 2012

12.8k

Motorists

634 learner drivers convicted last year for not displaying L plates

19 May 2012

7.1k

Learner Drivers

New scheme for learner drivers comes into effect today

5 Apr 2011

1.4k

Driving

New rules for learner drivers

1 Sep 2010

451

Road Safety

L-drivers may get ‘speed limiters’

30 Aug 2010

342

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