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<p>Waiting times for driving tests have plummeted in Carlow and Kilkenny. Image: iStock/Jamesbowyer</p>

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Driving test wait times plummet in Carlow and Kilkenny

DRIVING test wait times in Carlow and Kilkenny have dropped dramatically to just seven weeks, making them among the lowest in the country, according to local Fianna Fáil TD Peter Chap Cleere.

Driving test wait times 'well ahead' of mid-August target, RSA say

Driving test wait times 'well ahead' of mid-August target, RSA say

Two weeks ago, the waiting time was 14.1 weeks, and at the end of April, the waiting time peaked, with a 27-week wait.

Driving test wait times drop down to 16 weeks

Driving test wait times drop down to 16 weeks

The RSA said it remains firmly on track to achieve its goal of reducing average waiting times to 10 weeks by September 2025.

TD calls for RSA to appear in front of Transport Committee over wait for driving tests

TD calls for RSA to appear in front of Transport Committee over wait for driving tests

Nearly 100 people crashed during their driving test in the past two years

Nearly 100 people crashed during their driving test in the past two years

Department delays provisional licence crackdown until driver testing system clears backlog

Department delays provisional licence crackdown until driver testing system clears backlog

Second-level students to pay less for driving tests with new road safety course

Second-level students to pay less for driving tests with new road safety course

Thousands of people driving without ever taking a driving test

Thousands of people driving without ever taking a driving test

Mon, 02 Oct, 2023

In some cases, learners have been driving on for over 30 years without ever holding a full licence