Learner tests on target with 147,000 completed

MORE than 147,000 provisional licence holders have sat a driving test in the past five months as part of a big effort to clear the backlog of people awaiting the test before stricter motoring rules come into effect in July.

The Road Safety Authority (RSA) confirmed yesterday that it had met its target of providing 120,000 tests for learner drivers by the end of March.

The ambitious deadline was set by the RSA last October after Transport Minister, Noel Dempsey was forced to postpone the Government’s plans for major reform of the driving licence system.