Contractors passed more drivers than RSA

PEOPLE were more likely to pass their driving test in centres operated by contract staff, as opposed to centres operated by the Road Safety Authority (RSA), according to a report by the public funds watchdog.

The report, published yesterday by the comptroller and auditor general John Buckley, found that pass levels ranged between 51% and 77% in centres operated by outside contractors, SGS, who had been hired to help tackle a backlog of test applications.

That pass rate contrasts with that in RSA-operated centres, where it ranged from 39% to 60%, and the C&AG said in addition to the disparity in pass rates, the required level of supervision of RSA testers had also not been achieved in recent years.