Covid-19 leaves 85,000 waiting for a driving test

Driver testing was suspended in March as part of shutdown in services as the State struggled to come to terms with the scale of the challenge it faced.

More than 85,000 people are currently waiting for a driving test as the Covid-19 crisis wreaks havoc on waiting times.

It has emerged that the average wait for a test is now nearly eight months, up from six weeks on average in pre-crisis times.