RSA: Driving test backlog will take 20 weeks to clear

There are 6,068 essential workers booked in for a test in the coming weeks, and a further 62,193 waiting for a driving test. 

The driving test backlog would take 20 weeks to clear if all those eligible were offered a test, the RSA has admitted.

A briefing note from the Road Safety Authority has told members of the Oireachtas that there are now 6,068 essential workers booked in for a test in the coming weeks, and a further 62,193 waiting for a driving test.