New centres to be introduced to end driving test backlog

The driving test centre in Mallow is being closed and moved to a new location. St Finbarr’s GAA club in Cork will also be used in addition to the Wilton test centre. Test centres at Skibbereen, Tralee, Waterford and others are also set to expand.

The Road Safety Authority (RSA) has unveiled details of its plans to break through the driving test backlog.

More than 100,000 people are currently waiting to do their driving test, a situation brought on by the repeated Covid-19 shutdowns.