Driving test backlog will not be cleared until mid-2024

At the end of last year, there were 47,364 learners drivers awaiting an appointment to sit a test.

The backlog in driving tests will not be cleared until the middle of 2024, an Oireachtas Committee has heard.

Five new NCT centres will be opened to deal with increased demand, while up to 40 new testers will be hired for driving tests, the Road Safety Authority (RSA) and Applus, which operates the NCT, have said.