One year to cut driving test wait times to 10 weeks

Minister of State for Transport Jack Chambers has described the current waiting time for the driving test as 'completely unacceptable'. 

It will take 12 months for driving test waiting times to be reduced from the current wait of up to 21 weeks to 10 weeks, the Department of Transport has admitted.

Minister of State for Transport Jack Chambers has announced an additional 75 driving testers are to be recruited by the Road Safety Authority (RSA) to combat an “unprecedented” backlog.