RSA to open new test centres and expand operating hours to reduce waiting times 

Junior transport Minister Sean Canney last week said the Government “does not consider the current situation acceptable”, adding that the RSA was planning to have the 10-week waiting time in place by the end of the year. Picture: Brian Lawless/PA 

New driving test centres in "key areas" of the country and testing on bank holidays form part of the Road Safety Authority’s new plan to drastically cut lengthy waiting times which have caused a backlog of 100,000.

The RSA said it has been tasked with cutting driving test waiting times from an average of 27 weeks to 10 weeks by early September. Today it unveils its “urgent response amid unprecedented demand”.