West Cork’s only driving test centre 'will not close'

Road Safety Authority denies claims the driving test centre in Skibbereen was due to close before Christmas because driving testers would no longer be paid milage expenses to travel to Skibbereen after December 23

A spokesperson for the RSA said: 'The RSA will continue to service the Skibbereen Driving Test Centre either via staff headquartered in Skibbereen or from resources based elsewhere such as in Cork etc as demand requires.' 

Claims that West Cork’s only driving test centre is to permanently close before Christmas have been rejected by the Road Safety Authority (RSA), the body officially responsible for driving test centres.

Local Fianna Fáil councillor Joe Carroll said he had been informed the driving test centre in Skibbereen was due to close before Christmas because driving testers would no longer be paid milage expenses to travel to Skibbereen after December 23.