L-drivers should have to take at least two tests

I’M pleased the Road Safety Authority is planning to cut the waiting time for a driving test to 10 weeks by next March.

Then the conditions for provisional licences could be addressed. With a 10-week wait for a test, I can see no reason why a learner-driver cannot take at least two tests in a year.

A second provisional licence should only be issued once it’s proved that a driving test has been sought. Subsequent provisional licences should only be issued if two ‘fail’ certificates for the previous year accompany the application. The penalty points system should be amended, too. If a provisional licence-holder commits an offence, the penalty points and fines for that offence should be doubled.