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Driving test delays: 'The system is broken'

Learner drivers are regularly having to wait about 6 months to get driving tests around the country. The delays often mean that they have a long period between finishing their lessons and doing the test – so they could be out of practice. Is this fair? Andrea was joined by Brenda Bolger, owner of Bolger School of Motoring in Kilkenny and callers who shared their own experiences on the driving test delays...

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12.59 6 Jul 2023


Driving test delays: 'The system is broken'


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Learner drivers are regularly having to wait about 6 months to get driving tests around the country. The delays often mean that they have a long period between finishing their lessons and doing the test – so they could be out of practice. Is this fair?

Andrea was joined by Brenda Bolger, owner of Bolger School of Motoring in Kilkenny and callers who shared their own experiences on the driving test delays...


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