Road Safety Authority figures show a wide variation in pass rates across the country
People who feel they have been tested unfairly can challenge the decision in an appeal to the District Court. Photograph: Getty Images
National data on driving tests was provided to Waterford TD Marc Ó Cathasaigh by the Road Safety Authority in response to a parliamentary question.The Dún Laoghaire/Deansgrange centre — which does category B car tests as well as motorcycle testing — was the only location in the capital where more than half of test candidates passed in the first six months of the year.
The other pass rates among the eight test centres in the capital include Killester and Mulhuddart’s Maple House centre . Three centres that test drivers of heavy goods vehicles and other commercial vehicles, rather than privately owned cars, topped the list overall. These were: Tralee, Co Kerry, with a pass rate of 91.4 per cent; Birr, Co Offaly ; and Ballincollig, Co Cork .
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