Learner drivers are currently waiting around 21 weeks for a driving test.
Driving test backlogs won’t be back to normal until early 2024, according to the Department of Transport.this morning the junior minister with responsibility for road transport Jack Chambers said 75 new driving testers will be hired in the coming months.
“They will be in place by October of this year and we are hoping to even expedite that if possible and we should see the waiting times start to reduce from then on,” he said. Minister Chambers said an extra 30 testers were recruited last year – but it made little difference to waiting times.“There is better capacity in the theory test so more people are getting through the theory test and getting their mandatory lessons, which is presenting an increased level of demand.
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