Driving test wait times fall to just over 10 weeks, some centres still experiencing delays

Eva Osborne

The Road Safety Authority (RSA) has said that the average national waiting time for a car driving test now stands at 10.4 weeks, which is still in excess of its Service Level Agreement of 10 weeks.

The RSA said it has been working intensively to reduce waiting times following unprecedented demand.

It said that this reduction, down from 27 weeks at the end of April, reflects the progress of its action plan of additional tester recruitment, reallocation of resources, and focused management of test centre capacity.

The RSA said that this does not mark the end of the its efforts.

Waiting times remain above the RSA’s Service Level Agreement of 10 weeks, and some individual test centres are still experiencing delays.

A spokesperson said: “We are steadfast in our commitment to bring the average down to 10 weeks and below.

"This is not the finish line — we know that some learners are still waiting longer than they should, and we are determined to fix that.

"A number of centres continue to have an unacceptable wait time and our priority remains ensuring more equality, uniformity and balance between supply and demand across the country.”