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The online motor insurance broker, which specialises in insuring young drivers, says that three measures are sure to slash premiums for young drivers.
Driving instructor says driving and theory test backlog could take up to three years to fix
Micheál Martin says RSA will ramp up numbers of theory tests
Waiting time for tests at 25 weeks, with 80 testers needed to reach two-week wait
"We hope to have a monthly output of about 4,000 tests a month, but it won't be until later in the year that we can accommodate significant numbers of online theory tests," he said. "That's why it really is the reopening of the actual physical test centres, where we can deliver 50,000 tests a month, that the solution lies for the theory tests." Unfortunately, the online tests will only be available to people who are sitting exams to get a learner permit for a bus or a truck, to begin with. However, the assessments will expand to include theory tests for cars in the coming months.