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12-week Driving Test wait times leaves Learner Drivers Stranded and Frustrated

Tallaght driving test center has been forced to cancel 160 tests due to a delay in the completion...

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12.50 17 Jun 2026


12-week Driving Test wait times leaves Learner Drivers Stranded and Frustrated


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12.50 17 Jun 2026


Tallaght driving test center has been forced to cancel 160 tests due to a delay in the completion of tests.  

The wait in Tallaght is up to 12 weeks, but the longest wait has been revealed in Raheny at a staggering 25 weeks.  

Anyone in Raheny applying for a test now must wait until November 30th before being “invited” to select an appointment time in the following three to five weeks, which could bring their test date into 2027.  

Ger Herbert, Motoring editor and Columnist with the Sunday Independent, Nadia Adan, Ashford Motors owner, Meghan O’Halloran and Newstalk's own joined Andrea as she is currently on the waiting list for a driving test aswell as listeners who have been effected by the wait times.


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