Plans for a crackdown on motorists who have held provisional licences for years, and sometimes decades, have been delayed over fears of a knock-on effect on waiting lists for driving tests.

A briefing from the Department of Transport said any dramatic change on how many learner permits a person could hold would lead to “a surge of applications” for driving tests on an ‘already overburdened testing system”.

Figures from the Road Safety ­Authority show more than 67,000 drivers are on their third learner permit or later.

Is this the right approach by the Department?

To discuss, Andrea is joined by Brenda Bolger from the Bolger School of Motoring, as well as listeners.