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Should driving tests be price-hiked to fund the RSA?

The Government has been advised to increase driving licence and car testing fees, hike penalties ...

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16.25 22 Oct 2024


Should driving tests be price-hiked to fund the RSA?


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16.25 22 Oct 2024


The Government has been advised to increase driving licence and car testing fees, hike penalties for dangerous road users and expand direct exchequer funding of road safety amid a series of dire financial warnings about the Road Safety Authority.

That’s according to an external review into the agency reported by The Irish Times this morning.

Michael Healy Rae, Independent TD for Kerry and Dominic Brophy, Director of the Professional Driving Instructors Association join Kieran to discuss.


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