Young drivers could be waiting up to 18 months for their driving test and incur hundreds of euros in extra insurance payments during that time. In reaction to this Johnathan was joined this morning by Geraldine Herbert - Motoring Correspondent with the Sunday Independent and Jonathan Hehir, Managing Director Cover in a Click Insurance.

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