The Road Safety Authority has launched a plan to cut driving test wait times.
The measures include accelerating the training of new examiners, expanded test times, including overtime for Saturdays and bank holidays and targeted interventions in the booking systems to make sure areas with the greatest demand are looked after.
New driving test centres are also to be opened to help clear the backlog, which now stands at 100 thousand.
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The body has also asked people to help support them by cancelling tests early if they can't make it and making sure their cars are roadworthy before arriving for a test.
