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Listen Back: Local learner drivers forced to 'break the law'

Apr 30, 2025 17:42
By News Northern Sound
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Listen Back: Local learner drivers forced to 'break the law'

Driving test delays are forcing young drivers in Cavan and Monaghan to break the law. That's according to the Irish Road Haulage Association. Irish Hauliers has accused the Road Safety Authority of mismanagement of the driving test system as new Garda figures show a 22% increase in the numbers of learner drivers in the Louth, Cavan and Monaghan Garda division caught driving unaccompanied. There are currently 12,518 provisional license holders in Cavan, 8,077 in Monaghan.

Jodie Curran spoke with Ger Hyland who is President of the Irish Road Haulage Association about this issue:

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