The average waiting time for a driving test has been creeping up in the past three months and now stands at 12.22 weeksDriving test waiting times are increasing once again, having just hit the 10-week target in September after years of continuously rising. The average waiting time has been creeping up in the past three months and now stands at 12.22 weeks, up from 11.44 at the end of November and 9.57 in September. A total of 35 of 57 car driving test centres across the State have longer waiting times than the 10-week standard. Dún Laoghaire, Co Dublin has the second-longest waiting time, at 21 weeks, followed by Raheny at 20 weeks. Fine Gael Dublin West TD Emer Currie, who raised the issue via parliamentary questions, said that, while the official waiting time in Mulhuddart is 22 weeks, “I have constituents now waiting 36 weeks.

Source: The Irish Times December 07, 2025 07:35 UTC