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Instructor shares driving test tips to help nervous drivers pass first time
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A TikTok driving instructor with over 40,000 followers has shared his top driving test tips to help nervous drivers beat driving test anxiety and pass first time
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Irish drivers warned they must report 23 medical conditions or face fines
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Drivers in Ireland are being warned they must declare 23 medical conditions to the NDLS or risk fines and potential criminal penalties under strict licensing rules.
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Urgent warning issued to learner drivers as over 1,200 tests cancelled due to major rule change
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The major rule change came into effect on March 9 and has led to over 1,200 driving tests, or 11 per cent, being cancelled over the last two weeks
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Driving test warning as 1,200 learners turned away over rule change
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Tonnes of learner drivers showing up for their exams have been stung by the rule change
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Warning issued to learner drivers as major rule change to take effect tomorrow which could see tests cancelled
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Learner drivers are being warned about a new requirement coming in to force next on Monday that - if ignored - could result in them being refused entry to their test without a refund.
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Driving test rule change starts next week as tests could be cancelled without new document
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A new rule for driving tests in Ireland starts Monday, 9 March and requires learners to bring a new document, or else their test may be cancelled.
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Learners could be turned away from driving test for failing to meet new insurance rule
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Learner drivers are being warned of a new RSA rule coming into force next month that could see them turned away from their driving test with no refund
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New laws zone in on 'repeat learner driver permit renewals' - and exact date set for crackdown
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Road safety campaigners said the move will make motorists progress to a full driving licence
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Major clampdown on learner drivers in Ireland as new measures to be introduced
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Sean Canney, the minister responsible for road safety, is bringing in the new measures
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'No turkey for Christmas': hauliers warn driver shortage threatening Xmas dinner
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IRHA say problem could be 'sorted out in the morning' if state agencies worked together to eliminate bureaucracy
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Driving instructor's top tip to stop tailgaters without having to brake
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Irish drivers are being warned that tailgating is a serious safety hazard and can lead to heavy fines, penalty points or even jail time.
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Hauliers accuse RSA of 'massaging' driving test figures by moving truck testers to car tests
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The Irish Road Haulage Association claims the RSA moved testers from articulated truck, truck and bus tests to car tests
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RSA confirm 'significant drop' in driving test wait times
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The average national waiting time to receive a driving test invitation has dropped to 14.4 weeks
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Average wait time for driving test invite falls to 16.3 weeks, road safety chiefs confirm
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As of this week, the average wait time for a driving test invitation has dropped to 16.3 weeks
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Number of learner drivers caught driving unaccompanied jumps 20% in one year
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In the first six months of 2025, some 4,707 drivers on learner’s permits have been fined for driving on Irish roads without a fully licensed driver in the car with them
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Government to crack down on learner drivers 'rolling over' permits without sitting driving test
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Transport Minister Darragh O’Brien will soon bring a memo to Cabinet on the Action Plan for the Road Safety Strategy
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New figures show Ireland now has 145,000 more learner drivers waiting for test than in 2019
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Average driving test waiting times have soared by 300 per cent in the last six years
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Over 90 per cent of disqualified drivers do not surrender driving licences
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People Before Profit TD Paul Murphy told the Irish Mirror that there "may well be thousands of people still driving after being disqualified for good reason"
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Driving instructor's 'wild yelling' caused frightened learner to have diarrhoea
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Exclusive: Complaints received by the Road Safety Authority (RSA) claim that a nervous instructor resorted to praying loudly in the car during a lesson last year
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Irish drivers born in these years may not be legally able to drive under rule change
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Drivers in Ireland born in certain years may soon be unable to legally drive under updated rules requiring medical certificates for those aged 75 and older.
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Labour suggests people renewing driver's licences should resit theory test
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The party’s transport spokesman Ciaran Ahern said that in all other walks of life, people need to “continue with professional development”
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'Who's your daddy' remark among 35 'inappropriate behaviour' complaints about driving instructors last year
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One driving instructor allegedly told a woman she was "drop-dead gorgeous" and said "Who's your daddy?" 15 times in an incident that gave rise to a complaint in the past
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New driving test backlog emerges with 68,000 learners waiting for exam date
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Road Safety Authority (RSA) figures show some areas are waiting as long as seven or eight months
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Irish drivers born in these years won't 'legally be able to drive' under strict rule
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Even if you still feel safe behind the wheel, you are required to renew your driving licence when you turn 75, and every 3 years after that.
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