L drivers in Kildare facing one of the country's longest waiting times for tests with average of 14.2 weeks

Drivers in Naas are facing some of the longest average waiting times in the country to sit their driving tests.

The Road Safety Authority has revealed in their latest figures that the average waiting time for a learner driver to take their test is 14.2 weeks, which is substantially higher than the authority's aim to have all drivers tested within 10 weeks.

The longest waiting time recorded in the Naas centre, which is the only one in Kildare, is a staggering 20 weeks. The highest average waiting time is in Buncrana in Donegal which has a staggering 19.3 week average waiting time, revealed in a list compiled in today's Irish Independent.

In other test centres close to Naas the waiting time is substantially shorter, with Tallaght recording a figure of 10 weeks, Finglas having an average of 12 weeks and Raheny's figure standing at 12.8 weeks.

The average waiting time in Portlaoise is 12.6 weeks, while Carlow is 11.4 weeks and Tullamore is 11.3 weeks.