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Tuesday 7 February 2023 Dublin: 10°C

# RSA

Last week
29th January 2023 - 4th February 2023
# BACKLOG
Almost 50k Learner drivers to wait 19 weeks for a test, says RSA
The national average waiting time for a driving test is currently 19 weeks, almost double the RSA’s target.
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Last month
January 2023
# ice warning
New nationwide status yellow ice warning to come into effect at 4pm
Met Éireann warns that icy stretches, and possible black ice in parts, will lead to hazardous travelling conditions.
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Jan 19th 2023, 12:07 PM
# Status Yellow
Motorists warned to take care as further Status Yellow weather warning issued
A number of schools in Donegal have also closed for today due to snow.
31.4k
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Updated
Jan 17th 2023, 4:10 PM
# RSA
Road deaths in Ireland increased by 13% last year
The number of pedestrian deaths more than doubled.
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Jan 1st 2023, 12:31 PM
Last year
2022
# Penalty Points
Over 543,000 people had points on their licences this year - a county-by-county breakdown
A total of 543,089 people had points on their licences on 30 September 2022.
24.3k
26
Dec 31st 2022, 6:30 AM
# road safety appeal
New roadside drug testing system launched as part of Christmas and New Year road safety appeal
It works like an antigen test and delivers results in 2-8 minutes.
18.6k
26
Dec 1st 2022, 7:39 AM
# Learner Permit
Unaccompanied driver on learner permit for past 30 years detected travelling at 147 kph
The incident happened over the weekend on the N7.
58.8k
0
Nov 15th 2022, 4:25 PM
# Speeding
Fines for range of road offences have doubled since midnight
The death toll on Irish roads this year stands at 122 people.
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92
Updated
Oct 27th 2022, 7:17 AM
# Road Safety
Parents urged not to gift quad bikes or scramblers to children this Christmas
38% of those injured in quad or scrambler incidents between 2017 and 2021 were aged 18 or under.
10.6k
24
Oct 19th 2022, 3:55 PM
# GDPR
RSA says GDPR limited the level of road crash data it could publish, as questions raised in Dáil
The RSA says this is due to the fact that ‘the data must be treated as personal data in order to comply with GDPR demands’.
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Oct 8th 2022, 6:30 AM
# forecast
Wet and windy weekend ahead as Status Yellow rain warning issued for Saturday night
Electric Picnic attendees may be in for a couple of blustery days.
25.2k
8
Updated
Sep 2nd 2022, 2:25 PM
# Speeding
Fines for speeding and using phone while driving set to double
More than 88,000 drivers were caught speeding so far this year.
50.3k
120
Updated
Jul 26th 2022, 2:36 PM
# Road Safety
Almost one in four motorists check their phone notifications while driving
New research by the Road Safety Authority also found that 13% of drivers write messages or emails while behind the wheel.
8.9k
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Jul 7th 2022, 1:29 PM
# slow down
Gardaí clamp down on speeding ahead of bank holiday weekend with 24-hour enforcement campaign
Gardai revealed that on their weekend observations, 93% of cars broke the speed limit.
13.3k
11
Jun 2nd 2022, 1:59 PM
# Road Safety
Road safety chief warns 'concerning trend' in road deaths could lead to higher fines
At an RSA event today, Waide said that an increase in fines and penalty points this year isn’t “ruled out”.
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May 26th 2022, 5:42 PM
# Road Safety Authority
Over half of child car seats found to be incorrectly fitted, Road Safety Authority says
The RSA has launched a new voluntary code of practice to assist child car seat retailers and consumers in response to its findings.
7.4k
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Feb 24th 2022, 2:55 PM
# Road Safety
2021 saw lowest number of road fatalities since recording began in 1959
There was an 11% drop in road deaths in 2021 compared to 2020.
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Jan 1st 2022, 8:00 AM
All time
# Road Deaths
'We've lost the equivalent of a month's worth of lives in two days': RSA issues safety warning
Seven people died on roads in the Republic and Northern Ireland today and yesterday.
20.4k
14
Dec 28th 2021, 2:30 PM
# Penalty Points
Over 540,000 people had points on their licences this year - a county-by-county breakdown
A total of 540,174 people had points on their licences on 30 September 2021.
29.7k
25
Dec 26th 2021, 7:00 AM
# Road Safety
New road safety strategy that seeks to halve deaths on Irish roads by 2030 launched
A working group will be established to examine speed limits, particularly a 30km/h speed limit in urban areas.
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Dec 14th 2021, 3:02 PM
# Gardaí
Number of people killed on Irish roads dropped by 12% in first half of 2021
Garda figures showed 82% of deaths occurred on rural roads with a speed limit of 80kmh or higher.
7.9k
10
Jul 26th 2021, 3:06 PM
# treacherous roads
RSA warns of hazardous driving conditions and 'greasy' roads in coming days
The warning comes ahead of an end to the recent dry spell.
23.8k
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Jul 23rd 2021, 4:09 PM
# Driving tests
Unite criticises "unsafe practice" of RSA conducting live driving test training during Covid-19
The trade union says the RSA are failing to comply with social distancing guidelines.
20.6k
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Jul 14th 2021, 12:10 PM
# live and learn
Learner permit expiry dates extended by another 10 months
Depending on their expiry date, some permits had already been extended by four or eight months.
13.1k
16
Jun 25th 2021, 7:37 AM
# Road Safety
1-in-4 drivers may have been over limit the morning after a night out
A quarter of people surveyed by the Road Safety Authority said that they may have been over the legal drink-driving limit while driving the morning after a night out.
15.9k
31
Jun 2nd 2021, 3:35 PM
# the road back
More drug-driving than drink-driving incidents over lockdown, say gardaí
Focus has turned to road safety as drivers get back on the road post-lockdown and the new ‘The Road Back’ campaign is launched.
14.8k
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May 12th 2021, 5:29 PM
# Road Safety Authority
Drug-driving incidents jump 11% this year despite Covid-19 lockdown
Authorities warn motorists of the dangers of drug driving ahead of the Easter bank holiday weekend.
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Apr 1st 2021, 7:48 PM
# Driving It Home
Essential workers should be allowed to finish driving lessons, Oireachtas committee tells minister
The committee says that stopping essential workers from continuing driving lessons is a “significant oversight”.
15.0k
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Apr 1st 2021, 1:26 PM
# reputational risk
Learners could face higher insurance costs over growing waiting lists for driving tests, RSA report says
The Road Safety Authority also warned of “reputational risk” for themselves and the Department of Transport over the long waiting lists.
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Mar 13th 2021, 8:00 AM
# snow storm
RSA 'categorically rejects' criticism after driving tests cancelled due to cold weather
484 tests were cancelled for weather-related reasons last week.
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Feb 15th 2021, 5:47 PM
# warning
RSA warns motorists to be vigilant on the roads this February to avoid a repeat of last year's fatalities
Nineteen people died on the roads in February 2020.
6.8k
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Feb 9th 2021, 1:21 PM
# BACKLOG
RSA confirms plans to allow you sit your car theory test online within a 'number of months'
A minister has said that the pandemic has had a “profound effect” on theory testing services leading to a large backlog.
57.5k
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Jan 24th 2021, 12:05 AM
# Driving Test
RSA 'experiencing delays' with online customer portal and call centre
The RSA launched a new online portal in December.
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Jan 21st 2021, 3:46 PM
# Road Safety
Road Safety Authority reports 149 deaths on Irish roads in 2020
There was a 25% reduction in the number of serious or minor injuries in 2020.
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Jan 1st 2021, 12:11 PM
# Road Safety
90% of Irish motorists disqualified by a court in 2020 have not surrendered their licences
The figure was revealed in response to a Parliamentary Question last month.
31.0k
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Dec 31st 2020, 12:05 AM
# On The Road
Did you sit your driving test this year? Here are the pass rates for each RSA test centre for 2020
Here’s how drivers fared at each centre across the country this year.
69.5k
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Dec 29th 2020, 7:00 AM
# Penalty Points
More than 500,000 people had points on their licences this year - here's a county-by-county breakdown
A total of 510,269 people had points on their licences on 30 September 2020.
40.2k
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Dec 26th 2020, 7:30 AM
# Brexit
Have a UK driving licence but live in Ireland? It won't be valid from 1 January
After the transition period ends on 31 December, UK driving licences will no longer be valid for residents here.
39.3k
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Dec 20th 2020, 11:00 AM
# Careful Now
Christmas road safety plan begins as Gardaí say 133% increase in drug-driving incidents this year
Gardaí said that despite a decrease in traffic this year, there has been a dramatic increase in drug driving incidents.
21.0k
15
Dec 8th 2020, 10:20 PM
# scramblers
Gardaí warn parents not to gift children quad bikes and scramblers for Christmas
An Garda Síochána and the RSA have launched a new public awareness campaign.
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Oct 23rd 2020, 7:32 PM
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