Nationwide the wait times for driving tests are up to seven months.
Learner drivers in Westmeath are facing the longest waiting times for a test in the midlands.
Motorists in Mullingar are currently waiting an estimated 24 weeks.
Athlone comes in with a wait time of 19 weeks, according to the Irish Times.
The quickest turnaround is in Offaly, where learners are waiting 19 weeks in Tullamore, and 22 weeks in Birr.
In Laois it takes 22 weeks to get a test at the Portlaoise centre.
Driving Instructor at Wynne's School of Motoring, Joe Wynne says things have to change around tests and retests:
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