RSA to close loophole allowing 55,000 learner drivers to dodge test

The Road Safety Authority (RSA) is planning a crackdown on tens of thousands of long-term learner drivers who keep renewing their permits without doing the driving test.

There are over 55,000 drivers who have obtained between three and ten learner permits. This means many have been driving on learner permits for up to 12 years. The longest lasting learner driver in the country has 23 permits. Due to a loophole in the system, ...