THOUSANDS of learner drivers are at serious risk of having their licence being cancelled. Nearly 80,000 provisional licence holders have committed driving offences and received points on their lice… ...

A crackdown on learner drivers means they must now sit a driving test after their third permit in a bid to get unqualified motorists off the roads. Transport Minister Eamon Ryan approved the new ...

Learner drivers get test offer before licence curb Thu 12 Jun 2008 at 16:00 ALL holders of second provisional licences will get a test in advance of being banned from driving alone in three weeks ...

Drivers with learner permits are paying around 23pc, or €400, more for car insurance premiums than those who are fully qualified. For example, an 18-year-old who has yet to pass their test pays ...