Northwest driving test centres have some of the longest waiting times in the country

45 thousand people are waiting to take their driving tests.

The Road Safety Authority says learner drivers should be able to take their tests within 10 weeks.

In Buncrana and Donegal Town the waiting time is almost 20 weeks.

Director of Consumer Affairs at AA Ireland Conor Faughnan says the length of time people wait to take their tests varies from place to place;