The luckiest weeks to take your driving test in Ireland revealed

Timing is everything and that certainly applies when you decide to take your driving test, a new study has shown.

With driving tests having been postponed at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, there's now a surge of applicants at test centres across Dublin.

Now Chill Insurance has examined records from the RSA revealed the 10 weeks in 2021 with the highest pass rates in Ireland.

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The 10 weeks with the highest pass rates in Ireland

Dates	Total tests offered	No. of people who passed	Pass rate
03-01-21 - 09-01-21	3,031	827	61.50%
07-02-21 - 13-02-21	3,007	1,422	59.20%
06-06-21 - 12-06-21	2,074	1,157	59.00%
08-08-21 - 14-08-21	3,519	1,925	58.10%
24-01-21 - 30-01-21	3,283	1,560	58.10%
28-02-21 - 06-03-21	2,522	1,379	57.80%
27-12-20 - 02-01-21	42	15	57.70%
10-01-21 - 16-01-21	3,433	1,711	57.30%
14-02-21 - 20-02-21	2,783	1,486	57.20%
04-04-21 - 10-04-21	1,764	953	56.80%

Those that are thinking of taking the test at the end of September and October may want to take in a few more lessons as these have the lowest pass rates in the country.

The general trends suggest that taking the test earlier in the month may be the best option "as the five weeks with the lowest pass rates all occurred in the final two weeks of the month."

The location of your driving test can also have a big say in whether you pass.

Five of the six test centres with the lowest pass rates are in Dublin.

They are Finglas which claimed second spot with a pass rate of 42.43% closely followed by Charlestown with 42.72%, Mulhuddart at 44.37%, Raheny at 45.16% and a second Mulhuddart centre at 45.61%.

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