超过1 000名爱尔兰学生驾驶员在2025年夏天每月错过驾驶考试, Over 1,000 Irish learner drivers missed driving tests monthly in summer 2025, fueling calls for reform to end indefinite permit renewals.

爱尔兰共和国越来越多的驾驶学员没有参加预定驾驶考试,在2025年7月和8月记录了超过1000名未参加考试的学生,这是近年来第一次超过1000名月度考试的学生. A growing number of learner drivers in the Republic of Ireland are missing scheduled driving tests, with over 1,000 no-shows recorded in both July and August 2025—the first time monthly totals have exceeded 1,000 in recent years. 道路安全局报告说,8月有1,103人没有出现在车上,7月有1,043,高于1月的533人,而2025年前八个月的出没率上升至3.4%. The Road Safety Authority reported 1,103 no-shows in August and 1,043 in July, up from 533 in January, with the no-show rate rising to 3.4% in the first eight months of 2025. 道路安全倡导者指责存在一个漏洞,允许无限期延长许可证而不进行测试,大约56 000名司机持有第三次或以上的许可证,11 000名司机持有许可证达20年或20年以上。 Road safety advocates blame a loophole allowing indefinite permit renewals without taking the test, with about 56,000 drivers on third or more permits and 11,000 holding permits for 20 years or more. 尽管在6月至8月期间进行的测试增加了17%——帮助将等候时间缩短到10周——2 000多个测试槽被浪费了。 Despite a 17% increase in tests conducted between June and August—helping reduce wait times to 10 weeks—over 2,000 test slots were wasted. 立法者和安全团体敦促改革,堵住漏洞,确保在获得许可证之前对缺乏经验的驾驶员进行适当评估。 Lawmakers and safety groups urge reforms to close the loophole and ensure inexperienced drivers are properly assessed before receiving licenses.