The local test centre recently relocated to the Crowne Plaza Hotel
Just over half of people who take their driving test in Dundalk pass the test.
That’s according to new figures compiled by The Irish Times, which show that the local test centre has one of the highest failure rates in the country.
The Dundalk test centre’s pass rate for 2013 was 50.83% was just below the national average of 54% with only 14 of the country’s 48 other test centres faring worse.
In 2012, Dundalk’s pass rate was slightly higher at 52.57% while it was even higher again in 2011 at 53.3%.
The test centre recently relocated from the Fairways Hotel to the Crowne Plaza Hotel with an eight week waiting list for a test at present.
