Unaccompanied motorist on learner permit for thirty years stopped by gardaí

Naas Roads Policing Unit stopped a car on the N7 while operating a speed check over the weekend.

The car was detected travelling at a speed of 147kph in a 100kph zone, on a greasy road surface.

Gardaí also said the driver was an Unaccompanied Driver on a Learner Permit for the past 30 years.

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According to the Road Safety Authority, a first and second Learner Permit are normally valid for two years.

In order to get a third or subsequent Learner Permit you must have booked or sat and failed the driving test in the previous two years. 

If you have sat and failed a Driving Test in the previous two years you will be issued with a two-year Learner Permit.  

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If you have booked or have an upcoming Driving Test you will be issued with a one-year Learner Permit.