Donegal’s three driving test centres recorded above-average pass rates last year, a new survey has revealed.
A rural-urban divide has emerged in the latest list of national pass rates.
The average pass rate across all centres in Ireland last year was 53%.
In Donegal Town, the rate was 61.3%, in Letterkenny it was 60.9% and in Buncrana it was 58.2%.
The highest rate of the year was at the Ballincollig test centre in Cork, at 75% last year.
CompleteCar.ie Editor Shane O’Donoghue said the figures suggest a disparity across the country.
“The potential scene we are seeing here is that there is disparity in terms of, maybe, a rural/urban divide,” he said.
“So, some of the test centres in bigger urban areas seem to have a lower pass rate, whereas those in a rural area with smaller populations seem to have a higher pass rate.
“I just wonder is it just easier to pass in some areas than others.”
