There's a surge in people applying for driving tests ahead of rule changes set to come in this year.

From November 1st, learners will face tighter restrictions on renewing permits, including limits on how many times they can do so without taking a test.

Junior Transport Minister Sean Canney says a rush to get a test in before then has created some additional pressure on waiting lists.

However, he says delays are still significantly lower than last year and should continue to decrease when new testers are trained up.

To discuss this further Alan Morrissey was joined by Chris Curran owner of Chris Curran Coaching.

Image © learner driver and instructor behind a car by michaeljung from Getty Images via Canva