Are you about to undertake your driving test?. Well if you happen to live in the West of the country you may well have better chance of passing according to the latest statistics.
The RSA have recently posted figures showing which areas have the highest pass rates and the top 10 is largely dominated by regions in the West and the midlands. According to the statistics Ennis came out on top with a pass rate 69.5%, Clifden came a close second with a pass rate 68.9%, whilst Sligo, Carrick-on-Shannon rounded out the top five.
Meanwhile amazingly no City/Town on the east coast featured in the top 10 although Waterford featured at number 17 on the list with a pass rate of 60.6%. There you have it people so if you want to pass your test its best to go West.
Check out the full list below.
1.Ennis 69.53%
2.Clifden 68.97%
3.Sligo 68.54%
4.Carrick-on-Shannon 68.17%
5.Loughrea 66.57%
6.Birr 66.44%
7.Tuam 64.43%
8.Ballina 63.11%
9.Newcastle West 63.03%
10.Mullingar 62.65%
11.Athlone 62.40%
12.Galway 62.35%
13.Roscommon 62.12%
14.Donegal 61.79%
15.Tralee 61.12%
16.Castlebar 61.09%
17.Waterford 60.66%
18.Dungarvan 60.52%
19.Killarney 59.93%
20.Letterkenny 59.14%