Test Centre Stats

Co. Laois ยท RSA driving test centre

Portlaoise (Maldron Hotel) driving test centre

Figures to September 2026, from Road Safety Authority tables on CSO PxStat updated .

Weeks to a test invite, September 2026

17 weeks

+4.0 wk on a year ago

Pass rate, last 12 months

57.4%

All centres 52.3%

Wait rank in Ireland

54 of 57

1 = shortest

Car tests, last 12 months

3,369

3.2% no-shows

At the end of September 2026 the RSA estimated 17 weeks until a learner applying for a test at Portlaoise (Maldron Hotel) would be invited to book a date, 5.1 weeks more than the figure for all centres (11.9 weeks). A year earlier it was 13 weeks. Over the 12 months to September 2026, 3,369 car tests were delivered here and an estimated 57.4% passed (all centres: 52.3%); the 12 months before, 55.3%.

Waiting estimate over two years

  • Portlaoise (Maldron Hotel)
  • All Irish centres
Estimated weeks to a test invitation at Portlaoise (Maldron Hotel), October 2024 to September 2026Portlaoise (Maldron Hotel): 17 weeks at the end of September 2026; all centres 11.9 weeks.0102030Oct 24Jan 25Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Jan 26Apr 26Jul 2617.0Weeks0102030Jan 25Jul 25Jan 26Jul 2617.0Weeks
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Estimated weeks to a test invitation at Portlaoise (Maldron Hotel), October 2024 to September 2026
MonthPortlaoise (Maldron Hotel)All Irish centres
September 202617.011.9
August 202613.011.6
July 202614.012.1
June 202614.011.8
May 202614.012.3
April 202614.011.9
March 202613.011.9
February 202611.011.5
January 202611.010.7
December 202514.010.6
November 202512.011.4
October 202514.011.5
September 202513.09.8
August 202515.010.2
July 202517.014.4
June 202518.016.8
May 202519.020.8
April 202526.027.3
March 202524.024.1
February 202523.022.9
January 202524.022.0
December 202423.020.8
November 202423.020.6
October 202422.019.3

Pass rate

Each point is the pass rate over the 12 months to that month, which smooths out small monthly samples. Over the latest 12 months Portlaoise (Maldron Hotel) ranks 16th highest of 59 Irish centres with at least 100 car tests.

  • Portlaoise (Maldron Hotel)
  • All Irish centres
Car test pass rate at Portlaoise (Maldron Hotel), rolling 12 monthsRolling 12-month pass rate at Portlaoise (Maldron Hotel): 57.4%; all centres 52.3%.020406080Oct 24Jan 25Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Jan 26Apr 26Jul 2657.4%Pass rate, %020406080Jan 25Jul 25Jan 26Jul 2657.4%Pass rate, %
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Car test pass rate at Portlaoise (Maldron Hotel), rolling 12 months
MonthPortlaoise (Maldron Hotel)All Irish centres
September 202657.4%52.3%
August 202657.0%52.4%
July 202656.9%52.4%
June 202656.4%52.4%
May 202656.2%52.3%
April 202655.8%52.3%
March 202655.6%52.2%
February 202655.5%52.1%
January 202655.5%52.0%
December 202555.2%51.8%
November 202555.1%51.7%
October 202554.7%51.5%
September 202555.3%51.0%
August 202555.3%50.5%
July 202555.2%50.2%
June 202555.3%49.8%
May 202555.5%49.6%
April 202555.3%49.2%
March 202555.6%49.1%
February 202555.5%49.0%
January 202555.8%48.9%
December 202456.0%49.0%
November 202455.2%49.0%
October 202460.5%49.2%

Car tests delivered each month

Latest month: 116 tests. Peak in the last two years: 490.

Nearby centres

The nearest centre with a shorter estimate is Tullamore (18 mi), at 12 weeks. You can ask the RSA for any test centre when you apply.

Centres near Portlaoise (Maldron Hotel)
Centre
TullamoreShorter wait18 mi12 weeks53.2%
CarlowShorter wait21 mi12 weeks43.7%
Carlow Talbot HotelShorter wait21 mi13 weeks47.6%
BirrShorter wait26 mi7 weeks49.6%
Kilkenny (Govt Buildings)Shorter wait26 mi11 weeks49.9%
Kilkenny (O'Loughlin Gaels)Shorter wait26 mi10 weeks50.8%
  • This centre
  • Shorter wait
  • Other nearby
TullamoreCarlowCarlow Talbot HotelBirrKilkenny (Govt Buildings)Kilkenny (O'Loughlin Gaels)Portlaoise (Maldron Hotel)

Reading these figures

  • The RSA's waiting figure is its estimate, at month end, of how long until an applicant is invited to choose a test date. It is not the same measure as DVSA's figure for Great Britain, so the two shouldn't be compared directly.
  • Pass rates are the RSA's monthly percentages for category B (car) tests; the 12-month figure here weights each month by the tests delivered.
  • Distances are between town centres (the centre is placed at Portlaoise), not the test centre's door.

Apply for or change a test through the RSA's driving test service. We have no link with the RSA.

Sources

Road Safety Authority, via CSO PxStat tables ROA30 (tests delivered, pass rate, no-shows) and ROA36 (estimated time to a test invite), CC BY 4.0. Town coordinates from GeoNames, CC BY 4.0.