Doesn't it always seem like people from country places have been driving since before they made their confirmation?
Turns out there could actually be some truth in it - new figures show that there's a big difference in pass rates in certain parts of Ireland.
The toughest place to get your licence might well be Dublin - the four test centres in the capital have some of the lowest pass rates in the country for the category B driving test.
While on average 49.5 per cent of tests nationally are passed, the pass rate at the Finglas test centre is just 40.15%, the numbers revealed by
Dublin Live show.
Rates are also lower than the national average at the test centres in Raheny (44.69%), Churchtown (44.43%), and Tallaght (44.88%).
The pass rate is also below the national average in Kilkenny where just 41.29% of tests end in a pass.
Meanwhile, it looks like it might be easier to get your licence in the west of the country.
The test centre in Newcastle West in Co Limerick has a pass rate of 70.33%, the highest of anywhere in the country.
Behind there came the test centres in Kilrush, Co Clare (65.23%), Clifden in Galway (64.32%), Roscommon (60.25%) and Skibbereen in County Cork (60.13%).
Might be worth going out west to sit the test then...
