Raise driving test fees for those failing, RAC says

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Learner drivers that fail their test multiple times should have to pay more to retake it, the RAC Foundation has said.

The move would force people to save up and wait until they're ready, easing the "unacceptable" test backlog, claimed the motoring charity.

It said the current pass rate of 48% was too low and needed to be raised to reduce the backlog built up over the Covid-19 pandemic.

However, driving instructor Ashley Raymont said increasing fees was equal to "punishment".

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