The Irish Road Haulage Association (IRHA) is warning that The RSA have reallocated driver testers from commercial vehicle licences to meet car test demand and this creates several challenges. The IRHA outlined these concerns in a letter to Minister Darragh O’Brien and Minister of State Sean Canney.
Irish times article: https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2025/07/21/hauliers-accuse-rsa-of-moving-driving-testers-off-commercial-vehicles/
Key Finance & Budget Impacts
The key issues being flagged:
- Increased operational costs: Delays in licensing is hitting recruitment and there staffing costs for haulage and logistics businesses.
- Resource reallocation risk: Moving testers to car licensing reduces commercial test capacity by over 40%, straining transport supply chains.
- Budget inefficiency: Instead of expanding resources, existing ones are being redistributed so this raises questions over RSA’s funding strategy.
- Short-term disruption: Commercial testing is expected to stabilise by September, but current delays are already hitting delivery timelines and cost projections.
Accountants with haulier clients should be aware of this brewing issue and any indicators like rising payroll costs, reduce fleet utilisation and stalled revenue
Lisa
Lisa Lokasto 
Leave a comment