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Fianna Fáil TD for Roscommon-Galway, Eugene Murphy has highlighted the fact that people in Roscommon and Athlone are subjected to some of the longest waiting times for driving tests in the country, with some waiting more than four months .

Almost 40 per cent of motorists have considered sacrificing their comprehensive cover in favour of a third party or third party, fire, and theft policy as a result of rising insurance costs, according to research undertaken by AA Motor Insurance.

A public meeting on the rising cost of car insurance, organised by People Before Profit Galway, will be held at 8pm this evening in the Western Hotel on Prospect Hill.

The outlook for the motor industry is positive according to the latest motoring report from car buying experts Carzone. The bi-annual index which examines trends in the Irish motoring market, finds that 52 per cent of Westmeath people plan to buy a car in the next year. The Carzone Motoring Report is compiled by analysing data from the 108 million searches carried out on Carzone in the first 10 months of the year, as well as an in-depth survey of 1,610 Irish motorists nationwide.

The Irish Small and Medium Enterprises Association (ISME) has called for a full investigation of the insurance industry, similar to the Motor Insurance Advisory Board (MIAB) process in 2002, when the industry was in crisis.

Ballyhaunis native and independent general election candidate Gerry O'Boyle said this week he has great concerns for young people trying to obtain car insurance.