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#Penalty Points
# penalty-points - Thursday 23 January, 2020
Independent watchdog criticises continuing failure of gardaí to provide specific details over requests to cancel penalty points
Gardaí must prove they were exceeding the speed limit as they carried out their duty.
# penalty-points - Monday 13 January, 2020
Here's how many times motorists got caught speeding last year - and how many got disqualified
By far, the most common offence detected and which led to a driver being disqualified is speeding.
# penalty-points - Saturday 28 December, 2019
Irish drivers had over 500,000 penalty points on their licences this year - here's a county-by-county breakdown
The highest number of points were in Dublin, with 106,545.
# penalty-points - Monday 25 November, 2019
'I am not privy to the plot': Shane Ross doesn't anticipate 'going to war' over new speeding laws
Under the new system, drivers who speed excessively will be hit with heavier penalties.
# penalty-points - Thursday 1 August, 2019
Thousands of penalty points could be wiped out if High Court challenge over legislation succeeds
The matter has been adjourned until November.
# penalty-points - Saturday 27 July, 2019
Fianna Fáil TD criticises 'absurd' drop in penalty points issued in past 10 years
Marc Mac Sharry TD said the legacy of declining Garda numbers has had an impact on the drop in figures.
# penalty-points - Tuesday 9 July, 2019
'This will not be tolerated': Fishermen vow to fight introduction of penalty points system
The government has previously tried to implement the points system – in 2014, 2016 and 2018 – failing each time.
# penalty-points - Wednesday 26 December, 2018
County breakdown of 529,733 penalty points on driving licences
The highest number of points were in Dublin, with 108,104.
# penalty-points - Tuesday 18 December, 2018
Ross says no 'heated' row over speeding proposals, but some FG ministers have issues with severity of penalty points
The general scheme of the Bill was approved this afternoon.
# penalty-points - Tuesday 11 December, 2018
Details revealed of how drivers face higher fines and penalty points the more they break the speed limit
A graduated penalty system for speeding will be introduced where the speed limit is exceeded by 30kph.
Poll: Should drivers who can't produce their licence after being pulled over face fines?
Minister for Transport Shane Ross is proposing drivers should be fined in such instances.
# penalty-points - Monday 1 October, 2018
Two 'clamp fairies' arrested for removing clamps from cars in Dublin
Gardaí issued fixed charge penalty notices to the owners of vehicles parked on the same footpath.
# penalty-points - Tuesday 14 August, 2018
Calls for drivers who park on cycle lanes to get penalty points
Motorists continue to park on cycle lane because they face no consequences for doing so, said the party.
# penalty-points - Friday 10 August, 2018
Driver caught doing 156kph in 80kph zone
The motorist was caught by gardaí in Dublin today.
# penalty-points - Sunday 5 August, 2018
The more you break the speed limit the more you'll be punished under new law
Transport Minister Shane Ross said he hopes to have a general scheme for the legislation ready by Christmas.
# penalty-points - Wednesday 6 June, 2018
Retired garda says it would've been 'out of character' for Callinan to say such nasty things about McCabe
A retired assistant commissioner, and a superintendent in the communications section, gave evidence at Dublin Castle this morning.
# penalty-points - Monday 5 February, 2018
A driver got penalty points over incorrect tyre pressure for the first time
Two points and an €80 fine for one motorist last year.
# penalty-points - Thursday 28 December, 2017
County breakdown of 582,738 penalty points on driving licences
The majority of drivers had three penalty points (400,502), while 59,404 had six points and 42,700 had two.
# penalty-points - Friday 1 December, 2017
Gardaí thank whistleblower Maurice McCabe for bringing the penalty points scandal to light
Gsoc today released a damning report showing the cancellation of around 75,000 fixed charge notices.
# penalty-points - Tuesday 14 November, 2017
Micheal Healy Rae: 'The government should leave our young drivers alone'
I think it would be more in the government’s line to catch criminals who are breaking into elderly people’s homes and jail them, writes Michael Healy Rae.
# penalty-points - Friday 3 November, 2017
Judge says Fianna Fáil councillor 'wriggled like a worm at the end of a hook' and told 'a pack of lies'
Alan O’Callaghan was faced with a fixed charge penalty notice prosecution.
# penalty-points - Tuesday 10 October, 2017
Penalty points for using a mobile phone while driving could be increased
Minister for Transport Shane Ross said he was willing to raise the points.
# penalty-points - Thursday 15 June, 2017
A third of motorists caught without seatbelts didn't pay their fine last year
Some of the offences related to under-17s passengers.
# penalty-points - Wednesday 7 June, 2017
Male drivers rack up penalty points twice as often as women over a decade
Since the introduction of penalty points Ireland’s male drivers have received the lion’s share of fixed charge notices for road infractions.
# penalty-points - Tuesday 6 June, 2017
Poll: Does the risk of penalty points affect your driving?
Incurring penalty points can make your insurance more expensive and even disqualify you from driving.
Ranked - the counties where you're most likely to have received penalty points
Some counties with the worst road fatality records in Ireland incur the least penalty points in the country.
# penalty-points - Wednesday 12 April, 2017
Dundalk boss digs at title rivals Cork City over 'manufactured' penalties
“We are not going to encourage our players to go down,” said Stephen Kenny. “We have our values.”
# penalty-points - Monday 19 December, 2016
'A very high stakes game': Over 150,000 cars on the road without insurance
The Motor Insurers’ Bureau of Ireland (MIBI) said it was deeply concerned with the spike in numbers.
# penalty-points - Friday 18 November, 2016
Poll: Should penalty points be increased for using a phone while driving?
The RSA says increased penalty points have resulted in changes in the behaviour of drivers.
# penalty-points - Tuesday 21 June, 2016
Penalty points loophole to be closed by government
The loophole has seen roughly 7,500 cases annually thrown out of court.
# penalty-points - Saturday 7 May, 2016
Gardaí planning huge crackdown on drivers using mobile phones
More than 28,000 people were caught using their phone while driving last year.
# penalty-points - Saturday 24 October, 2015
Poll: Should disqualified drivers be named and shamed?
Or do they still deserve some privacy?
# penalty-points - Tuesday 29 September, 2015
These counties have highest number of drivers dodging penalty points by making donations
The Department of Justice has reported that 1,526 drivers avoided penalty points by donating to the court poor box from January 2014- May 2015.
# penalty-points - Sunday 23 August, 2015
Which star sign is most likely to attract penalty points?
It’s Sunday and AA Ireland’s tongue is firmly in its cheek with this analysis.
# penalty-points - Monday 22 June, 2015
Penalty point dodgers who fail to produce a driving licence in court could face prosecution
A report recently highlighted the problem of non-endorsement of driving licences with penalty points.
# penalty-points - Saturday 13 June, 2015
Where in Ireland gets the most penalty points?
We’ll give you three guesses…
# penalty-points - Saturday 18 April, 2015
The waiting lists for an NCT are ridiculously long at the moment...
And it’s all because of penalty points. Hang about though, it might not all be bad news…
# penalty-points - Wednesday 1 April, 2015
Mick Wallace claims a Fine Gael TD's court summonses are being 'kept on the shelf'
The independent TD made the comments in the Dáil yesterday.
# penalty-points - Wednesday 18 February, 2015
Stolen NCT certs from armed holdup in 2013 still in circulation
Anybody buying a second hand vehicle is being urged to check the number on the NCT disk.
# penalty-points - Tuesday 27 January, 2015
'We want to make sure that the public can have confidence in us'
A report found 114 penalty point cancellations required further investigation.
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