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Five new penalty point offences are being introduced

  • 13-04-2009 10:11am
    #1
    Aquos76
    Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 9,075 Mod ✭✭✭✭


    Don't know if this has been posted already, apologies if it has,
    New penalty point offences to be introduced

    Five new penalty point offences are being introduced from next month.

    The new measures have been given the green light by Minister for Transport Noel Dempsey.

    From the May Bank Holiday weekend, motorists will be faced with the more stringent penalty point system, according to today's Irish Independent.

    Three of the new offences carry a sanction of five points, including failing to have an NCT up to date, an offence for which there is currently a fine of €1,500.

    Vehicles of four years and older must undergo an NCT test every two years.

    Driving a dangerously defective vehicle or driving without a certificate of road worthiness will also incur five penalty points.

    There will be a three-point penalty for driving a vehicle without fixing a fault uncovered at the NCT or for drivers of trucks that strike an overhead bridge.

    The five new categories will bring to 42 the total number of penalty point offences under the system, which was introduced under the Road Traffic Act in 2002.

    Over 750,000 notices have been issued to motorists under the legislation.

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  • #2
    Beta Ray Bill
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,863 ✭✭✭Beta Ray Bill


    Aquos76 wrote: »
    Driving a dangerously defective vehicle or driving without a certificate of road worthiness will also incur five penalty points.

    Typical Irish Government.
    How is a Garda supposed to know if a Vehicle is dangerously defective?

    also

    5 Pen Points for no NCT?
    I wonder if that will enforced?


  • #3
    Philush
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 148 ✭✭Philush


    Thats gonna be a joke in some respects, they gonna stop you from driving your car inbteween your test and re test dates like?how are they gonna tell if you've fixed and item or not, i cant picture any guard reading my test report and gettin under the car to see if ive repaired my cv boot.

    On the other hand be a handy way of getting the boy racers (not seeking to turn this into a debate of boy racers vs car enthusiasts so dont start) ie swopping items on the cars to make them legal for the test then swapping back after.

    I dunno, just seems to that dempsey is biting off more than he can chew with it.


  • #4
    knuth
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 469 ✭✭knuth


    If REVENUE = Low, then INCREASED Fines & increased NCT Failures = the win!

    // Irish Government


  • #5
    peasant
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,819 ✭✭✭✭peasant


    similar thread here:
    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055537105

    (and I can't merge them as it would get messy, so the newer one gets closed)


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