Are penalty points for speeding an endorsement on your licence?

scrabble1498

The citizens bureau website says that “The penalty points system of endorsement is by entry in the licence record” which seems pretty clear that they are an endorsement but have read other conflicting info!

bop1977

No

Isambard

yes (without qualification that's just as legitimate an answer....

scrabble1498

Right so...

biko

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GM228

OP the answer is yes.

See S2 of the Road Traffic Act 2002.

http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2002/act/12/section/2/enacted/en/html#sec2

Endorsement of penalty points.

2.— (1) Where a person makes a payment under section 103 (inserted by section 11) of the Principal Act or undersection 37 or 44 of the Road Traffic Act 2010 in respect of an alleged penalty point offence (other than such an offence specified at reference number 2A, 3, 8, 9, 10, 12, 14 or 19 in column (2) of Part 1 of the First Schedule), the number of penalty points specified in column (4) of that Schedule opposite the mention of the offence in the said column (2), standing so specified on the day of the commission of the alleged offence, shall, subject to and in accordance with the provisions of this Act, be endorsed on the entry relating to the person in respect of the alleged offence.

(2) Where a person is convicted of a penalty point offence, the number of penalty points specified in column (5) of the First Schedule opposite the mention of the offence in column (2) of that Schedule , standing so specified on the day of the commission of the alleged offence, shall, subject to and in accordance with the provisions of this Act, be endorsed on the entry relating to the person in respect of the offence.

Isambard

biko wrote: »

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needs a "depends" answer

jca

biko wrote: »

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Lulz? Is that you Leo?