Carry driving licence on person, penalty points fine?

GMROCKS

If stopped by gardi and asked for license and you haven't got it on you,does penelty points and fine apply?or will they run it through there pulse system and let you on your way?

U2erthy

Road Traffic Act, 1961
40.—(1) (a) A member of the Garda Síochána may demand, of a person driving in a public place a mechanically propelled vehicle or accompanying pursuant to regulations under this Act the holder of a provisional licence while such holder is driving in a public place a mechanically propelled vehicle, the production of a driving licence then having effect and licensing him to drive the vehicle, and if such person refuses or fails to produce the licence there and then, he shall, unless within ten days after the date on which the production was demanded he produces such licence in person to a member of the Garda Síochána at a Garda Síochána station to be named by such person at the time at which the production was so demanded, be guilty of an offence.

(b) In a prosecution for an offence under this subsection, it shall be presumed, until the contrary is shown by the defendant, that he did not, within ten days after the day on which the production was demanded, produce a driving licence in accordance with paragraph (a) of this subsectiond(2) Where a person of whom the production of a driving licence is demanded under this section produces the licence, but refuses or fails to permit the member of the Garda Síochána making the demand to read the licence, he shall be guilty of an offence.

(3)Where a person of whom the production of a driving licence is demanded under this section refuses or fails to produce the licence or produces the licence but refuses or fails to permit the member of the Garda Síochána making the demand to read the licence, or where a person produces a driving licence at a Garda Síochána station in accordance with paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of this section but refuses or fails to permit the member of the Garda Síochána to whom the licence is produced to read it, the member may demand of such person his name and address and, if such person refuses or fails to give his name and address or gives a name or address which is false or misleading, he shall be guilty of an offence.

(4) A member of the Garda Síochána may arrest without warrant—

(a) any person who pursuant to this section produces a driving licence to the member but refuses or fails to permit the member to read it, or

(b) any person who, when his name and address is lawfully demanded of him by such member under this section, refuses or fails to give his name and address or gives a name or address which the member has reasonable grounds for believing to be false.

(5) A person who, when producing a driving licence to a member of the Garda Síochána pursuant to this section, permits the member to see and read so much of the licence as contains the name, address, signature (if any) and photograph (if any) of the person to whom the licence was granted, the date of the termination of the period for which it was granted and the licensing authority by whom it was granted shall, for the purposes of this section, be deemed to have permitted such member to read the licence.

(6) A person who, when the production of a driving licence is demanded of him under this section, does not produce the licence because he is not the holder of a driving licence shall be deemed to fail to produce his driving licence within the meaning of this section.

GMROCKS

So if not carrying it will be asked to produce in Garda station of choice? No fine or penalty points? Shane Ross didn't get his way?

biko

If I am reading OP right - is it a penalty points offence to not carry driver's licence?

These are offences from Nov 2019, the last change.
https://www.rsa.ie/Documents/Licensed%20Drivers/RSA%20Penalty%20Points%20Offences%202019.pdf

GMROCKS

So not a penelty points offense or fine for not carrying linence?I don't see it listed in chart's.

biko

It doesn't seem to be a penalty point offence. You will be asked to produce your valid licence at Garda station is all.

GMROCKS

Thanks for clearing that up.💯