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Stay Safe On The Roads This Bank Holiday Weekend


Date: 28-10-2022

Mayo County Council are urging all road users to stay safe on the roads around the county and wherever they may be travelling this October Bank Holiday weekend.

This weekend also sees the first weekend that increased fines for several road safety offences has come into effect.

Minister of State at the Department of Transport, Ms. Hildegarde Naughton announced this week that the fines relating to 16 road safety offences have doubled since Thursday, October 27, 2022.

Some of the fines that are doubling include speeding (from €80 to €160), mobile phone use (€60 to €120), non-wearing of seatbelts (€60 to €120), and failing to ensure that a child is properly restrained (€60 to €120). 

Certain fines relating to safety offences committed by learner and novice drivers, are also increasing. The fine for a learner permit holder driving a vehicle unaccompanied by a qualified person will increase from €80 to €160. The fine for novice and learner drivers not displaying ‘L’ or ‘N’ plates, or tabards in the case of motorcyclists, will double to €120.

List of fixed change offences and revised amounts

Offence

Within 28 days

Within 56 days

3rd Payment Option

A learner permit holder driving a vehicle unaccompanied by a qualified person

€160

€240

€320

Exceeding speed limit

€160

€240

€320

Failure to stop a vehicle for a school warden sign

€160

€240

€320

Driving at speed exceeding that which will enable driver to stop vehicle within a distance driver can see to be clear

€160

€240

€320

A learner permit holder failing to display an L-plate or tabard while driving

€120

€180

€240

Holding a mobile phone while driving.

€120

€180

€240

Not wearing safety belt

€120

€180

€240

Driver permitting person under specified age to occupy a seat when not wearing safety belt

€120

€180

€240

Driver of car or goods vehicle permitting child under 3 years of age to travel in it without being restrained by appropriate child restraint

€120

€180

€240

Driver of car or goods vehicle permitting child over 3 years of age to travel in it without being restrained by appropriate child restraint

€120

€180

€240

Driver of car or goods vehicle permitting child to be restrained by rearward-facing child restraint fitted to a seat protected by active frontal air-bag

€120

€180

€240

Not wearing safety belt or appropriate child restraint in specified category of vehicle

€120

€180

€240

Using vehicle not equipped with a speed limitation device

€120

€180

€240

Using a vehicle equipped with a speed limitation device not complying with requirements in Regulation 4(5) (as amended by Regulation 2 of the European Communities (Installation and Use of Speed Limitation Devices in Motor Vehicle) (Amendment) Regulations 2006 ( S.I. No. 339 of 2006 )) of the European Communities (Installation and Use of Speed Limitation Devices in Motor Vehicles) Regulations 2005 ( S.I. No. 831 of 2005 )

€120

€180

€240

Failure by a novice driver to display an N-plate or tabard when driving in a public place

€120

€180

€240

Failing to stop a bicycle for a school warden stop sign.

€80

€120

€160




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