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OFFENCES INCURRING PENALTY POINTS
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Penalty Points on Payment
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Penalty Points on Conviction
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Fixed Charge €
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| Using vehicle (car) without test certificate |
m*
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5
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Court Fine
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| Driving vehicle before remedying dangerous defect |
m*
|
3
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Court Fine
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| Driving dangerously defective vehicle |
m*
|
5
|
Court Fine
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| Using vehicle without certificate of roadworthiness |
m*
|
5
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Court Fine
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| Bridge strikes, etc. |
m*
|
3
|
Court Fine
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| Holding a mobile phone while driving |
2
|
4
|
60
|
90
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| Dangerous overtaking |
2
|
5
|
80
|
120
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| Failure to act in accordance with a Garda signal |
1
|
3
|
80
|
120
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| Failure to stop a vehicle before stop sign/stop line |
2
|
4
|
80
|
120
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| Failure to yield right of way at a yield sign/yield line |
2
|
4
|
80
|
120
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| Crossing continuous white line |
2
|
4
|
80
|
120
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| Entry by driver into hatched marked area of roadway, e.g. carriageway reduction lane |
1
|
3
|
80
|
120
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| Failure to obey traffic lights |
2
|
5
|
80
|
120
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| Failure to obey traffic rules at railway level crossing |
2
|
5
|
80
|
120
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| Driving a vehicle on a motorway against the flow of traffic |
2
|
4
|
80
|
120
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| Driving on hard shoulder on a motorway |
1
|
3
|
80
|
120
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| Driving a HGV (subject to an ordinary speed limit of 80km per hour or less) on the outside lane on a motorway or dual carriageway |
1
|
3
|
80
|
120
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| Failure to drive on the left hand side of the road |
1
|
3
|
60
|
90
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| Failure to obey requirements at junctions, e.g. not being in the correct lane when turning onto another road |
1
|
3
|
60
|
90
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| Failure to obey requirements regarding reversing of vehicles, e.g. reversing from minor road onto main road |
1
|
3
|
60
|
90
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| Driving on a footpath |
1
|
3
|
60
|
90
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| Driving on a cycle track |
1
|
3
|
60
|
90
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| Failure to turn left when entering a roundabout |
1
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3
|
60
|
90
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| Driving on a median strip, e.g. boundary between two carriageways |
1
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3
|
60
|
90
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| Failure to stop for school warden sign |
1
|
4
|
80
|
120
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| Failure to stop when so required by a member of the Garda Síochána |
2
|
5
|
80
|
120
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| Failure to leave appropriate distance between you and the vehicle in front |
2
|
4
|
80
|
120
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| Failure to yield |
2
|
4
|
80
|
120
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| Driving without reasonable consideration |
2
|
4
|
80
|
120
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| Failure to comply with mandatory traffic signs at junctions |
1
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3
|
60
|
90
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| Failure to comply with prohibitory traffic signs |
1
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3
|
60
|
90
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| Failure to comply with keep left/keep right signs |
1
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3
|
60
|
90
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| Failure to comply with traffic lane markings |
1
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3
|
60
|
90
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| Illegal entry onto a one-way street |
1
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3
|
60
|
90
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| Driving a vehicle when unfit |
m*
|
3
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Court Fine
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| Parking a vehicle in a dangerous position |
m*
|
5
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Court Fine
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| Breach of duties at an accident |
m*
|
5
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Court Fine
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| Speeding |
2
|
4
|
80
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120
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| Driving without insurance |
m*
|
5
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Court Fine
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| Failure to comply with front seat belt requirements |
2
|
4
|
60
|
90
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| Failure by driver to comply with rear seat belt requirements for passengers under 17 years |
2
|
4
|
60
|
90
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| Driver found to be driving carelessly |
m*
|
5
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Court Fine
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The Penalty Points System was introduced on 31st October 2002. There are now 42 penalty point offences.