Road Traffic Law

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The Road Safety Authority (RSA) has called for an urgent meeting with Garda Commissioner Drew Harris over what it views as the "downgrading of road safety" in his restructuring plans. Mr Harris yesterday revealed his proposed new operating model for An Garda Síochána, implementing key

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Tens of thousands of Irish motorists are driving with UK licenses in spite of a warning that they could become invalid after a no-deal Brexit. Up to 40,000 people are still driving with a UK license, according to new figures from the National Driver License Service (NDLS), The Irish Times reports.

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The number of motorists banned from driving in the State has risen sharply this year amid increased enforcement by gardaí, according to new figures. The Department of Transport has said that 8,090 motorists were disqualified from driving between January and July this year, against a total of

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Motorists have been fined more than £4 million over the past four years for driving in Belfast's bus lanes. A third-party contractor uses fixed CCTV cameras and a mobile CCTV camera vehicle to record unauthorised vehicles illegally driving in bus lanes.

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Almost three-quarters of the Garda Inspectorate's recommendations on modernising the fixed charge processing system (FCPS) have been implemented, according to a new report. Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan and Transport Minister Shane Ross today published a progress report on the implementation of

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The Public Prosecution Service (PPS) has launched a public consultation on its updated policy covering the prosecution of road traffic offences. The policy document explains the approach of the PPS in taking prosecutorial decisions in respect of road traffic offences.

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New research has found a link between stricter road traffic laws and a fall in child deaths on Irish roads over the past two-and-a-half decades. Researchers Dr Cliona McGarvey, Karina Hamilton, Jean Donnelly and Alf J Nicholson of Temple Street Children's University Hospital have published their fin

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A young Enniskillen man who admitted driving without insurance swore at his mum in court after she revealed his previous conviction for speeding to the judge. Judge Peter Magill, sitting in Dungannon Magistrates' Court, doubled 19-year-old Nathan White's driving ban after his mother's intervention.

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