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 |