An increase in penalty points for speeding and using a mobile phone while driving are proposed in a report by the Department of Transport published yesterday.
Penalty points for using a mobile phone while driving are proposed to go from two to four, while points for speeding are suggested to go from two to three.
The penalties for failing to obey traffic lights and dangerous overtaking are proposed to rise from two to three.
Higher penalty points are also suggested for failure to comply with front seatbelt requirements, which are proposed to rise from two to six.
The report, published by Minister for Transport Leo Varadkar, also recommends the introduction of additional offences including two penalty points for using a motorbike without a helmet.
Source: Rachel Power and Kitty Holland, Irish Times, 12/06/12
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