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|
|
Fixed Charge |
| Offence |
Penalty
Points on
Payment |
Penalty
Points on
Conviction |
Amount
paid in 28
days |
Amount
paid in
next 28
days |
| Speeding |
2 |
4 |
€80 |
€120 |
| Failure by Driver to comply with front seat belt requirements (for self and for passengers aged under 17 years) |
2 |
4 |
€60 |
€90 |
| Failure by Driver to comply with rear seat belt
requirements for passengers aged under 17 years |
2 |
4 |
€60 |
€90 |
| Holding a mobile phone while driving a
mechanically propelled vehicle |
2 |
4 |
€60 |
€90 |
| Dangerous overtaking |
2 |
5 |
€80 |
€120 |
| Failure to act in accordance with a Garda signal |
1 |
3 |
€80 |
€120 |
| Failure to stop a vehicle before stop sign/ stop line |
2 |
4 |
€80 |
€120 |
| Failure to yield right of way at a yield sign/ yield
line |
2 |
4 |
€80 |
€120 |
| Crossing continuous white line |
2 |
4 |
€80 |
€120 |
| Entry by driver into hatched marked area of
roadway, e.g. carriageway reduction lane |
1 |
3 |
€80 |
€120 |
| Failure to obey traffic lights |
2 |
5 |
€80 |
€120 |
| Failure to obey traffic rules at railway level
crossing |
2 |
5 |
€80 |
€120 |
| Driving a vehicle on a motorway against the flow
of traffic |
2 |
4 |
€80 |
€120 |
| Driving on the hard shoulder on a motorway |
1 |
3 |
€80 |
€120 |
| Driving a HGV, Bus or towing a trailer on the
outside lane on a motorway except at any location
where a speed limit of 80km/h or less applies on
the motorway |
1 |
3 |
€80 |
€120 |
| Failure to drive on the left-hand side of the road |
1 |
3 |
€60 |
€90 |
| Failure to obey requirements at junctions, e.g. not
being in the correct lane when turning onto
another road |
1 |
3 |
€60 |
€90 |
| Failure to obey requirements regarding reversing
of vehicles, e.g. reversing from minor road onto
major road |
1 |
3 |
€60 |
€90 |
| Driving on a footpath except to access a premises
or a place across the road |
1 |
3 |
€60 |
€90 |
| Driving on a cycle track |
1 |
3 |
€60 |
€90 |
| Failure to turn left when entering a roundabout |
1 |
3 |
€60 |
€90 |
| Driving on a median strip, e.g. boundary between
two carriageways |
1 |
3 |
€60 |
€90 |
| Failure to stop for school warden sign |
1 |
4 |
€80 |
€120 |
| Failure to stop when so required by a member of
the Garda Síochína |
2 |
5 |
€80 |
€120 |
| Failure to leave appropriate distance between you and the vehicle in front |
2 |
4 |
€80 |
€120 |
| Failure to yield |
2 |
4 |
€80 |
€120 |
| Driving without reasonable consideration |
2 |
4 |
€80 |
€120 |
| Failure to comply with mandatory traffic signs at
junctions |
1 |
3 |
€60 |
€90 |
| Failure to comply with prohibitory traffic signs |
1 |
3 |
€60 |
€90 |
| Failure to comply with keep left/keep right signs |
1 |
3 |
€60 |
€90 |
| Failure to comply with traffic lane markings |
1 |
3 |
€60 |
€90 |
| Illegal entry onto a one-way street |
1 |
3 |
€60 |
€90 |
| Offence |
Penalty
Points on
Conviction |
Fine |
| Driving a vehicle when unfit |
3 |
Court Fine |
| Parking a vehicle in a dangerous position |
5 |
Court Fine |
| Breach of duties at a crash |
5 |
Court Fine |
| Driving without Insurance 5 Court Fine |
5 |
Court Fine |
| Driver found to be driving carelessly |
5 |
Court Fine |
| Using a vehicle(car) without a test certificate |
5 |
Court Fine |
| Driving a vehicle before remedying a dangerous defect |
3 |
Court Fine |
| Driving a dangerously defective vehicle |
5 |
Court Fine |
| Using a vehicle without a certificate of roadworthiness |
5 |
Court Fine |
| Bridge strikes, etc. |
3 |
Court Fine |
The above table is a guide only. Copies of the Regulations are available from
Government Publications Sales Office, Sun Alliance House, Molesworth Street,
Dublin 2. Tel (01) 6476834 or by mail order from Government Publications, 51 St.
Stephen's Green, Dublin 2.
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|
Fixed Charge |
| Offence |
Local
Authority
Enforcement
by Traffic
Warden |
Garda
Enforcement |
Amount
paid in 28
days |
Amount
paid in
next 28
days |
| Illegally parking a vehicle in a disabled person's
parking bay |
Yes |
Yes |
€80 |
€120 |
| Failure by driver to have tax disc fixed and
displayed on windscreen of vehicle |
Yes |
Yes |
€60 |
€90 |
| Failure by driver to have insurance disc fixed and
displayed on windscreen of vehicle |
No |
Yes |
€60 |
€90 |
| Illegally parking in a taxi rank |
Yes |
Yes |
€40 |
€60 |
| Taxis illegally standing for hire at places other
than taxi ranks |
Yes |
Yes |
€40 |
€60 |
| Illegally parking or using a vehicle in a Local
Authority car park |
Yes |
No |
€40 |
€60 |
| Illegally parking a vehicle where a time restriction
applies |
Yes |
Yes |
€40 |
€60 |
| Illegally parking a vehicle where a Local Authority 'pay parking' applies |
Yes |
No |
€40 |
€60 |
| Illegally parking a vehicle in a bus lane or bus-only
street |
Yes |
Yes |
€40 |
€60 |
| Illegally stopping or parking a vehicle at school
entrances |
Yes |
Yes |
€40 |
€60 |
| Illegally parking a vehicle other than a goods
vehicle (30 mins. max.) in a loading bay during
period of operation |
Yes |
Yes |
€40 |
€60 |
| Illegally parking a HGV or bus in an area where a
weight restriction applies |
Yes |
Yes |
€40 |
€60 |
| Illegally parking a vehicle in a pedestrianised
street during period of operation |
Yes |
Yes |
€40 |
€60 |
| Illegally parking a vehicle other than a bus at a
bus stop |
Yes |
Yes |
€40 |
€60 |
| Illegally parking a bus outside the area allocated
for buses at a bus stop or bus stand |
Yes |
Yes |
€40 |
€60 |
| Failure to remove a vehicle parked on a cycle track
before the appointed commencement of operation |
Yes |
Yes |
€40 |
€60 |
| Parking a vehicle where it is prohibited e.g. double
yellow lines; no parking sign; cycle track; within
5m of a road junction; where there's a continuous
white line; taxi only stands; obstructing
emergency service stations; obstructing a
driveway; within 15m of pedestrian crossing or
traffic lights |
Yes |
Yes |
€40 |
€60 |
| Stopping or parking a vehicle in a clearway during
the period stated on the traffic sign |
Yes |
Yes |
€40 |
€60 |
| Illegally stopping or parking a vehicle on any part
of a motorway |
No |
Yes |
€40 |
€60 |
| Failure to obey traffic direction given by Gardaí |
No |
Yes |
€80 |
€120 |
| Failure by passenger aged 17 or over to comply
with the requirements regarding the use of seat
belts in front and rear seats |
No |
Yes |
€60 |
€90 |
| Illegally entering a road with a HGV or bus where
a weight restriction applies |
No |
Yes |
€60 |
€90 |
| Failure by driver to give appropriate signals by use
of indicators or specified hand signals when
intending to slow down, stop or change course |
No |
Yes |
€60 |
€90 |
| Entering a yellow box junction partly or wholly,
unless the driver can clear the area |
No |
Yes |
€60 |
€90 |
| Driving a vehicle (other than a taxi in course of
business or a pedal cyclist) in a bus lane during
the period of operation |
No |
Yes |
€60 |
€90 |
| Making a U-turn on a dual carriageway where a
'No U-turn' traffic sign is on display |
No |
Yes |
€60 |
€90 |
| Driving a vehicle other than a light rail vehicle on
a tram lane |
No |
Yes |
€60 |
€90 |
| Stopping or parking a vehicle other than a light
rail vehicle on a tram lane |
No |
Yes |
€60 |
€90 |
