| Offences |
Penalty Points |
Court Conviction |
Amt pd in 28 days |
Amt after 28 days |
| Using vehicle (car) without NCT cert |
mandatory |
5 |
Court Fine |
Court Fine |
| Driving vehicle before remedying dangerous defect |
mandatory |
3 |
Court Fine |
Court Fine |
| Driving dangerous defective vehicle |
mandatory |
5 |
Court Fine |
Court Fine |
| Using vehicle without cert of roadworthiness |
mandatory |
5 |
Court Fine |
Court Fine |
| Bridge strikes etc |
mandatory |
3 |
Court Fine |
Court Fine |
| Holding a mobile phone while driving |
2 |
4 |
€60 |
€90 |
| Dangerous overtaking |
2 |
5 |
€80 |
€120 |
| Failure to act in accordance with garda signal |
1 |
3 |
€80 |
€120 |
| Failure to stop a vehicle before a stop sign/line |
2 |
4 |
€80 |
€120 |
| Failure to yield right of way at a yield sign/line |
2 |
4 |
€80 |
€120 |
| Crossing a continuous white line |
2 |
4 |
€80 |
€120 |
| Entry by driver into a hatched marked area of roadway |
1 |
3 |
€80 |
€120 |
| Failure to obey traffic lights |
2 |
5 |
€80 |
€120 |
| Failure to obey traffic rules at a railway level crossing |
2 |
5 |
€80 |
€120 |
| Driving a vehicle on a motorway against the flow of traffic |
2 |
4 |
€80 |
€120 |
| Driving on a hard shoulder on a motorway |
1 |
3 |
€80 |
€120 |
| Driving a HGV or bus on the outside lane on a 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 into another road |
1 |
3 |
€60 |
€90 |
| Failure to obey requirements regarding reversing of vehicles e.g. reversing from a minor road onto a main road |
1 |
3 |
€60 |
€90 |
| Driving on a footpath |
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. a boundary between two carriageways |
1 |
3 |
€60 |
€90 |
| Failure to stop for a school warden sign |
1 |
4 |
€80 |
€120 |
| Failure to stop when so required by a member of the gardai |
2 |
5 |
€80 |
€120 |
| Failure to leave appropriate between you and the vehicle infront |
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 |
| Driving a vehicle when unfit |
mandatory |
3 |
Court Fine |
Court Fine |
| Parking a vehicle in a dangerous position |
mandatory |
5 |
Court Fine |
Court Fine |
| Breach of duties at an accident |
mandatory |
5 |
Court Fine |
Court Fine |
| Speeding |
2 |
4 |
€80 |
€120 |
| Driving without insurance |
mandatory |
5 |
Court Fine |
Court Fine |
| Failure by driver to comply with front seat belt requirements |
2 |
4 |
€60 |
€90 |
| Failure by driver to comply with rear seat belt requirements with passengers under 17 years |
2 |
4 |
€60 |
€90 |
| Driver found to be driving carelessly |
mandatory |
5 |
Court Fine |
Court Fine |
