Penalty Points

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The tables below show the current VRT rates and the associated rates of motor tax that apply to them.



List of 36 Penalty Point Offences and the Related Information

Title of Offence	Penalty Points on Payment of Fixed Charge	Penalty Points on Court Conviction	Fixed Charge
			Amount paid in 28 days	Amount paid in next 28 days
Speeding (introduced 31 Oct 2002)	2	4	€80	€120
Driving without Insurance (introduced 1 June 2003)	M	5	Court Fine
Failure by Driver to comply with front seat belt requirements	2	4	€60	€90
Driver permitting passenger to occupy rear seat without wearing a seatbelt (under 17) or appropriate child restraint (introduced 25 August 2003)	2	4	€60	€90
Driver found to be driving carelessly (introduced 4 June 2004)	M	5	Court Fine
Using mobile phone while driving	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 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 onto another road	1	3	€60	€90
Failure to obey requirements regarding reversing of vehicles, e.g. reversing from minor road onto 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. 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 Garda Siochana	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
Driving a vehicle when unfit	M	3	Court Fine
Parking a vehicle in a dangerous position	M	5	Court Fine
Breach of duties at an accident	M	5	Court Fine