Disciplinary procedures have started against two Garda Inspectors and one Superintendent over the cancellation of penalty points.

THE head of the Road Safety Authority has dampened calls for speed-limiting devices to be fitted on all cars driven by young people, claiming it would be “to penalise every young person for the sins of the few”.

FIFTY-ONE people have died on Irish roads since January 1, prompting Taoiseach Bertie Ahern to warn last night of an unprecedented garda crackdown on motorists.

GARDA clerical officers are still handwriting penalty points details into “Dickensian” ledgers despite official garda statements on Monday that they were now typing them into computers.

A DRAMATIC drop in the number of road fatalities following the introduction of penalty points has saved the State an estimated €74 million.