Brennan expands points plan

ANYONE caught driving without insurance will have five penalty points put on their licence from the beginning of June, Transport Minister Seamus Brennan said yesterday.

Driving without a seat belt will also incur penalty points by the beginning of July, he said.

The announcement came just a day after gardaí at the annual conference of the Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors passed a motion calling for the Minister to delay the introduction of further penalty points offences until a new computer system was in place.