Gardaí issue licence warning

MOTORISTS have been told to apply now if they have lost their driving licence but a senior traffic garda said members on the ground will initially be reasonable before initiating prosecutions.

As of January 1, it is compulsory to carry a licence, a move designed to make it easier to enforce the penalty points system already in place for speeding.

It is planned to extend the system over the course of the year. A decision has yet to be made on whether drivers not carrying their licence will face a penalty point.