Sharp rise in penalty points for June

OVER 10,000 motorists received penalty points in June - almost a third of all points issued since the system began seven months ago.

But there is still an estimated backlog of 26,000 speeding detections to be processed at the Garda Fines Office in Dublin.

Figures released yesterday show 33,283 drivers received points by the end of June, compared to 22,969 by May 27.