Gardaí urge restrictions on tinted windows

GARDAÍ have called on the Government to impose restrictions on the use of tinted windows on vehicles amid growing concern that they may assist both criminals and traffic offenders in avoiding detection.

An Garda Síochána recently recommended that limits on the darkness of such windows should be included as part of the National Car Test.

In a formal submission to independent consultants carrying out a mid-term review of the operation of the NCT, gardaí said the opaqueness of car windows should be incorporated into the test to discourage motorists from darkening the windows of their vehicles.