Motorists to be refunded after speed camera ‘error’

FRIDAY the 13th proved a lucky date yesterday for hundreds of motorists who discovered their speeding fines would be refunded and penalty points removed.

The drivers had been fined and given two penalty points for speeding but it emerged yesterday that the speed limit in question had been increased and they were not breaking the law.

They were all fined in error after Louth County Council increased the speed limit from 80kph to 100 kph on a section of the former Dublin to Belfast road but failed to change the speed limit signs.