NRA: Toll firm to net €1.4m by overcharging

A TOLL operator on one of the country’s busiest roads stands to make almost €1.4 million from overcharging motorists on the route, the National Roads Authority (NRA) claimed in the Commercial Court.

The NRA said motorists using the Gormanston to Monasterboice stretch of the M1 motorway are being overcharged by the Celtic Roads Group by €26,000 a week since January 1 and will be overcharged by €1.39m this year unless the tolls are reduced. Some 11 million vehicles used the M1 toll road last year, the court heard.

The NRA claims the toll should have been reduced on January 1 from €1.90 for a car to €1.80 but the company had not done this.