Drivers risk death by ‘toll-gating’ in bid to avoid fee

HUNDREDS of motorists have been risking highway pile-ups by driving close behind large trucks to avoid paying tolls on the country’s busiest road.

Under the practice, known as ‘toll-gating’, drivers seeking to avoid detection on the M50 motorway have taken to driving four feet away from the back of lorries so cameras cannot read their licence plates.

Gardaí revealed yesterday that last month there were 1,605 ‘non-reads’ of front licence plates, while in recent months, gardaí have caught more than 100 people ‘toll-gating,’ resulting in penalty points and fines being issued.