AA: Fall in road offence detections worrying

A leading motoring organisation has claimed the reduction in the number of motorists caught for road traffic offences in the first half of 2012 is a “significantly worrying development”.

The AA has expressed concern at an 8.1% drop in penalty point offences in the first six months of 2012, compared with the corresponding period last year.

The findings were compiled by the Irish Examiner based on data from the Department of Transport.