One in five road traffic offenders avoided penalties

Up to one in five road traffic offenders, involved in some 170,000 offences, were able to avoid penalties due to ‘significant weaknesses’ in the fixed charge notice system, which the Garda Síochána ‘urgently’ needs to address.

Up to one in five road traffic offenders, involved in some 170,000 offences, were able to avoid penalties, according to the Comptroller & Auditor General (C&AG).

The losses to the State are due to “significant weaknesses” in the operation of the fixed charge notice system which the Garda Síochána, the report advised, “urgently” needs to address.