N-day for road safety in offences shake-up

This weekend’s radical shake-up of road traffic offences has been hailed by the Road Safety Authority as a landmark move.

From tomorrow, penalty points for speeding, holding a mobile phone while driving, and not wearing a seat belt or not using child restraints, will increase from two points to three.

Those who do not pay the fixed charge and are subsequently convicted in court risk an increase from four to five points.