Second-hand car tyres ‘major safety concern’

Road safety engineers have issued a stark warning about the risks of fitting second- hand tyres to cars following an increase in road fatalities.

The Ireland Munster Centre of the Society of Operations Engineers has also called for an automatic six-month driving ban for motorists with the maximum 12 penalty points.

Drivers who reoffend within two years should then be forced to re-sit the driving test before being allowed behind the wheel again.