Learner drivers to get points for rule breaches

Learners who drive unaccompanied in Ireland are to receive penalty points for the first time, Transport Minister Paschal Donohoe said.

Learner drivers to get points for rule breaches

Motorists who overtake dangerously or fail to obey traffic lights face tougherpenalties in the clampdown.

Mr Donohoe said the authorities were targeting particularly dangerous behaviour.

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