Gardai call for delay of penalty points system

The Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors (AGSI) is calling for the new penalty points system, due to be introduced next Thursday to deal with speeding offences initially, to be put on hold until a computerised system is ready.

Gardai have dismissed as unworkable the new system, saying that it is flawed because it involves a vast amount of paperwork that will tie up valuable garda time in processing offences.