More than 100 motorists penalised for tailgating on M50

Four special operations combining road side Garda patrols and eflow technology has led to 106 motorists penalised for tailgating offences on the M50, it has been revealed.

The act of tailgating – motorists driving within inches of HGVs in an attempt to hide their licence plate number from overhead toll cameras – is a dangerous practice and is putting lives at risk, according to Simon McBeth, Director of Communications and Customer Relations at eflow.