GRA General Secretary 'vehemently opposed' to any plan to link fines to driver’s salary

Rank and file gardaí are also calling on the Garda Commissioner to change the rules in order for them to be allowed have beards.

Update 1.35pm: Under plans being considered by the Road Safety Authority, motorists caught speeding would be fined based on their income, with the well paid facing higher fines than those on lower incomes.

The RSA said it is too early to discuss the matter, but confirmed it is monitoring the situation in the UK, where the law has been changed to penalise speeders with fines of 150% of their weekly income.