Judge fines 20 no-show motorists €212k for allegedly dodging M50 tolls

Twenty motorists accused of dodging M50 tolls were hit with fines totalling €212,000 today after they failed to turn up to court.

Judge fines 20 no-show motorists €212k for allegedly dodging M50 tolls
Mon, 15 Jul, 2019 - 19:53
Tom Tuite

Twenty motorists accused of dodging M50 tolls were hit with fines totalling €212,000 today after they failed to turn up to court.

The penalties ranging from €6,000 to €14,000 were imposed by Judge Bernadette Owens during a single sitting of Dublin District Court where cases went ahead in their absence after they were sent thousands of warning letters.

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