More penalty points issued in 2020 despite fall in traffic volumes

In Cork, motorists received 20,729 penalty points for various driving offences last year compared to 20,529 in 2019. Picture: Dan Linehan

More penalty points were issued to motorists last year than in 2019 despite reduced traffic volumes on the road because of Covid-19 restrictions.

A total of 197,631 penalty points were issued to motorists for various driving offences in 2020 compared to 187,554 in 2019, according to figures collated by the Road Safety Authority (RSA).