Majority of penalty point notices issued for speeding, with two-thirds going to men

Instances of speeding rose 10% last year, while there were sharp rises in offences such as a learner driver unaccompanied by a qualified driver and driving with no insurance. Picture: Colin Keegan/ Collins 

The number of penalty point notices dished out to drivers on Irish roads rose 9% last year, with three-quarters of all point notices issued for speeding and men incurring two-thirds of all such notices.

The next common offence was driving while holding a mobile phone, which accounted for 10% of all cases, with a range of other offences making up the remaining 16% of penalty point notices issued in 2021, according to new statistics published on Wednesday by the Central Statistics Office.