Over €200,000 in fines handed out to repeat M50 toll dodgers

One of the motorists had no history of payment despite making 589 trips and being sent 1,300 warning letters. He was fined €20,000

Sixteen motorists were given fines totalling €205,000 on Monday after they failed to turn up to court to face charges for repeatedly failing to pay M50 tolls. File picture: Colin Keegan/ Collins Dublin

Sixteen motorists were given fines totalling €205,000 on Monday after they failed to turn up to court to face charges for repeatedly failing to pay M50 tolls.

They were summonsed to appear at Dublin District Court. Each one faced five sample counts of not paying tolls for trips in October and December 2020 and January this year. They did not attend the proceedings.