Van driver who failed to pay M50 toll 666 times among 13 toll dodgers fined a total of €154k

Transport Infrastructure Ireland prosecuted them after sending hundreds of warning letters

Nine car owners, a lorry driver, and three van owners faced sample charges for avoiding the tolls on Ireland's busiest road from April to November last year. File picture: Julien Behal/PA

A judge has fined 13 motorists €154,000 after they skipped court prosecutions for repeatedly dodging M50 tolls, including a van driver who failed to pay for using the motorway 666 times.

They did not attend their scheduled Dublin District Court hearings on Monday, and Judge Anthony Halpin imposed fines ranging from €4,000 to €25,000 in their absence.