M50 toll dodgers hit with fines totalling €405k

Judge Anthony Halpin criticised the no-show defendants for their 'intransigence' at Dublin District Court and imposed fines of up to €25,000 each on 17 car owners

The standard toll for a private car is now €3.70, which must be paid before 8pm the following day, or there is an added penalty. File photo: Julien Behal/PA

Seventeen car owners have been hit with fines totalling €405,000 after failing to appear in court and ignoring hundreds of warning letters about overdue M50 tolls.

Judge Anthony Halpin criticised the no-show defendants for their "intransigence" at Dublin District Court and imposed fines of up to €25,000 each.