New plans would see drivers hit with multiple penalty points in a single incident

New law will also legislate for default speed limits recommended by the Speed Limit Review

The legislation will also address two anomalies within existing road traffic legislation which have recently emerged. Picture: Damien Storan

Drivers can be hit with multiple penalty points in a single incident and face mandatory drug testing at the scene of serious collisions under new plans to go to Cabinet on Wednesday.

Roads minister Jack Chambers will bring the Road Traffic Bill to Cabinet for approval, with the bill set to allow for the application of multiple penalty points in a single stop where more than one offence has been detected by gardaí. Under the existing Road Traffic Act, a person who commits more than one penalty point offence on the same occasion can only be given one set of penalty points for the highest offence committed.