Written answers

Tuesday, 14 February 2006

Department of Transport

Road Traffic Offences

9:00 pm

Photo of Olivia MitchellOlivia Mitchell (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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Question 428: To ask the Minister for Transport the mechanism in place to ensure that drivers who have incurred 12 penalty points actually have those points entered on their licences and specifically, in the case where drivers do not return their licence to their licensing authority, the follow-up procedure which is in place. [4969/06]

Photo of Martin CullenMartin Cullen (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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On receipt of notification from either the Garda Síochána or the Courts Service that a person has paid a fixed charge in respect of an alleged penalty point offence, or has been convicted of a penalty point offence, the appropriate points are recorded on the licence record of that person in the national driver file and a notification is issued. When 12 points have been accumulated on the licence record the person is notified that he or she is disqualified for a period of six months and is requested to surrender his or her licence to the appropriate licensing authority. Where the licence is not surrendered there is provision for the Garda Síochána to be notified.

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