Written answers
Tuesday, 13 November 2007
Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform
Road Traffic Offences
9:00 pm
Tommy Broughan (Dublin North East, Labour)
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Question 457: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of persons detected, prosecuted and convicted for failing to have their vehicle undergo a mandatory national car test for each year since the commencement of the test to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28216/07]
Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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I am informed by the Garda authorities that the enforcement of the National Car Test Regulations by An Garda Síochána is based on the following three types of offences, valid NCT disc not displayed, using a vehicle without an NCT certificate and failing to produce an NCT test certificate. The tables show the number of proceedings commenced and convictions recorded for these offences.
Valid NCT disc not displayed | ||
Year | Proceedings commenced | Convictions |
2001 | 22 | 6 |
2002 | 1,089 | 293 |
2003 | 3,197 | 850 |
2004 | 4,170 | 1,011 |
2005 | 6,690 | 1,521 |
2006 | 8,625 | 1,511 |
*2007 (up to the 6 November 2007) | 6,606 | 286 |
Using a vehicle without an NCT certificate | ||
Year | Proceedings commenced | Convictions |
2001 | 23 | 3 |
2002 | 960 | 287 |
2003 | 2,888 | 828 |
2004 | 4,088 | 1,059 |
2005 | 6,747 | 1,747 |
2006 | 10,034 | 2,027 |
*2007 (up to the 6 November 2007) | 8,195 | 355 |
Failing to produce an NCT test certificate | ||
Year | Proceedings commenced | Convictions |
2001 | 52 | 10 |
2002 | 796 | 193 |
2003 | 2,384 | 523 |
2004 | 3,650 | 724 |
2005 | 5,725 | 1,057 |
2006 | 8,612 | 1,161 |
*2007 (up to 6 November 2007) | 7,031 | 205 |
*Figures provided for 2007 are provisional, operational and liable to change. |
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