Tag: learner drivers

Learner Drivers and the Law: Know your Obligations

Many of you will be familiar with the tragic road traffic accident which occurred in County Cork in 2015, involving a learner driver. The learner driver in question failed to yield at a junction and  collided with another vehicle, causing the untimely deaths of a mother and her daughter.

Pointing out the points!

The Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport carried out a review of the current penalty point system in 2012.  On 8th December 2014, the Minister, Paschal Donoghue introduced a number of adjustments to penalty points and new penalty point offences.  From that date, 14 new penalty point offences were created, […]