Offence: Using Your Mobile Phone Whilst Driving. Using your mobile phone when driving also carries a fine, even if you are holding it on “speaker”, you are still holding and using your mobile. You are also not allowed to wear any Read More ...

Offence: Failing to Carry the Correct Emergency Equipment. Failing to carry the correct emergency equipment in the car will result in a fine. The mandatory equipment you must carry are two warning triangles, a reflective vest, and spare wheel, along with Read More ...

Offence: Failing to Indicate. Turning through a junction without the appropriate signals also carries a fine. Fine: 200 euro Reason: Indicators are designed to tell other road users of our intentions. They indicate what we intend to do. If we fail to use Read More ...

Offence: Failing to Respect the Priority of Pedestrians. Failing to respect the priority of pedestrians and the fact that pedestrians take precedence will result in a fine and, depending on the potential risk to those pedestrians, the loss of 4 points. Read More ...

Offence: Failing to Give Way. Failing to give way to another vehicle when that vehicle has priority and forcing them to brake or manoeuvre sharply will result in a fine and the loss of points. Fine: 200 euro and the loss of Read More ...

Offence: Driving on a Motorway in a Prohibited Vehicle. Driving on a motorway in a prohibited vehicle, such as a horse or hand drawn vehicle, a cycle or moped for example, will result in a fine, as will carrying an insecure Read More ...

Offence: Failing to Allow an Overtaking Vehicle to Return. Driving close behind another vehicle and / or not allowing sufficient space for an overtaking vehicle to return to the lane safely carries a fine and the loss of points. Fine: 200 euro Read More ...

Offence: Not Driving in the Right Hand Lane. Not driving in the right-hand, normal driving lane, whether it hinders other traffic or not, and irrespective of the number of lanes available, will result in a fine. Fine: 200 euro Reason: The “normal” driving Read More ...

Offence: Unnecessarily Lane Changing. Changing lanes without respecting a vehicle already in that lane carries a 200 euro fine. Zigzagging between lanes will result in a 200 fine but may qualify as reckless driving, thus resulting in a 500 euro fine Read More ...

Offence: Failing to Maintain a Safe Distance. Driving behind a vehicle without maintaining the correct and safe distance (which does vary with weather and road conditions), will result in a fine and the loss of points. Fine: 200 euro fine and the Read More ...

Offence: Using Radar Detectors. Using radar detectors will result in a fine and the loss of points. Using radar inhibitors will see you lose 6,000 euro (with no discount by the way) and losing 6 points. Some GPS devices have information Read More ...

Offence: Programming Your GPS When Driving. It is perfectly legal to use GPS navigation devices in your vehicle, but you are not allowed to touch them when you are driving. Set your journey before you leave. If you go wrong, most Read More ...