Thousands of Leitrim drivers with more than 3-penalty points
There are more than 3000 Leitrim Motorists with more than 3+ penalty points on their licence.
According to data from the Department of Transport, in June there were 3,254 motorists in the county that were on three or more penalty points.
The vast majority of the drivers who have accrued penalty points on their licence have no more than three. 2,383 of those with points only have three.
274 have six points while only seven are on 12 points.
By the same time last year, there were 3112 drivers with over three points on their licence in the county.
Surrounding counties have higher numbers of drivers with penalty points, with Longford having 4,910, while Roscommon have 6,598.
“The number of penalty points dished out to Irish drivers is up almost 8% - or 40,000 drivers - over the last year,” said Ian Kennedy, Chief Marketing Officer of OUTsurance, an insurance broker.
“We’re trying to draw attention to the need for greater care on Irish roads. The dangers of speeding and mobile phone use are huge, but there are occasions that motorists can lose sight of that once they're behind the wheel. If they know there's an added cost involved too – on top of the penalty point fine - in the form of higher premiums, then maybe that will act as one more deterrent and another reason to think twice before breaking the rules.”