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Penalty point endorsement notices by offence type, 2020 | |
Speeding | 74 |
Driving avehiclewhileholding amobilephone | 10.6 |
Other | 15.4 |
Penalty endorsement notices by offence type, 2019 | |
Speeding | 64.3 |
Driving avehiclewhileholding amobilephone | 14.2 |
Other | 21.5 |
Table 3.1 Key figures for penalty point endorsement notices, 2019 and 2020 | |||
Number and rate | |||
Offence type | 2019 | 2020 | % Change 2019-2020 |
Male | 108,023 | 118,413 | 9.6 |
Female | 55,095 | 59,502 | 8.0 |
No gender recorded | 27,986 | 20,674 | -26.1 |
Total endorsement notices issued | 191,104 | 198,589 | 3.9 |
Sources: Department of Transport and Road Safety Authority |
Table 3.2 Number of penalty points1 recorded by county at 31 December 2019 and 2020 | |||
County | 2019 | 2020 | % Change 2019-2020 |
Carlow | 7,958 | 8,383 | 5.3 |
Cavan | 9,377 | 10,204 | 8.8 |
Clare | 18,872 | 17,610 | -6.7 |
Cork | 62,028 | 63,525 | 2.4 |
Donegal | 13,665 | 14,302 | 4.7 |
Dublin | 131,220 | 137,321 | 4.6 |
Galway | 34,700 | 34,452 | -0.7 |
Kerry | 17,580 | 17,951 | 2.1 |
Kildare | 29,134 | 30,058 | 3.2 |
Kilkenny | 11,613 | 11,584 | -0.2 |
Laois | 12,197 | 11,925 | -2.2 |
Leitrim | 3,394 | 3,502 | 3.2 |
Limerick | 28,165 | 27,387 | -2.8 |
Longford | 5,968 | 6,273 | 5.1 |
Louth | 11,600 | 12,383 | 6.7 |
Mayo | 16,582 | 16,557 | -0.2 |
Meath | 23,649 | 25,374 | 7.3 |
Monaghan | 7,602 | 7,322 | -3.7 |
Offaly | 10,426 | 10,858 | 4.1 |
Roscommon | 8,458 | 8,310 | -1.7 |
Sligo | 7,176 | 6,812 | -5.1 |
Tipperary | 19,599 | 20,425 | 4.2 |
Waterford | 14,597 | 15,766 | 8.0 |
Westmeath | 10,556 | 11,356 | 7.6 |
Wexford | 24,875 | 24,433 | -1.8 |
Wicklow | 19,622 | 22,346 | 13.9 |
Foreign licence holders2 | 59,678 | 54,553 | -8.6 |
Unknown3 | 769 | 809 | 5.2 |
Total | 621,060 | 631,781 | 1.7 |
Sources: Department of Transport and Road Safety Authority | |||
1 Penalty points are recorded on the offender’s driving licence and remain on the licence for a period of three years. | |||
2 Drivers who produce a valid foreign licence and have an Irish address. | |||
3 Unknown refers to non-resident drivers who pay on the spot penalty fines. |
Table 3.3 Top 20 penalty point endorsement notices issued, 2019 and 2020 | |||||
Number and rate | |||||
Offence type | Penalty points on payment | Penalty points on conviction | 2019 | 2020 | % Change 2019-2020 |
Speeding | 3 | 5 | 122,893 | 146,958 | 19.6 |
Driving a vehicle while holding a mobile phone | 3 | 5 | 27,073 | 21,143 | -21.9 |
Driving without reasonable consideration | 2 | 4 | 5,270 | 4,500 | -14.6 |
Use vehicle without NCT certificate | 3 | 5 | 6,586 | 3,878 | -41.1 |
Fail to obey traffic lights | 3 | 5 | 4,314 | 3,553 | -17.6 |
Learner driver unaccompanied by a qualified driver | 2 | 4 | 3,312 | 3,068 | -7.4 |
Adult Failing to wear Safety Belt cat. M1 Vehicle | 3 | 5 | 4,107 | 2,468 | -39.9 |
No insurance - (user) | n/a | 5 | 4,334 | 2,420 | -44.2 |
Non-Display of L Plate (Learner Driver) | 2 | 4 | 1,445 | 1,284 | -11.1 |
Adult Failing to wear Safety Belt cat. N1 Vehicle | 3 | 5 | 1,332 | 942 | -29.3 |
Cross continuous white line/broken white line | 3 | 5 | 1,055 | 846 | -19.8 |
Fail to comply with prohibitory traffic signs | 1 | 3 | 1,241 | 738 | -40.5 |
Non-Display of N plate (Novice driver) | 2 | 4 | 535 | 594 | 11.0 |
Driver Fail Restrain Child O/3 in Child Restraint | 3 | 5 | 604 | 525 | -13.1 |
Adult Failing to wear Safety Belt cat. N3 Vehicle | 3 | 5 | 480 | 503 | 4.8 |
Careless Driving | n/a | 5 | 624 | 465 | -25.5 |
Dangerous Driving Reduced to Careless Driving | 3 | 5 | 544 | 442 | -18.8 |
Driver Fail ensure Passenger U/17 wear Safety Belt | 3 | 5 | 534 | 414 | -22.5 |
Offence relating to Overtaking | 3 | 5 | 648 | 383 | -40.9 |
Adult Failing to wear Safety Belt cat. N2 Vehicle | 3 | 5 | 433 | 378 | -12.7 |
Sources: Department of Transport and Road Safety Authority | |||||
1 n/a-Mandatory court offence |
Table 3.4 Number of penalty point endorsement notices issued by gender and county, 2020 | ||||
County | Female | Male | No gender recorded | Total |
Carlow | 905 | 1,804 | 61 | 2,770 |
Cavan | 1,149 | 2,204 | 74 | 3,427 |
Clare | 1,704 | 3,131 | 85 | 4,920 |
Cork | 6,303 | 12,737 | 428 | 19,468 |
Donegal | 1,477 | 3,056 | 164 | 4,697 |
Galway | 4,469 | 7,062 | 271 | 11,802 |
Kerry | 1,653 | 3,296 | 189 | 5,138 |
Kildare | 2,985 | 6,281 | 158 | 9,424 |
Kilkenny | 1,039 | 2,179 | 53 | 3,271 |
Laois | 1,119 | 2,369 | 87 | 3,575 |
Leitrim | 343 | 696 | 26 | 1,065 |
Limerick | 2,243 | 4,513 | 294 | 7,050 |
Longford | 540 | 1,256 | 59 | 1,855 |
Louth | 1,164 | 2,874 | 114 | 4,152 |
Mayo | 1,724 | 3,430 | 61 | 5,215 |
Meath | 2,953 | 5,805 | 130 | 8,888 |
Monaghan | 678 | 1,301 | 61 | 2,040 |
Offaly | 1,126 | 2,332 | 77 | 3,535 |
Roscommon | 911 | 1,795 | 63 | 2,769 |
Sligo | 537 | 1,179 | 33 | 1,749 |
Tipperary | 2,268 | 4,301 | 144 | 6,713 |
Waterford | 1,484 | 3,107 | 104 | 4,695 |
Westmeath | 1,361 | 2,477 | 78 | 3,916 |
Wexford | 2,407 | 5,050 | 118 | 7,575 |
Wicklow | 3,102 | 5,064 | 80 | 8,246 |
Dublin | 13,858 | 29,114 | 931 | 43,903 |
Foreign licence holder1 | 16,466 | 16,466 | ||
Unknown2 | 265 | 265 | ||
Total | 59,502 | 118,413 | 20,674 | 198,589 |
Source: Department of Transport | ||||
1 Drivers who produce a valid foreign licence and have an Irish address. | ||||
2 Unknown refers to non-resident drivers who pay on the spot penalty fines. |
Table 3.5 Number of penalty point endorsement notices issued by gender, 2014 - 2020 | ||||
Year | Female | Male | No gender recorded | Total |
2014 | 73,397 | 122,808 | 36,925 | 233,130 |
2015 | 78,450 | 132,467 | 38,682 | 249,599 |
2016 | 62,461 | 105,382 | 31,001 | 198,844 |
2017 | 56,142 | 102,125 | 30,828 | 189,095 |
2018 | 50,460 | 98,993 | 27,639 | 177,092 |
2019 | 55,095 | 108,023 | 27,986 | 191,104 |
2020 | 59,502 | 118,413 | 20,674 | 198,589 |
Source: Department of Transport |
Table 3.6 Number of penalty point endorsement notices issued by gender and age, 2020 | |||||
Age profile | Female | Male | No gender recorded | Total | % of total |
Under 21 | 635 | 2,989 | 3,624 | 1.8 | |
21 to 25 | 3,662 | 10,369 | 14,031 | 7.1 | |
26 to 30 | 5,500 | 11,818 | 17,318 | 8.7 | |
31 to 35 | 6,929 | 13,859 | 20,788 | 10.5 | |
36 to 40 | 8,560 | 15,845 | 24,405 | 12.3 | |
41 to 45 | 8,513 | 14,978 | 23,491 | 11.8 | |
46 to 50 | 7,940 | 13,812 | 21,752 | 11.0 | |
51 to 55 | 6,427 | 11,247 | 17,674 | 8.9 | |
56 to 60 | 4,580 | 8,792 | 13,372 | 6.7 | |
61 to 65 | 2,922 | 6,150 | 9,072 | 4.6 | |
over 65 | 3,834 | 8,554 | 12,388 | 6.2 | |
Date of birth not recorded | 20,674 | 20,674 | 10.4 | ||
Total | 59,502 | 118,413 | 20,674 | 198,589 | 100.0 |
Source: Department of Transport |
Table 3.7 Number of penalty point endorsement notices issued to males by offence type and age group, 2020 | |||||||||
Offence description | Age (years) | ||||||||
Under 21 | 21-25 | 26-30 | 31-40 | 41-50 | 51-65 | 66 and over | Total | % | |
Speeding | 1,638 | 6,938 | 8,127 | 20,563 | 21,069 | 19,999 | 7,000 | 85,334 | 72.1 |
Driving a vehicle while holding a mobile phone | 171 | 968 | 1,452 | 4,725 | 3,720 | 2,716 | 529 | 14,281 | 12.1 |
Driving without reasonable consideration | 223 | 435 | 344 | 695 | 588 | 516 | 218 | 3,019 | 2.5 |
Fail to obey traffic lights | 67 | 217 | 236 | 580 | 585 | 527 | 152 | 2,364 | 2.0 |
Use vehicle without NCT certificate | 36 | 205 | 278 | 607 | 630 | 422 | 91 | 2,269 | 1.9 |
Learner driver unaccompanied by a qualified driver | 281 | 483 | 322 | 440 | 239 | 86 | 7 | 1,858 | 1.6 |
Adult Failing to wear Safety Belt cat. M1 Vehicle | 35 | 115 | 140 | 368 | 382 | 495 | 189 | 1,724 | 1.5 |
Adult Failing to wear Safety Belt cat. N1 Vehicle | 8 | 36 | 54 | 185 | 194 | 252 | 86 | 815 | 0.7 |
Non-Display of L Plate (Learner Driver) | 137 | 201 | 158 | 190 | 84 | 28 | 2 | 800 | 0.7 |
Cross continuous white line/broken white line | 21 | 71 | 52 | 116 | 149 | 144 | 42 | 595 | 0.5 |
No insurance - (user) | 15 | 94 | 126 | 167 | 104 | 71 | 15 | 592 | 0.5 |
Fail to comply with prohibitory traffic signs | 7 | 37 | 54 | 140 | 125 | 133 | 28 | 524 | 0.4 |
Non-Display of N plate (Novice driver) | 201 | 170 | 63 | 44 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 492 | 0.4 |
Adult Failing to wear Safety Belt cat. N3 Vehicle | 0 | 7 | 20 | 64 | 133 | 137 | 20 | 381 | 0.3 |
Adult Failing to wear Safety Belt cat. N2 Vehicle | 5 | 9 | 32 | 59 | 67 | 84 | 34 | 290 | 0.2 |
Driver Fail Restrain Child O/3 in Child Restraint | 1 | 11 | 27 | 110 | 76 | 37 | 12 | 274 | 0.2 |
Offence relating to Overtaking | 12 | 33 | 26 | 66 | 57 | 45 | 8 | 247 | 0.2 |
Driver Fail ensure Passenger U/17 wear Safety Belt | 11 | 15 | 15 | 58 | 62 | 36 | 7 | 204 | 0.2 |
Entry to hatched marked area | 8 | 13 | 11 | 48 | 50 | 43 | 9 | 182 | 0.2 |
Bald/Not maintained/cause damage tyre-Right front wheel | 17 | 23 | 28 | 46 | 31 | 22 | 5 | 172 | 0.1 |
Other offence types | 95 | 288 | 253 | 433 | 435 | 393 | 99 | 1,996 | 1.7 |
Total issued | 2,989 | 10,369 | 11,818 | 29,704 | 28,790 | 26,189 | 8,554 | 118,413 | 100.0 |
Source: Department of Transport |
Table 3.8 Number of penalty point endorsement notices issued to females by offence type and age group, 2020 | |||||||||
Offence description | Age (years) | ||||||||
Under 21 | 21-25 | 26-30 | 31-40 | 41-50 | 51-65 | 66 and over | Total | % | |
Speeding | 430 | 2,703 | 4,076 | 11,790 | 13,364 | 12,022 | 3,479 | 47,864 | 80.4 |
Driving a vehicle while holding a mobile phone | 39 | 282 | 562 | 1,808 | 1,409 | 794 | 90 | 4,984 | 8.4 |
Learner driver unaccompanied by a qualified driver | 61 | 237 | 209 | 321 | 218 | 98 | 1 | 1,145 | 1.9 |
Use vehicle without NCT certificate | 5 | 46 | 106 | 370 | 353 | 190 | 27 | 1,097 | 1.8 |
Driving without reasonable consideration | 29 | 101 | 113 | 231 | 238 | 182 | 86 | 980 | 1.6 |
Fail to obey traffic lights | 12 | 56 | 94 | 228 | 236 | 209 | 45 | 880 | 1.5 |
Non-Display of L Plate (Learner Driver) | 23 | 83 | 86 | 121 | 92 | 25 | 2 | 432 | 0.7 |
Adult Failing to wear Safety Belt cat. M1 Vehicle | 3 | 11 | 36 | 119 | 106 | 113 | 41 | 429 | 0.7 |
No insurance - (user) | 3 | 21 | 40 | 76 | 41 | 19 | 3 | 203 | 0.3 |
Driver Fail Restrain Child O/3 in Child Restraint | 1 | 8 | 29 | 80 | 44 | 17 | 3 | 182 | 0.3 |
Fail to comply with prohibitory traffic signs | 1 | 9 | 18 | 38 | 54 | 42 | 5 | 167 | 0.3 |
Cross continuous white line/broken white line | 6 | 14 | 17 | 33 | 49 | 43 | 3 | 165 | 0.3 |
Driver Fail ensure Passenger U/17 wear Safety Belt | 0 | 4 | 17 | 56 | 48 | 22 | 5 | 152 | 0.3 |
Non-Display of N plate (Novice driver) | 10 | 35 | 19 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 95 | 0.2 |
Offence relating to Overtaking | 0 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 27 | 11 | 5 | 73 | 0.1 |
Careless Driving | 2 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 59 | 0.1 |
Driver Fail Restrain Child U/3 in Child Restraint | 1 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 56 | 0.1 |
Bald/Not maintained/cause damage tyre-Right front wheel | 1 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 45 | 0.1 |
Entry to hatched marked area | 2 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 47 | 0.1 |
Bald/Not maintained/cause damage tyre-Left front wheel | 1 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 36 | 0.1 |
Other offence types | 5 | 30 | 36 | 106 | 115 | 93 | 26 | 411 | 0.7 |
Total issued | 635 | 3,662 | 5,500 | 15,489 | 16,453 | 13,929 | 3,834 | 59,502 | 100.0 |
Source: Department of Transport |
Table 3.9 Top 10 penalty point endorsement notices issued for males by county, 2020 | |||||||||||
Number | |||||||||||
County | Total no. of penalty point endorsement notices issued | Speeding | Driving a vehicle while holding a mobile phone | Driving without reasonable consideration | Fail to obey traffic lights | Use vehicle without NCT certificate | Learner driver unaccompanied by a qualified driver | Adult failing to wear safety belt cat. M1 vehicle | Adult failing to wear safety belt cat. N1 vehicle | Non-display of L Plate (learner driver) | Cross continuous white line/broken white line |
Carlow | 1,804 | 1,118 | 399 | 36 | 14 | 27 | 42 | 38 | 16 | 22 | 10 |
Cavan | 2,204 | 1,636 | 246 | 65 | 12 | 44 | 28 | 16 | 12 | 16 | 12 |
Clare | 3,131 | 2,402 | 356 | 57 | 17 | 54 | 19 | 43 | 17 | 7 | 14 |
Cork | 12,737 | 9,227 | 1,603 | 275 | 216 | 205 | 208 | 232 | 62 | 73 | 61 |
Donegal | 3,056 | 2,094 | 387 | 133 | 28 | 63 | 24 | 45 | 38 | 12 | 36 |
Dublin | 29,114 | 21,686 | 2,485 | 747 | 1,244 | 673 | 529 | 241 | 71 | 242 | 58 |
Galway | 7,062 | 5,179 | 887 | 163 | 104 | 94 | 70 | 112 | 50 | 25 | 43 |
Kerry | 3,296 | 2,238 | 519 | 78 | 19 | 50 | 38 | 111 | 35 | 9 | 34 |
Kildare | 6,281 | 4,457 | 784 | 225 | 142 | 131 | 92 | 60 | 39 | 57 | 39 |
Kilkenny | 2,179 | 1,439 | 377 | 62 | 28 | 52 | 31 | 51 | 10 | 11 | 9 |
Laois | 2,369 | 1,600 | 359 | 68 | 19 | 55 | 63 | 42 | 20 | 14 | 9 |
Leitrim | 696 | 513 | 80 | 17 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 21 | 10 | 1 | 2 |
Limerick | 4,513 | 3,164 | 558 | 102 | 81 | 92 | 53 | 110 | 64 | 25 | 18 |
Longford | 1,256 | 819 | 155 | 50 | 15 | 25 | 33 | 16 | 8 | 17 | 5 |
Louth | 2,874 | 2,006 | 423 | 74 | 74 | 58 | 43 | 27 | 19 | 23 | 5 |
Mayo | 3,430 | 2,484 | 563 | 73 | 22 | 23 | 27 | 43 | 15 | 14 | 25 |
Meath | 5,805 | 4,303 | 792 | 116 | 87 | 83 | 52 | 54 | 46 | 28 | 40 |
Monaghan | 1,301 | 898 | 158 | 35 | 9 | 19 | 14 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 23 |
Offaly | 2,332 | 1,679 | 256 | 61 | 25 | 54 | 28 | 48 | 38 | 25 | 17 |
Roscommon | 1,795 | 1,299 | 208 | 50 | 6 | 32 | 27 | 26 | 22 | 6 | 14 |
Sligo | 1,179 | 832 | 147 | 21 | 14 | 31 | 15 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 4 |
Tipperary | 4,301 | 3,025 | 580 | 110 | 32 | 83 | 86 | 82 | 29 | 46 | 38 |
Waterford | 3,107 | 2,075 | 488 | 114 | 30 | 60 | 75 | 57 | 28 | 29 | 15 |
Westmeath | 2,477 | 1,853 | 264 | 79 | 14 | 45 | 32 | 41 | 17 | 16 | 11 |
Wexford | 5,050 | 3,353 | 794 | 102 | 28 | 103 | 159 | 115 | 73 | 36 | 22 |
Wicklow | 5,064 | 3,955 | 413 | 106 | 80 | 103 | 64 | 55 | 54 | 32 | 31 |
Total | 118,413 | 85,334 | 14,281 | 3,019 | 2,364 | 2,269 | 1,858 | 1,724 | 815 | 800 | 595 |
Source: Department of Transport |
Table 3.10 Top 10 penalty point endorsement notices issued for females by county, 2020 | |||||||||||
Number | |||||||||||
County | Total no. of penalty point endorsement notices issued | Speeding | Driving a vehicle while holding a mobile phone | Learner driver unaccompanied by a qualified driver | Use vehicle without NCT certificate | Driving without reasonable consideration | Fail to obey traffic lights | Non-Display of L Plate (Learner Driver) | Adult failing to wear safety belt cat. M1 vehicle | No insurance - (user) | Driver Fail Restrain Child O/3 in Child Restraint |
Carlow | 905 | 634 | 167 | 26 | 13 | 17 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 3 |
Cavan | 1,149 | 963 | 69 | 18 | 28 | 19 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
Clare | 1,704 | 1,355 | 186 | 14 | 21 | 30 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 6 | 8 |
Cork | 6,303 | 5,068 | 559 | 121 | 93 | 101 | 90 | 32 | 60 | 11 | 33 |
Donegal | 1,477 | 1,207 | 126 | 11 | 22 | 43 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 5 |
Dublin | 13,858 | 11,207 | 833 | 322 | 332 | 202 | 424 | 109 | 44 | 56 | 31 |
Galway | 4,469 | 3,793 | 349 | 27 | 41 | 64 | 49 | 15 | 23 | 14 | 19 |
Kerry | 1,653 | 1,268 | 210 | 20 | 28 | 19 | 13 | 9 | 25 | 3 | 8 |
Kildare | 2,985 | 2,354 | 275 | 77 | 56 | 59 | 53 | 30 | 17 | 10 | 5 |
Kilkenny | 1,039 | 750 | 132 | 32 | 21 | 27 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 4 |
Laois | 1,119 | 867 | 99 | 28 | 40 | 24 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 3 |
Leitrim | 343 | 285 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
Limerick | 2,243 | 1,719 | 225 | 31 | 55 | 33 | 21 | 20 | 43 | 9 | 22 |
Longford | 540 | 402 | 35 | 30 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
Louth | 1,164 | 900 | 107 | 32 | 19 | 25 | 33 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 0 |
Mayo | 1,724 | 1,433 | 174 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 4 |
Meath | 2,953 | 2,493 | 231 | 31 | 41 | 45 | 30 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 1 |
Monaghan | 678 | 577 | 53 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Offaly | 1,126 | 927 | 71 | 16 | 26 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 2 | 4 |
Roscommon | 911 | 771 | 55 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 1 |
Sligo | 537 | 429 | 49 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Tipperary | 2,268 | 1,824 | 222 | 32 | 36 | 40 | 8 | 17 | 18 | 11 | 5 |
Waterford | 1,484 | 1,046 | 209 | 39 | 39 | 43 | 15 | 16 | 23 | 5 | 1 |
Westmeath | 1,361 | 1,164 | 71 | 31 | 15 | 34 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
Wexford | 2,407 | 1,769 | 285 | 125 | 47 | 30 | 13 | 25 | 36 | 8 | 11 |
Wicklow | 3,102 | 2,659 | 166 | 45 | 64 | 33 | 46 | 21 | 21 | 7 | 1 |
Total | 59,502 | 47,864 | 4,984 | 1,145 | 1,097 | 980 | 880 | 432 | 429 | 203 | 182 |
Source: Department of Transport |
Table 3.11 Number of drivers by number of penalty points applied in 2020 | |||||||||||||
Number of Drivers | |||||||||||||
1 P.P | 2 P.P | 3 P.P | 4 P.P | 5 P.P | 6 P.P | 7 P.P1 | 8 P.P | 9 P.P | 10 P.P | 11 P.P | 12 P.P2 | Total | |
Carlow | 3 | 130 | 2,122 | 21 | 106 | 147 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2,553 |
Cavan | 13 | 172 | 2,603 | 11 | 160 | 184 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3,167 |
Clare | 18 | 158 | 3,918 | 8 | 169 | 260 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4,565 |
Cork | 61 | 775 | 15,486 | 69 | 744 | 920 | 16 | 40 | 54 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 18,184 |
Donegal | 34 | 242 | 3,628 | 15 | 268 | 198 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4,414 |
Dublin | 468 | 1,917 | 33,898 | 223 | 1,504 | 2,325 | 34 | 78 | 149 | 19 | 7 | 14 | 40,636 |
Galway | 59 | 356 | 9,355 | 46 | 440 | 617 | 8 | 20 | 38 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 10,953 |
Kerry | 16 | 185 | 4,063 | 34 | 265 | 231 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4,825 |
Kildare | 47 | 481 | 7,333 | 36 | 265 | 503 | 3 | 14 | 29 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 8,720 |
Kilkenny | 9 | 188 | 2,606 | 10 | 98 | 146 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3,072 |
Laois | 9 | 193 | 2,660 | 31 | 134 | 212 | 1 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3,270 |
Leitrim | 4 | 44 | 828 | 5 | 49 | 57 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 991 |
Limerick | 38 | 276 | 5,387 | 30 | 464 | 336 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 6,581 |
Longford | 5 | 139 | 1,312 | 26 | 123 | 80 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1,708 |
Louth | 20 | 174 | 3,189 | 18 | 181 | 208 | 3 | 13 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3,832 |
Mayo | 7 | 195 | 4,225 | 11 | 140 | 257 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4,866 |
Meath | 59 | 279 | 7,094 | 23 | 208 | 515 | 1 | 11 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8,225 |
Monaghan | 24 | 79 | 1,612 | 14 | 90 | 73 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1,913 |
Offaly | 7 | 133 | 2,732 | 20 | 131 | 204 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3,249 |
Roscommon | 6 | 142 | 2,135 | 12 | 110 | 140 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2,566 |
Sligo | 21 | 86 | 1,367 | 7 | 64 | 77 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1,636 |
Tipperary | 22 | 304 | 5,174 | 34 | 278 | 352 | 3 | 14 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 6,212 |
Waterford | 19 | 292 | 3,542 | 34 | 181 | 238 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4,340 |
Westmeath | 17 | 170 | 3,008 | 21 | 160 | 219 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3,621 |
Wexford | 32 | 409 | 5,672 | 70 | 270 | 426 | 8 | 21 | 25 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 6,948 |
Wicklow | 30 | 266 | 6,563 | 26 | 203 | 471 | 2 | 16 | 31 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 7,617 |
Foreign licence holder3 | 100 | 579 | 13,882 | 12 | 227 | 653 | 1 | 16 | 66 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 15,551 |
Unknown4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 254 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 265 |
Total | 1,148 | 8,364 | 155,395 | 877 | 7,286 | 10,049 | 128 | 378 | 641 | 107 | 35 | 72 | 184,480 |
Source: Department of Transport | |||||||||||||
1 Receipt of 7 points results in disqualification for six months for certain Novice and Learner Permit Drivers issued a licence since 01 August 2014. | |||||||||||||
2 Receipt of 12 points results in disqualification for six months. | |||||||||||||
3 Drivers who produce a valid foreign licence and have an Irish address. | |||||||||||||
4 Unknown refers to non-resident drivers who pay on the spot penalty fines. |
Table 3.12 Number of drivers by cumulative number of penalty points and county at 31st December 2020 | |||||||||||||
Number of Drivers | |||||||||||||
1 P.P | 2 P.P | 3 P.P | 4 P.P | 5 P.P | 6 P.P | 7 P.P1 | 8 P.P | 9 P.P | 10 P.P | 11 P.P | 12 P.P2 | Total | |
Carlow | 31 | 490 | 4,652 | 101 | 391 | 767 | 27 | 67 | 110 | 13 | 15 | 20 | 6,684 |
Cavan | 33 | 640 | 5,692 | 101 | 575 | 903 | 27 | 79 | 133 | 20 | 19 | 10 | 8,232 |
Clare | 56 | 844 | 9,920 | 129 | 748 | 1,747 | 34 | 143 | 291 | 23 | 35 | 24 | 13,994 |
Cork | 332 | 3,439 | 36,781 | 751 | 3,451 | 5,550 | 147 | 429 | 792 | 120 | 105 | 78 | 51,975 |
Donegal | 70 | 1,003 | 8,539 | 124 | 1,018 | 1,033 | 32 | 83 | 142 | 21 | 24 | 14 | 12,103 |
Dublin | 1,966 | 9,282 | 72,855 | 2,108 | 9,146 | 11,165 | 402 | 946 | 1,740 | 362 | 214 | 199 | 110,385 |
Galway | 137 | 1,477 | 20,098 | 336 | 1,870 | 3,243 | 70 | 180 | 479 | 53 | 53 | 61 | 28,057 |
Kerry | 49 | 875 | 10,595 | 200 | 1,088 | 1,544 | 32 | 99 | 222 | 35 | 34 | 22 | 14,795 |
Kildare | 157 | 1,940 | 16,570 | 351 | 1,549 | 2,638 | 53 | 206 | 414 | 64 | 42 | 49 | 24,033 |
Kilkenny | 42 | 766 | 6,580 | 137 | 537 | 1,049 | 24 | 86 | 136 | 19 | 24 | 11 | 9,411 |
Laois | 35 | 710 | 6,274 | 159 | 681 | 1,101 | 27 | 102 | 209 | 29 | 23 | 14 | 9,364 |
Leitrim | 8 | 210 | 2,121 | 28 | 153 | 298 | 1 | 27 | 44 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 2,906 |
Limerick | 119 | 1,367 | 14,754 | 297 | 1,884 | 2,688 | 59 | 212 | 378 | 67 | 53 | 29 | 21,907 |
Longford | 19 | 456 | 3,153 | 95 | 497 | 543 | 19 | 57 | 71 | 20 | 13 | 14 | 4,957 |
Louth | 82 | 882 | 6,898 | 162 | 891 | 960 | 27 | 79 | 123 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 10,159 |
Mayo | 28 | 682 | 10,241 | 97 | 539 | 1,627 | 19 | 84 | 222 | 19 | 23 | 9 | 13,590 |
Meath | 180 | 1,305 | 14,780 | 243 | 1,262 | 2,287 | 54 | 128 | 326 | 41 | 26 | 28 | 20,660 |
Monaghan | 79 | 470 | 4,314 | 88 | 436 | 582 | 12 | 44 | 74 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 6,131 |
Offaly | 21 | 595 | 5,934 | 123 | 672 | 1,004 | 24 | 72 | 157 | 18 | 14 | 9 | 8,643 |
Roscommon | 24 | 487 | 4,766 | 76 | 407 | 761 | 13 | 66 | 103 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 6,736 |
Sligo | 44 | 391 | 4,086 | 73 | 294 | 552 | 15 | 51 | 107 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 5,639 |
Tipperary | 68 | 1,301 | 11,453 | 233 | 1,129 | 1,776 | 44 | 147 | 271 | 50 | 38 | 27 | 16,537 |
Waterford | 56 | 1,086 | 8,450 | 179 | 800 | 1,469 | 47 | 118 | 254 | 30 | 25 | 27 | 12,541 |
Westmeath | 39 | 674 | 6,380 | 113 | 712 | 968 | 34 | 101 | 123 | 29 | 20 | 18 | 9,211 |
Wexford | 139 | 1,354 | 12,819 | 304 | 1,194 | 2,417 | 71 | 233 | 427 | 54 | 76 | 55 | 19,143 |
Wicklow | 114 | 1,149 | 12,413 | 228 | 829 | 2,226 | 56 | 143 | 377 | 46 | 35 | 42 | 17,658 |
Foreign licence holder3 | 363 | 2,160 | 42,054 | 75 | 962 | 2,707 | 36 | 150 | 402 | 11 | 30 | 58 | 49,008 |
Unknown4 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 33 | 736 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 790 |
Total | 4,291 | 36,038 | 363,188 | 6,944 | 34,451 | 53,607 | 1,406 | 4,132 | 8,127 | 1,204 | 999 | 862 | 515,249 |
Source: Department of Transport | |||||||||||||
1 Receipt of 7 points results in disqualification for six months for certain Novice and Learner Permit Drivers issued a licence since 01 August 2014. | |||||||||||||
2 Receipt of 12 points results in disqualification for six months. | |||||||||||||
3 Drivers who produce a valid foreign licence and have an Irish address. | |||||||||||||
4 Unknown refers to non-resident drivers who pay on the spot penalty fines. |
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