DROP IN NUMBER OF PENALTY POINTS ISSUED IN GALWAY IN JULY

Date Published: 17-Aug-2009

It seems motorists in Galway are finally getting the message about driving offences. The number of penalty points issued to Galway drivers dropped last month.220 penalty points were issued to motorists in Galway last month, bringing the total number of penalty points issued in the county to just under 19 thousand. Just 183 drivers picked up two penalty points in July, compared to 341 motorists in June. There are now almost 14 thousand 7 hundred drivers in Galway with two points on their licence. Only ten drivers were issued with four penalty points, a huge drop from 76 in June. One extra motorist has been put off the road for six months, with 5 people now holding 12 points on their licence. Speeding remains by far the most common driving offence in Galway, with 133 new speeding offences detected here in July.