Galway above average for number of mobile phone usage penalty points

Galway Bay fm newsroom – Galway ranks highest for the number of people who received penalty points for using a mobile phone while driving. The national average for the offence is 11 per cent, with Galway exceeding this with 15 per cent. The figures have been obtained by the Farmers Journal from the Department of Transport. Leitrim ranks worst in the country for speeding offences, while Wexford ranks highest for drink driving offences.