Thousands of motoring cases could be dismissed after a High Court judge found a section of the Road Traffic Act concerning fixed charge penalty notices was unconstitutional. Thousands of motoring cases could be dismissed after a High Court judge found a section of the Road Traffic Act concerning fixed charge penalty notices was unconstitutional. In both cases District Court judges convicted the motorists even though they never received an initial fixed charge penalty notice. If the motorists had received this notice, they would have been able to pay a €60 fine, accept three penalty points and avoid a court appearance. She previously said one middle course would be if the District Court judge retained a discretion to impose a fine and penalty points at the level of the first fixed charge penalty notice.

Source: Irish Independent October 31, 2019 02:26 UTC