New learner-driver laws come into force tonight
New laws clamping down on provisional licence-holders are due to come into force at midnight tonight.
From tomorrow, all learner drivers will have to be accompanied by an experienced driver who has held a full licence for at least two years.
Almost 336,000 people in Ireland have provisional driving licences and around one third of those are waiting to sit a driving test.
Speaking over the weekend, Communications Minister Eamon Ryan said he was confident the Gardaí would be able to enforce the changes effectively.
