Gardaí not to issue penalty points on day of action
20/11/2009 - 16:44:00It has emerged gardaí will not be issuing penalty points on fixed charged notices to drivers during next Tuesday's day of action.
In a statement the Garda Representative Association said it had advised its members they were not obliged to carry out a number of usual functions during the public sector strike.
It includes issuing notices to motorists for speeding, failure to wear a seatbelt , driving while holding a mobile phone, or dangerous overtaking.
A spokesman for the GRA said the action would be within the law because the issuing of fixed penalty notices is discretionary.
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