Penalty points software ‘to be operational next year’
The computer software needed to operate an expanded penalty points system is expected to be fully installed by early next year, according to reports this morning.
The reports say the €7.4m system is likely to be in place and operational by the time Transport Minister Seamus Brennan adds new offences to the penalty points scheme.
Mr Brennan is planning to expand the scheme to cover the offences of careless driving and dangerous overtaking before March.
Once the computer system is up and running, it should speed up the process of adding points to the licences of motorists caught breaching the rules of the road.
