Failing to Record Disqualifications Erodes Confidence in Road Safety Enforcement, TD Warns - 09/01/2026
Concerns have been raised over how a quarter of driver disqualifications and almost half of all penalty points imposed on motorists by courts are going unrecorded on a national database of driving licences.Fine Gael Dublin West TD Emer Currie said a failure to record the driving licence number of offending motorists who appear in court is “unacceptable”, adding that it erodes public confidence in road safety enforcement.Deputy Currie has submitted a series of queries to the Department seeking clarity on the accuracy of the NVDF.In response, the Minister has committed to a full review of the…
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