Motorists shouldn’t need another warning, but they have one anyway.
A major mobile phone operation will be conducted by An Garda Síochána in the coming days in an effort to clamp down on the number of motorists who use their phones while driving in Ireland.
It was revealed by An Garda Síochána today that 28,000 drivers were detected using a mobile phone behind the wheel in 2015, an average of 76 a day.
Gardai have urged drivers to switch off before they drive off and have posted evidence today of the operation in action, with a number of drivers having already been caught in the act.
DMR East Div.National mobile phone operation. Driver on Goatstown Rd holding mobile phone. €60 fine 3 penalty points pic.twitter.com/F3MvUJKrR9
— An Garda Síochána (@GardaTraffic) May 7, 2016
Mayorstone Cycle Gda on Op Mobile Phone dealt with this driver reading paper in slow moving traffic, FCPN issued pic.twitter.com/MZwCYWRFxD
— An Garda Síochána (@GardaTraffic) May 7, 2016
The offence of holding a mobile phone whilst driving carries a fixed charge notice penalty of 3 penalty points and €80 euro fine if paid within 28 days.
