Figures reveal the number of motorists with penalty points in every county in Ireland

Some people aren't obeying the rules of the road...

The rules of the road are in place for the safety and comfort of all road users, but failure to follow the rules of the road while driving will result in you getting penalty points and fines. New figures released by the Central Statistics Office show the number of drivers in each county in Ireland who had penalty points in 2017 as well as the percentage of drivers in each county who have penalty points. Wexford has the unwanted position at the top of the list with 21.5% of drivers in the county having penalty points with Galway coming in second with 20.5%. Of all the regions, the CSO found that the mid-west of the country had the highest percentage of drivers with points at 20%, followed closely by the south-east at 19.9%. Meanwhile the lowest percentage of drivers with penalty points is in Donegal with 12.9% followed by Louth at 13.6% and Leitrim at 14.3%.

Region and county	Licence holders with penalty points	Total licence holders	% of licence holders with penalty points
	Total
Border	37,678	253,133	14.9
Cavan	8,063	47,779	16.9
Donegal	12,885	99,787	12.9
Leitrim	3,117	21,796	14.3
Monaghan	7,033	40,698	17.3
Sligo	6,580	43,073	15.3
Midland	33,066	177,903	18.6
Laois	9,599	47,614	20.2
Longford	4,702	25,139	18.7
Offaly	8,685	48,718	17.8
Westmeath	10,080	56,432	17.9
West	53,877	290,895	18.5
Galway	32,996	160,586	20.5
Mayo	13,044	87,304	14.9
Roscommon	7,837	43,005	18.2
Dublin	117,419	713,102	16.5
Mid-East	75,224	419,426	17.9
Kildare	27,523	134,869	20.4
Louth	10,087	73,958	13.6
Meath	21,173	119,961	17.6
Wicklow	16,441	90,638	18.1
Mid-West	61,240	305,900	20.0
Clare	16,072	79,424	20.2
Limerick	24,338	120,580	20.2
Tipperary	20,830	105,896	19.7
South-East	53,866	270,960	19.9
Carlow	7,165	38,678	18.5
Kilkenny	12,398	60,795	20.4
Waterford	13,297	73,735	18.0
Wexford	21,006	97,752	21.5
South-West	74,217	434,843	17.1
Cork	58,594	337,208	17.4
Kerry	15,623	97,635	16.0
Total	506,587	2,866,162	17.7