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It's now going to be an offence to knowingly allow an unaccompanied learner driver or unlicensed person to drive your car.

Gardaí from Unit C Kilkenny recently carried out a number of checkpoints and vehicles were seized for varying offences.  "Unfortunately some dr...

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Young driver and passengers have miraculous car crash escape in Tipperary The young driver and passengers escaped unharmed from the single vehicle collision in Cashel. The scene of the single car collision in Tipperary. (Image: An Garda Síochána Tipperary) Get the latest news from across Ireland straight to your inbox every single dayInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign up! When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. You...

Gardaí in Donegal are urging all motorists to adhere to the speed limits. It comes as Gardai in Buncrana detected a motorist travelling at 149km/h in a 100KPH zone yesterday evening. While gardai in Letterkenny detected an unaccompanied learner driver travelling at 166km/h yesterday. As the driver was an unaccompanied holder of a provisional licence, the vehicle was seized. The driver was arrested and will now face a Court appearance. Gardai are reminding the public that all Learner Permit dri...

Unaccompanied learner drivers warned by Gardaí that they face the loss of car and fine Thousands penalised in the past two years Reporter: );  ); The Gardaí have warned all learner drivers that they must be accompanied by a qualified driver or face their cars being seized or being fined in the same way thousands of other drivers have been penalised in the past two years. The police say it is now two years since the introduction of the Clancy Amendment to improve safety on our roads by prov...

Gardai remind learner permit drivers that they must be accompanied by a qualified driver Published: Tuesday, 22 December 2020 12:51 Gardai are reminding all learner permit drivers that they must be accompanied by a qualified driver. It’s now exactly 2 years since the introduction of the Clancy Amendment to improve safety on Irish roads by providing the gardai with an additional power to seize vehicles from Learner drivers who drive a vehicle without being accompanied by a qualified driv...

Learner drivers warned by Gardaí that they face the loss of car and fine Thousands penalised in the past two years Reporter: );  ); The Gardaí have warned all learner drivers that they must be accompanied by a qualified driver or face their cars being sized or being fined in the same way thousands of other drivers have been penalised in the past two years. The police say it is now two years since the introduction of the Clancy Amendment to improve safety on our roads by providing Gardaí o...

Dozens of cars seized in Donegal under new legislation OVER 130 unaccompanied drivers in Donegal have had their vehicles seized in the two years since new motoring legislation came into force. The road traffic laws – which make it an offence for the owner of a vehicle to knowingly allow an unaccompanied learner or an unlicensed person to drive their vehicle – were enacted on this day in 2018 following a sustained campaign sparked by Cork man Noel Clancy. Since the Road Traffic (Amendment) A...

Gardai remind drivers about Clancy amendment as two cars impounded in Kildare In two years, over 5,800 cars seized from unaccompanied learner drivers. Reporter: );  ); Gardai are  reminding  all learner permit drivers that they must be accompanied by a qualified driver after two cars were impounded in Kildare today. The advice comes  exactly two years since the introduction of the Clancy Amendment to improve safety on roads. Today is the anniversary of the Clancy amendment being signed in...