Garda issues warning after shocking number of Cork motorists fined for leaving children travel without seatbelts
Drivers can face up to four penalty points and a fine of €800 if convicted in court for failing to wear a seatbelt. This also applies to drivers who fail to ensure passengers under the age of 17 are restrained.
Sarah Horgan
A TOTAL of 463 tickets have been issued to motorists not wearing seatbelts in Cork City alone this year, 92 of whom had left children unrestrained in their vehicles.
Garda Inspector James Hallinan voiced concern that a number of children identified without seatbelts were under the age of three.