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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) Act came into place, a total of 134 learner drivers in Donegal have had vehicles seized by gardaí – 76 last year and 58 to October this year.
Gardai remind drivers about Clancy amendment as two cars impounded in Kildare
In two years, over 5,800 cars seized from unaccompanied learner drivers.
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); 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 into law
It provides the gardai with an additional power to seize vehicles from learner drivers who were driving a vehicle without being accompanied by a qualified driver.
The Road Safety Authority (RSA), An Garda Síochána, Dublin Fire Brigade and the Department of Transport, are urging road users to act responsibly and safely when using the roads throughout the Christmas and New Year period. The call was made at the launch of a new road safety campaign, which is fronted by members of the emergency services.
There has been an increase in fatalities on Irish roads in 2020, and with the period between Christmas and New Year’s a traditionally dangerous time on the roads, the new campaign aims to encourage road users to be extra cautious over the festive period.