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Rules of the Road

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Appendix 4: Penalty points and fixed charge offences

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Appendix 4: Penalty points and fixed charge offences

‘m’ means a mandatory court appearance Fixed charge €

Offences incurring penalty points

Penalty points on conviction

Penalty points on payment

Amount paid in 28 days

Amount paid in next 28 days

Using a vehicle with defective or worn tyres

Learner permit holder driving unaccompanied by qualified person

Failure to display N-plate or tabard

Failure to display L-plate or tabard

Contravention of ban on U-turns

Breaking rules for using mini-roundabouts

Proceeding beyond no entry to vehicles sign

Proceeding beyond a traffic lane control sign other than in accordance with such sign or without yielding

Using vehicle in a public place without an authorisation plate

In a public place, using vehicle with altered and inaccurate authorisation plate

Extracted from the RSA Rules of the Road, Revision 9, May 2026. Source PDF · reuse permission unconfirmed.