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Appendix 4: Penalty points and fixed charge offences

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Table 2 – Traffic offences included in the fixed charge system

Fixed charge €

General description of offence If paid within 28 days

If paid within a further 28 days

Using motor cycle without wearing crash helmet

Permitting passenger not wearing crash helmet to be carried on motor cycle

Using vehicle not equipped with prescribed lamps and identification mark lighting

Using trailer not equipped with prescribed lamps and identification mark lighting

Using vehicle not equipped with prescribed rear projecting load lamp or lateral projecting load lamp

Using trailer not equipped with prescribed marker lamp

Using public service vehicle not equipped with prescribed internal lighting

Table 3 – Cycling offences included in the fixed charge system

General description of offence Fixed charge €

Cyclist driving a pedal cycle without reasonable consideration

No front lamp or rear lamp lit during lighting-up hours on a pedal cycle

Cyclist proceeding into a pedestrianised street or area

Cyclist proceeding past traffic lights when the red lamp is illuminated

Failure to obey cycle traffic lights

Cyclist failing to stop for a School Warden sign

Cyclist proceeding beyond a stop line, barrier or half barrier at a railway level crossing, swing bridge or lifting bridge, when the red lamps are flashing

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