| Legal instrument |
Offence description |
Penalty |
| Road Traffic Act 1961 Section 18; |
Using a vehicle without an NCT test certificate |
A fine of up to €2000 and /or up to three months imprisonment. The Courts may also impose up to 5 penalty points following a successful conviction. |
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Road Traffic Act 1961 Section 18;
SI no. 771 of 2004 EC (Vehicle Testing regulation 2004, Regulation 19) |
Certificate of roadworthiness
Owner or User of the following vehicles without a certificate of roadworthiness:
(a) Vehicles used for the carriage of passengers with more than 8 seats, excluding the driver’s seat
(b) Goods vehicles
(c) Goods trailers and
(d) Ambulances |
Direct summons to court; on summary conviction, a fine not exceeding €3,000 and/or imprisionment not exceeding 3 months.
Inculdes 5 penalty point |
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SI no. 771 of 2004 EC (Vehicle Testing regulation 2004, Regulation 20(1) |
Production of certificate of roadworthiness
Failure by user of vehicle to produce certificate within 10 days to Garda Station having being requested to do so.
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Direct summons to court; on summary conviction, a fine not exceeding €3,000 and/or imprisionment not exceeding 3 months.
Inculdes 5 penalty point |
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Road Traffic Act 1961
Section 20(10) (as amended) |
Dangerous defect
Driving vehicle before remedying dangerous defect |
On summary conviction, a fine not exceeding €2,000 and/or imprisonment not exceeding 3 months and/or 3 penalty points |
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Road Traffic Act 1961
Section 54
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Defective vehicle
Owner or driver of a dangerously defective vehicle
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On summary conviction, a fine not exceeding €2,000 and/or imprisonment not exceeding 3 months and/or 5 penalty points |
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SI No 227 of 2003 EC
(Random Roadside Vehicle Inspection Regulations) (as amended by 2004 transposing Regulations |
Direction of garda / inspector
Failure to comply with a direction of an inspector/garda or failure to stop and remain stationary
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On summary conviction, fine not exceeding €3,000 and/or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months |
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SI No 608 of 2011 EC
(Random Roadside Vehicle
Inspection) (Amendment) Regulations 2011 |
Direction of garda / inspector
Failure to comply with a direction of an inspector/garda or failure to stop and remain stationary
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On summary conviction, fine not exceeding €3,000 and/or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months |