Cost of driving licence and NCT tests to increase as part of fee hikes by Road Safety Authority
Increases, due to come into effect from January, are the first of their kind to be implemented since 2012
Road Safety Authority
More than 80% of learner drivers involved in fatal crashes since 2016 were driving unaccompanied
58 people have died in 57 separate collisions involving unaccompanied learner drivers in last eight years
More than 7,000 arrested for drink- or drug-driving so far this year, figures show
Figure equates to a driver offending every hour of every day, according to intoxicants-testing body
More than 24,000 vehicles seized from unaccompanied learner drivers since 2018
Gardaí have seized 4,888 cars from unaccompanied learner drivers so far this year
Road safety: Law change aimed at closing net on disqualified drivers delayed
‘Game-changer’ amendment would give gardaí ability to identify banned drivers who fail to surrender licences
National Slow Down Day: 68 drivers detected speeding in first five hours
One driver was speeding at 94km/h in a 60km/h zone near Carrick-on-Shannon
Car testing contracts expose RSA to absorbing inflation costs, report finds
Road Safety Authority’s surplus could be reduced or eliminated ‘due to having to meet the costs of contracts indexation’
Price hikes for drivers sought as ‘unsustainable RSA’ funding model highlighted
Report outlines ‘unsustainable’ funding model at the Road Safety Authority and suggests it be overhauled with some some functions transfering to the Department of Transport
Road Safety Authority has spent €2.5m on PR since 2020
Details of RSA public relations spend provided after ‘tricky’ TDs advice prompted Freedom of Information request
Senior public sector figures should have ‘confidence and courage’ to take risks, conference told
Association of Chief Executives of State Agencies (Acesa) hears greater collaboration between organisations will be needed
Road deaths among men account for almost 80% of figures, report shows
Road Safety Authority urges avoidance of phone use as 324 drivers killed on Irish roads over the last five years
Distracted driving: What can be done to tackle a major road safety issue?
Outgoing RSA chair Liz O’Donnell has called for use of mobile phones while driving to be ‘stigmatised’
Driving test no-shows: Testers paid to ‘twiddle their thumbs’ as numbers rise
Road safety group claims the problem of rising waiting lists difficult to address until no-shows tackled
Transport chiefs plan to break up Road Safety Agency and start big projects using Apple proceeds
Budget 2025: Eamon Ryan favours investing in metropolitan rail in Cork, Limerick, Galway and Waterford
Collison brother buys period pile in heart of Dublin 4′s embassy belt
Plus: Dublin New Year’s Eve celebrations to be split in two across traditional city lines; Phil Hogan’s exclusive Brussels club; and the new plan for Terenure Synagogue
Road safety classes to begin for transition year students amid crash-deaths concern
Twelve road fatalities recorded among under-16s last year as well as 48 in 16-to-26 age group
Lobbying register expanded to include 60 more public bodies
HSE, Central Bank, Department of Defence and Road Safety Authority among organisations now covered
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PR firm warned Road Safety Authority about ‘tricky’ Public Accounts Committee members
Dublin public relations agency Drury provided short biographical notes on each TD
How did the Road Safety Authority’s ‘Lose your licence. Lose your independence’ TV ad become a continent-shifting outrage?
Some of us regard not driving as one of our greatest achievements in life. But there are less trivial issues at play
What is the pass rate at your local driving test centre?
Road Safety Authority figures show a wide variation in pass rates across the country
Driving test pass rates at some centres almost double that at others around Ireland
Almost two-thirds fail at one Dublin centre while more than two-thirds pass at a location in Kilkenny
When to cut hedgerows? Road safety concerns pitted against nature
Road Safety Authority argues it should be left to council officials to decide if and when it is necessary to cut back hedges and verges
Prospect of major overhaul of Road Safety Authority with some functions moving closer to department
It comes as work is ongoing on review of agency which has been under pressure amid rising numbers of deaths on Irish roads
RSA calls for stricter penalties and increased road policing
Road Safety Authority chairwoman describes spike in fatalities as ‘heartbreaking’ as death toll reaches 102 so far this year
Safety measures in new vehicles to become mandatory from this weekend
Drowsiness detection and advanced emergency braking among ADAS measures to be introduced
Nature of Road Safety Authority’s funding a ‘crucial conflict of interest’, PAC hears
Almost all of the body’s €100 million in income for 2022 came from fees for its services including NCTs and driver testing
Ireland drops to ninth place in European road fatality rankings
Ireland’s fatality rate is in a group of seven countries below or equal to 35 deaths per million
Seatbelt use by drivers and passengers on the decline, says latest RSA research
According to the research, 22 per cent of car users killed between 2019-2023 were not wearing a seatbelt
Just one driver convicted for not surrendering licence out of 10,000 ordered to do so by courts
At least 10,000 disqualified drivers failed to hand over licences over last two years but only 26 prosecutions taken
RSA calls for emergency laws to double penalty points for speeding and mobile phone use
Working group to focus on reducing number of learner drivers holding a third or subsequent permit
Roads policing: Technology can help catch law-breaking drivers but not without more gardaí
Additional gardaí are needed to keep up with scale of road traffic offending flagged by number plate recognition cameras
Bank holiday weekend: Sun to make a flying visit as 450,000 to travel through Dublin Airport
Passenger numbers at Dublin Airport are set to peak at 117,000 on Sunday, with weather set to turn cloudy and cold next week
Peak time for serious injury or death for motorcyclists is during June and July - RSA research
‘The dead could be anyone who gets behind the wheel this weekend’, says Minister Jack Chambers
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