Comment: Driver disqualification in UK and Ireland now mutually recognised
Legislation coming into force today will force UK drivers disqualified for serious motoring offences in Ireland to serve their full ban if they return to the UK. Similarly, disqualifications earned by Irish drivers in the UK will be recognised and enforced when they return to Ireland.
Ellen Booth, Brake’s Campaigns Officer, said: “This common-sense measure is long overdue. Offenders who are disqualified for risk-taking on roads should not be ‘let off’ their ban simply because they have crossed the border into another country and Brake urges the Government to negotiate similar agreements with other countries. Reciprocal agreements should also extend to drivers disqualified under the totting-up system, who have shown repeated disregard for their own and other people’s safety on the road”.
See also:
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January 20, 2012 - Brake honour MP road safety campaigners
January 13, 2012 - ABD call for rewrite of police manual on road deaths while the IAM call for financial incentives for further driver training…
January 7, 2012 - Appeal from charity to put Brake on festive drinking as the DfT reveal disproportionate motor taxes used for road maintenance…
December 22, 2011 - ACFO look to the new year, Brake comment on learner drivers on Britain’s motorways and windy weather top driving tips from IAM
December 19, 2011 - Brake offers snowy guidance for fleets
December 16, 2011 - ACFO request BIK tax to be scrapped, Key trends for 2010, IAM applaud learner drivers on motorways and top tips for driving in current freezing conditions…
December 10, 2011
