Speed vans everywhere this weekend

chrisboy said:

Unmarked one arent actually speed cameras, they're info gathering vans, used to decide wether that road will become a speed trap road in the future.

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well i saw a unmark red van yesterday on the malahide road near the applegreen petrol station. it wasnt a garda van as the camara was up on the roof and it couldnt of being a info gathering van as that part of the road is on the garda safety camera's website.

bacchus said:

What are the penalties (fixed and/or points and/or court) for speeding at say 10kph above limit, 20kph, 30kph, etc...?

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Unlike most countries there is no graduated penalty system. For example in the UK up to 20mph over will get you a fixed penalty of £60 and 3 points anything above must go to court where anything from 4 to 6 points can be applied or a ban at the discretion of the magistrates.

It's a one size fits all in Ireland, be it 1kph over or 80kph over i.e. €80 fixed penalty and 2 points or up to €800 and 4 points if you go to court. So whizzing by a go safe van at 160 kph will only get you a fixed €80 ticket. If you did that in the UK you would be up before the magistrates fighting to keep your licence.