Cork Had The Second Highest Number Of Penalty Points Issued To Drivers Last Year 

In total 191,000 penalty-point notices were handed out to drivers nationally last year


Cork had the second highest number of penalty points issued to drivers last year 

New Freedom of Information figures show that in total 191,000 penalty-point notices were handed out to drivers last year with 19,000 of those notices issued to Cork drivers.

The number of penalty-point notices issued to Cork drivers - for holding a mobile phone while driving - was 2,587 

Director of Consumer Affairs at AA Ireland, Conor Faughnan, says speeding is still the most common offence:
 

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