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Almost 12,000 people in Waterford have penalty points

Almost 12,000 people in Waterford have penalty points
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Almost 12,000 people in Waterford have penalty points.

According to data obtained by the Journal.ie under a Freedom of Information request, more than half a million drivers around the country had penalty points on their driving licences this year.

The highest amount of points, as of September 30th 2019, were in Dublin (106,545), Cork (51,917) and Galway (28,594).

While the counties with the fewest drivers with penalty points were Leitrim (2,904), Longford (4,766) and Sligo (6,130).

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Most drivers included in the list have three points but 26 people in Waterford had 12, which means an automatic driving ban of six months.

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