More than 10,000 drivers handed penalty points for unroadworthy vehicles in 2025

Most cases of driving an unroadworthy vehicle result in three penalty points being issued, which stay on licences for four years

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What happenedMore than 10,000 drivers handed penalty points for unroadworthy vehicles in 2025.

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The Independent1h ago

More than 10,000 drivers hit with penalty points last year for driving cars ‘unfit for the roads’

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Most cases of driving an unroadworthy vehicle result in three penalty points being issued, which stay on licences for four years

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The Belfast Telegraph1h ago

More than 10,000 drivers handed penalty points for unroadworthy vehicles in 2025

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