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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.
The headline splitThe left frames it as "More than 10,000 drivers hit with penalty points last year for driving cars ‘unfit for th...". The center frames it as "More than 10,000 drivers handed penalty points for unroadworthy vehicles in 2025".
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Left / center-leftMore than 10,000 drivers hit with penalty points last year for driving cars ‘unfit for the roads’
The Independent · Center-left · News report
CenterMore than 10,000 drivers handed penalty points for unroadworthy vehicles in 2025
The Belfast Telegraph · Center · News report
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