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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 happened More than 10,000 drivers handed penalty points for unroadworthy vehicles in 2025.
The headline split The 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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The IndependentNews report · Jun 29, 11:01 PM

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 TelegraphNews report · Jun 29, 11:01 PM

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

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Jun 29, 11:01 PM: The Independent joined the source map.

Jun 29, 11:01 PM: The Belfast Telegraph joined the source map.

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