New rules coming our way

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http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/...305633599.html

Changes for drivers

From the October Bank Holiday

* Alcohol Limits will fall to 50mg, and to 20mg for inexperienced and professional drivers
* New penalties for drink driving based on alcohol-level detected
* Injured drivers to face a test in hospital
* Penalty-points system will be revamped. Gardaí will be able to seize the driving licence of a disqualified motorist
* It will be an offence to fail to bring licence to court

From the end of 2011

* Penalty points for speeding and using a mobile phone likely to rise
* New offences to be added to the penalty-points system
* New format to be introduced for the driving test, and driver theory test to be expanded

From 2012

* Learner drivers will face new sanctions for speeding and for failing to wear a seatbelt
* Hazard-perception test introduced