A recent report on ireland.com exposes a worrying statistic regarding learner drivers:
On average 240 provisional drivers are appearing before the courts each month for driving unaccompanied, according to figures released by the Courts Services.
Up until October 24th this year, 2,452 provisional drivers have appeared in court for the offence.
The number of cases is lower than in 2006 when 4,490 cases for this offence came before the courts, or around 370 a month. The Courts Services has no data on how many of these cases resulted in a conviction.
Last week, Motors reported that Kildare District Court’s Judge Murrough Connellan planned to disqualify provisional-licence holders who appeared before him charged with driving unaccompanied or without L-plates.
