Learner Driver arrested after detected doing double the speed limit in Monasterevin

Gardai attached to the Naas Roads Policing Unit operated a speed-check point in the Monasterevin area.

One motorist driving on a Learner Permit had with no L-Plates displayed and unaccompanied by a qualified driver detected travelling at a speed of 115 kmh in a 50kmh Zone.

The driver was arrested and charged for court.

The vehicle was also seized under the new Clancy Amendment (Section 41 of the Road Traffic Act) which penalises car owners who knowingly allow their vehicles to be used by unaccompanied Learner Drivers.

A Fixed Charge Penalty Notice (FCPN) will be issued to the registered owner of the vehicle.

The amendment is named after mother and daughter Geraldine and Louise Clancy who were killed just before Christmas three years ago when unaccompanied learner driver Susan Gleeson lost control of her car in Co Cork.

Since then their family have campaigned for the amendment to be included in road traffic legislation.