Gardaí state Mobile Safety Camera Vans are not about raising revenue after Mayo figures revealed

In response to Ireland South MEP Cynthia Ní Mhurchú's call for greater concentration of speed vans at accident black spots on rural roads, An Garda Siochána have said they are committed to road safety. 

In a statement sent to The Mayo News today, An Garda Siochána said: “An Garda Síochána is committed to road safety with our partner GoSafe who operate Mobile Safety Camera Vans under contract.

“An Garda Síochána has consistently stated and highlighted that Mobile Safety Camera Vans are not about raising revenue, they are directed for deployment in High Collision Prone Zones on a repetitive and recurring basis in order to change driver behaviour and pattern in those zones to make those designated zones safer.”

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The statement added: “In 2023, in direct response to rising road fatalities, An Garda Síochána provided additional funding for an increase in GoSafe monitoring hours. In 2024 and again for 2025 this increase in annual monitoring hours from 6,000 hours to 9,000 hours every month has been sustained, directly demonstrating An Garda Síochána's and GoSafe's commitment to making our roads safer,

"An overall reduction in the number of Fixed Charge Notices issued by Mobile Safety Camera Vans is an indication of increased compliance with speed limits by drivers in the identified and monitored Safety Camera Zones.”

The statement concluded: “In 2024 over 96,500 Fixed Charge Notices for speeding were issued from Mobile Safety Camera vans, compared to approximately 110,000 Fixed Charge Notices in 2023.”

The locations of Safety Camera Zones are reviewed by An Garda Síochána on a regular basis and their location can be found on the Garda website.