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The facts and figures have been released for the number of disqualified drivers for Mayo for the first seven months of the year
In the first seven months of this year, 152 drivers were disqualified from driving in Mayo.
However, new figures show that over one hundred disqualified drivers in Mayo have failed to hand in a licence.
New figures from The Department of Transport released to Fine Gael TD, Emer Higgins, show that only 25 disqualified drivers out of 152 have handed in their drivers licence or learner permit.
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Once disqualified, drivers have fourteen days to hand over their licence to Road Safety Authority.
Despite 17 drivers being disqualified in July, not a single driver handed in their driver’s licence in that month.
February saw 13 disqualified drivers but again, not one of them handed in their licence.
In January alone, 38 drivers were disqualified but only 6 of them have handed in their driver’s licence.
In what may seem something of a dubious list to be top of, Mayo’s 16% compliance rate ranks as the highest in the country.
Monaghan has the lowest compliance rate, with just 2% of disqualified drivers in The Farney County handing in their licences.
The other counties that have compliance rates below 10% are Dublin, Cork, Galway, Waterford and Limerick.
The Department of Transport qualifies the figures by stating that “in a significant share of disqualification cases, the driver in question has not had a licence at all.”
It goes on to state that “while the non-surrender of licences is of concern, the more important issue from a road safety perspective is that the disqualification from driving is observed. The individuals in question are fully aware of the Court's decision and the disqualification is in effect regardless of whether their licence is surrendered.”
“Failing to surrender a licence following disqualification is also an offence and is a matter for the Garda Síochána.
An Garda Síochána have access to data on the NVDF and can therefore detect and prosecute drivers who continue to drive while disqualified, whether or not their licence has been surrendered.”
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