Few motorists convicted for driving with no licence Monaghan and Cavan have lowest conviction rates at 4 and 5% respectively
Mon, Apr 12, 2021, 01:00 File photograph. Photograph: Bryan O Brien
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Four out of every five motorists taken to court for driving without a licence escape conviction, data spanning 2½ years shows.
Monaghan and Cavan have the lowest conviction rates at 4 and 5 per cent respectively, although the national average is 19 per cent.
Parc, the road safety campaign group that compiled the data, says it is particularly concerned that disqualified drivers are prosecuted for the same offence of driving without a licence, rendering it difficult to separate out how often they are caught on the roads.