• 240 learners in court each month

  On average 240 provisional drivers are appearing before the courts each month for driving unaccompanied, according to figures released by the Courts Services.
  

• 60 illegal scrapyards uncovered

  Local authorities have been urged by the Office of Environmental Enforcement to use innovative means - including the hiring of helicopters - to seek out unauthorised vehicle scrappers, who can face fines of up to €15 million as well as jail sentences of up to 10 years.
  

• Budget cuts in funding for non-national roads

  Local authorities are facing a cut of more than 13 per cent in funding for non-national roads - the routes which constitute 94 per cent of the overall road network and carry 60 per cent of all traffic - according to figures in the Government's pre-budget outlook.
  

• Trial run for motorway information signs on M1

  Large electronic signs that can display information to motorists on traffic volume, weather conditions and estimated journey times are to begin operating on the M1 motorway in a pilot project that may be rolled out across the State's motorway network.
  

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