Judge hits number of speeding Tipperary motorists with very heavy fines

A number of motorists were hit with hefty fines by Judge John King at Nenagh District Court last week.

None of the defendants was in court having been previously issued with fixed charge penalty notices before receiving a summons to appear in court.

The heaviest fine of €700 was handed down to a driver who was detected travelling at 72km/h in a 50km/h at Scart, Roscrea.

The second highest fine was €600 for a motorist caught doing 145km/h in a 120km/h on the M7 at Rathnavogue, Roscrea.

Two motorists were hit with fines of €350, one for travelling at 100km/h in a 80km/h at Derrymore, Roscrea, and the other for doing 144/km/h in a 120km/h zone on the M7 at Ballintotty, Nenagh.

Three motorists were fined for travelling above the average speed limit allowed on the M7 between Carrigatoher, Nenagh, and Birdhill.

Two of them were fined €300 each. One driver was travelling at an average of 130km/h in the 120km/h zone, while the other was doing an average of 131km/h.

A third motorist was fined €400 after they were clocked doing an average of 154km/h by the average speed cameras on the motorway.

The average speed cameras, the first in Ireland, were introduced on the 15km stretch of motorway in April 2022.