BREAKING: Over 1,800 fines and penalty points revoked due to static speed camera issue

Motorists in Mayo who were issued fines and penalty points for speeding offences detected by the static speed safety camera system will now have these revoked. 

An Garda Síochána said they have begun the process of writing to those impacted motorists which were detected by the cameras on the N17 near Claremorris. There were 1,871 speeding fixed charge notices between 20 December 2024 and 12 February 2025 - all of which are now being revoked. 

According to Gardaí, 800 notices have already been paid and penalty points applied. A further 123 were also paid, however the error was identified by that point and so penalty points were not applied. Of the remaining 948 notices issued, they had not been paid yet and penalty points were not applied.

The reason why these fines and penalty points are now being provoked is due to one specific camera not being certified, although it was fully functional and accurately identifying offences. 

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An Garda Síochána and GoSafe, the safety camera provider, identified this issue on 12 February and the camera was then certified the following day. Since its certification, a further 230 fines have been issued which are valid. 

A GoSafe spokesperson said that the issue was detected during a routine quality assurance check and that the check found a calibration certificate for radar components in the camera had expired.

Gardaí said it was "standard procedure" for these cameras to have "valid calibration certificates issued by GoSafe." They confirmed that following a thorough internal review, all other cameras in the country are correctly certified. 

They added: "This matter occurred as a result of the original camera that was used during testing having a faulty focus mechanism and when a new camera was installed the new camera did not have a valid certificate of calibration."

In the statement, they assured: "From now on, An Garda Síochána will request proof of camera calibration certification when cameras are installed and/or changed rather than at prosecution stage. GoSafe has also put in place measures to prevent reoccurrence including weekly confirmation of certification status of all speed safety cameras."

Chief Superintendent Roads Policing, Jane Humphries, added: "This error is very much regretted. An Garda Síochána is committed to reducing road deaths and serious injuries through enforcement of speeding via a variety of speed safety cameras. The level of speeding breaches issued since the camera went operational on December 20, 2024 demonstrates the continued need for all motorists using this road to slow down."

With the fixed notice charges being cancelled, motorists affected will soon receive word in the post from the gardaí to issue refunds to those who have paid the fines and remove penalty points where necessary.