Drivers take extra care – lower drink drive limits from midnight 27th October 2011

New lower drink driving limits come into effect in the Republic of Ireland? from midnight Thursday 27th October. On the day the country goes to the poll to elect a new President see the level being cut from 80mg (like in the UK) to 50mg as in countries like France and Italy.? The new regulations also mean it will be 20mg for professional drivers, learner drivers and newly qualified drivers. The Government is issuing stiff penalties for anyone over the limit with points, €200 fines and the risk of being disqualified.

Why do UK car retailers not supply GB Plate Number Plates

Whenever you leave the UK with your vehicle, you must display the GB nationality plate. Euro-plates – number plates that include the GB euro-symbol – have been legal since March 2001 and make display of a conventional sticker unnecessary when the vehicle is travelling within the European Union according to the DVLA. Most European countries have their national identity on their number plates these days (e.g