Gardaí hit tractor driver with points and fine after catching illegal tint
Cavan Gardaí pulled the tractor driver near Kingscourt after they spotted the tinted windows. After texting, officers found the windows only allowed 30 per cent of light to pass through.
As per the law, 65 per cent of light must be able to pass through the window of a vehicle, however, the tractor was found to be in breach of that regulation. The driver was hit with both penalty points and a fine following the stop.
A Garda spokesperson said: 'We pulled in the driver of this tractor near Kingscourt, Co. Cavan to test the tint on the front and driver side windows.
'The legally required minimum is 65 per cent. These tested 30 per cent. Has to be sorted before it's driven again, and the driver was issued points and a fine.'
The traffic stop caused discourse surrounding the necessity of issuing penalty points and a fine following the incident.
The Garda spokesperson wrote: 'We're pleased to see that this post about one of our all too many day-to-day detections for road traffic offences has gotten the important conversation going on matters of road safety. That's the objective.'
They added in another comment: 'This driver was travelling on a public road. By tinting your vehicle's windows within the legal parameters as set out in the Road Traffic Act, we'll have one less offence to enforce in our work to keep all road users safe.'
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