That's despite Covid-19 travel restrictions being in place for much of last year.
There was a 21 per cent increase in penalty point notices issued for speeding last year.
According to freedom of information figures, there were nearly 144,000 in 2020 - which is almost 25,000 more than the previous year.
The sharp rise was recorded despite Covid-19 travel restrictions being in place for much of last year.
Mullingar's Donna Price, from the Irish Road Victims' Association, says the increase is very surprising:
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