Learner Driver On M8 Caught Driving At 200kmph

Another was also detected travelling at 164kmph.

Two learner drivers have been caught speeding in the midlands.

A motorist - who's been using a learning permit for over 20 years - was arrested for dangerous driving, after detected travelling at 200 kilometres per hour on the M8 last night.

Another learner driver - who'd been on the road for three months - was caught doing 164 kilometers per hour on the M7 and issued with a Fixed Charge Notice.

Both vehicles were seized under the Clancy Amendment.

Seperately, in Portlaoise yesterday, a disqualified driver was arrested and charged to appear before the courts. 

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