Gardai Extend Mobility App System Nationwide.

Thursday, 6 May 2021 12:47

Formal announcement took place in Kildare this morning.

Gardai, at a launch in Kildare, have confirmed that the mobility app system is being extended to every Division in Ireland.

The Kildare Division is among those in which the system, used by Roads Policing Units and at checkpoints, was trialled.

It enables Gardai to detect, in real time, where vehicles are taxed, insured, or if the motorist is disqualified.

It also speeds up the issuing of fines and penalty points.

100,000 tickets for motoring offences have been issued by Gardai, nationwide, using the mobile devices in the last year.

Naas Roads Policing Unit were conducting speed checks in Kildare this Sunday when they found this car travelling over the 50kph speed limit. Using the #MobilityApp, it was found that the driver was an unaccompanied learner.
The car was seized. Proceedings to follow.#Staysafe pic.twitter.com/HNOuqcDVgF
— An Garda Síochána (@GardaTraffic) May 4, 2021

Assistant Commissioner for the Eastern Region, Dave Sheehan, has been speaking to Kfm during the launch event at Tougher's, in Ladytown.

Assistant Commission Dave Sheehan joined Ciara Noble on this morning's edition of Kildare Today.

A/C Sheahan (Eastern Region) demonstrates the ACTIVE MOBILITY project: The most innovative change to policing in the last twenty years.

This app can access email on the move, check a vehicle’s history and tax status, and allows Gardaí to work more efficiently with the community. pic.twitter.com/lftmg1gVxk
— Garda Info (@gardainfo) May 6, 2021

Kfm's Ciara Noble also spoke with Garda Head of Digital Services and Innovation, Tim Willoughby

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