Fines of up to €25,000, the seizure of lorries, vans and cars and potential six-month prison sentences for failure to pay the M50 toll charges have been defended by Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII). “Enforcement is about fairness for the 97 per cent of the road users who use the M50 and who do pay their toll,” the roads authority said. On the M50, about 4,000 journeys a day – based on three per cent of the annual average daily traffic figures – remain unpaid. One of these was for the owner of a vehicle which had passed the barrier-free toll 2,208 times. O’Neill urged drivers to do the easier thing and pay their toll correctly.

Source: The Irish Times February 16, 2026 22:36 UTC