From 1 January 2023 the prescribed amounts for Fixed Payment Offences have increased as a result of the Small Public Service Vehicle (Fixed Payment Offences and Driver Licence Period) Regulations.
In addition to these changes, a new Fixed Payment Offence has been introduced for the refusal of a driver of a SPSV to carry a passenger in a wheelchair. The amount for this is €250, reflecting the gravity and nature of the offence.
Fixed Payment Notice Offence | FPNs Issued | Penalty |
Failure to Display required in-vehicle information | 1 | 100 |
Standing at appointed stand while vehicle not available for hire | 2 | 80 |
Standing for hire at a place other than an appointed stand | 12 | 100 |
Standing or plying for hire in an area without a licence to stand or ply for hire in that area. | 2 | 200 |
Failure to print and offer a receipts in the prescribed form to a passenger upon completion of a journey in a taxi | 7 | 100 |
Failure to print and offer a receipt in the prescribed form to a passenger upon completion of a journey in a hackney or limousine | 0 | 100 |
Failure to comply with taxi roof sign requirements | 6 | 100 |
Failure to notify details of small public service vehicle being operated | 5 | 200 |
Failure to operate taximeter while taxi on hire | 2 | 150 |
Failure to comply with the requirements in relation to the fitting and operation of a taximeter | 1 | 150 |
Failure to display required driver identification | 0 | 200 |
Failure to comply with vehicle standards applicable to licensing category | 8 | 100 |
Failure to carry a functioning cashless payment device | 3 | 200 |
Failure to accept cashless payment | 5 | 200 |
Refusal to carry an assistance dog or guide dog in a small public service vehicle | 1 | 250 |
Unreasonable refusal to carry a passenger where the journey is not more than 30 kilometres | 3 | 150 |
Failure to have prescribed signage affixed to the front doors of a taxi or wheelchair accessible taxi | 1 | 250 |
Failure to display valid tamper-proof discs. | 1 | 150 |
Total | 60 |