Over 2,700 Speeding Tickets Cancelled After Camera Calibration Failures

The Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General reported that calibration problems with two static speed cameras led to the cancellation of over 2,700 speeding offences in 2025. The first issue, discovered on the N17 in Mayo, involved a camera installed two months earlier that lacked a valid calibration certificate, resulting in refunds and removal of penalty points for 1,871 drivers who had paid €300,000 in fines. The second problem emerged on the N25 in Kilkenny, where the camera’s recorded location did not match its actual position, rendering 914 tickets issued between May 30 and June 30 invalid and costing €146,000.

Overall, An Garda Síochána missed out on €445,000 in fines. GoSafe, the private firm supplying the cameras, now conducts daily checks to verify calibration and must have each new camera approved by the Garda Office for Safety Camera Management before integration. In 2025, An Garda Síochána paid GoSafe roughly €23.6 million for camera services, while GoSafe posted an €840,000 post-tax profit and holds €200 million in state contracts since 2012.