Donegal Gardaí have thrown shade at a number of drivers who were caught with overly-tinted windows.
Gardaí from the Donegal Town Roads Policing Unit say they stopped a number of vehicles yesterday as a part of a crackdown on the offence.
Gardaí utilise technology to determine the level of light that passes through the windows to determine their legality.
Gardaí said that many of the vehicles they stopped yesterday fell below legal light limits, stating: “The vehicles’ light transmission levels were measured and fell well below the expected light transmission rate.”
They’ve also issued a warning to motorists about the dangers of having too much tint on their vehicle’s windows.
“The excessive tinting of windows creates enforcement issues for Gardaí in relation to driver recognition, the detection of driving offences such as driving while disqualified, the use of mobile phones, the non wearing of seatbelts and other criminal activity,” Gardaí said.
“The tint restrictions only apply to the vehicle’s windscreen and front side windows. These windows must have a minimum light transmission rate of 65% in order to pass the NCT.”
“Excessively Tinted windows are dangerous as visibility is greatly reduced, particularly for night time driving and during times of low light. All automotive glass is manufactured with a tint so adding any aftermarket tint will almost always make the windows illegal.”
