From midnight tonight fines for 16 road safety offences will double. \n\n \n\nSome of the fines that are doubling include speeding and learner permit holders driving unaccompanied which will increase from \u20ac80 to \u20ac160 while mobile phone use and non-wearing of seatbelts will go from \u20ac60 to \u20ac120. \n\nHildegarde Naughton Minister of State at the Department of Transport spoke to Ciara