Uninsured Driver hit me

BigEejit · 09-11-2003 2:00pm

isnt it mandatory that everyone carries their driving license? (or am I dreaming?) .... I thought failure to have it is an on the spot fine too ... fúcking useless guards, couldnt give a shít....

Our man in Havana · 09-11-2003 2:04pm

Originally posted by BigEejit
isnt it mandatory that everyone carries their driving license? (or am I dreaming?) .... I thought failure to have it is an on the spot fine too ... fúcking useless guards, couldnt give a shít....

No its not mandatory. You have 10 days to bring to a cop shop of your choice.

Capt'n Midnight · 09-11-2003 4:25pm

It kinda helps when you change your car that the insurance company sends out the right cert rather than re-issue the existing one. (you see you have to send the old disk back..)

Thankfully I was not stopped and there was still insurance cover on the car from the previous owner (they did replace the car or cancel the insurance since it had little time to go) and my policy allows me to drive with their consent..

Turner · 09-11-2003 4:47pm

Originally posted by Bond-James Bond
No its not mandatory. You have 10 days to bring to a cop shop of your choice.

Rubbish.

While driving a car in a public place or accompanying a provisional driver it is mandatory to have your full driving licence with you.

sceptre · 09-11-2003 5:52pm

Originally posted by Bond-James Bond
No its not mandatory. You have 10 days to bring to a cop shop of your choice.

All changed. Road Traffic (Amendment) Act 1994 if I remember rightly. Brennan said that the cops would start enforcing it at the start of this year.

mike65 · 09-11-2003 6:56pm

Yeah thats what I belived, in fact I posted a thread about it. I still have'nt been asked to show my licence.

Mike.

Silvera · 09-11-2003 7:23pm

Yes, it's my understanding that all motorists had to carry their driving licences since Jan '03.

I recall that farmers were complaining (nothing new there:D ) that they wanted 'duplicate licences' - so they could put one in each vehicle they drove (car, tractor, jeep...) :rolleyes:

Capt'n Midnight · 09-11-2003 7:31pm

That carrying licenses - it's just a way of making us carry ID

MojoMaker · 12-11-2003 4:02pm

No ****...because guess why? Yep, people stopped and given a producer were using false names & addresses and never turning up at the Garda stations, among other reasons. We are one of teh few countries (maybe even the only one other than the UK?) that does not require its citizens to carry formal id.

Our man in Havana · 12-11-2003 4:05pm

Originally posted by MojoMaker
No ****...because guess why? Yep, people stopped and given a producer were using false names & addresses and never turning up at the Garda stations, among other reasons. We are one of teh few countries (maybe even the only one other than the UK?) that does not require its citizens to carry formal id.

In France and Holland it is voluntary.

crawler · 12-11-2003 6:47pm

Same happened me :-

Here is what to do - YOUR insurance Company will claim from the MIB and there is an excess of €440.

YOU need to get a report form the Guard in question stating that the Van driver did not produce insurance when required

Send in your claim ( with receipts etc etc ) to YOUR insurance Company along with this report and tell them that you want them to claim your costs - excess from the MIB - ALSO make it very clear that you are NOT claiming from YOUR policy and that this will not impact on your claims history

You will have your money in about 3-4 weeks.

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

In my case it was a foregin person who reversed into us - false insurance and tax cert.

BE WARNED - talking to the Guard at the scene the latest trick is :-

They go to a quiet roundabout and drive around it
When you come up to the Roundabout they stop and wave you out
They then crash into you and YOU are in the wrong!!
They then claim from you or in many cases demand money from you to NOT make a claim.

NOT being anything "ist" by the way - these are simply the facts as told to me

RicardoSmith · 13-11-2003 12:10pm

I don't rate your chances of finding this guy. Hes long gone.

seamus · 13-11-2003 12:52pm

If you hear nothing back, report the Garda. That kind of carry on is ridiculous. Anyone who drives a car van or truck uninsured, is scum. Gardai should immediately detain anyone driving uninsured and impound their vehicle, whether it belongs to them or not.

Actually - The guy had no insurance, no driving licence on him, and said the van didn't belong to him. Yet the Garda decided that he was honourable enough to give his real details. Fuck sake. Report the Garda regardless of the outcome.

Victor · 13-11-2003 2:05pm

Originally posted by Silvera
I recall that farmers were complaining (nothing new there:D ) that they wanted 'duplicate licences' - so they could put one in each vehicle they drove (car, tractor, jeep...) :rolleyes:

So, exactly how would these be endorsed if there are say 3 licences.....

BigEejit · 15-11-2003 6:36pm

Originally posted by seamus
The guy had no insurance, no driving licence on him, and said the van didn't belong to him. Yet the Garda decided that he was honourable enough to give his real details. Fuck sake. Report the Garda regardless of the outcome.

Indeed, that was gross stupidity (not uncommon in the profession :eek:) ... I dunno where you go to complain about a guard being a twat.

Our man in Havana · 15-11-2003 7:00pm

Originally posted by BigEejit
Indeed, that was gross stupidity (not uncommon in the profession :eek:) ... I dunno where you go to complain about a guard being a twat.

From oasis.gov.ie

If you wish to make a complaint about any member of An Garda Siochana, you may do this in several ways:

Put your complaint in writing to the Garda Siochana Complaints Board (see "Where to apply" for contact information)
Call into the Garda Siochana Complaints Board at the address above and make your complaint in person. Opening hours are from 10:00a.m. - 12:30p.m. and from 2:30p.m. - 4:30p.m. Monday-Friday.
Call into any Garda Station in Ireland and request Form GSC1 - this is the official form on which you should outline the nature of your complaint. The completed form is then sent to the Garda Siochana Complaints Board.

DaithiSurfer · 15-11-2003 8:42pm

Thats ****ing scandalous.
The guard let him carry on driving an unisured vehicle even after he had already caused an accident.
Good story for the paper or radio if you ask me.
Let that be a lesson to us all.
Never believe the guards at the scene of an accident.
You have to tell them what their own job is.

Uninsured Driver hit me

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