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Laser/ Camera detectors

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  • 07-01-2006 6:48pm
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    C_Breeze
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    Whats the story with having one of these in your car?
    are they Legal or Illegal in ROI , or is it a more complicated legal issue?

    has anyone got one ? any comments?


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    testicle
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,430 ✭✭✭testicle


    Illegal.


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    zod
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,025 ✭✭✭zod


    as far as I know they are illegal to use , not to own.

    They can be confiscated if found in a car where it's reasonable to suspect that you are using it to avoid speed detection measures etc..

    Buying it and leaving it in the drawer at home is not a crime afaik :cool:


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    Idleater
    Registered Users Posts: 6,236 ✭✭✭Idleater


    zod wrote:
    as far as I know they are illegal to use , not to own.

    I am not 100% sure but I though with the new laser detectors, it makes no difference whether you have a detector or not because once the laser hits the car and alerts you, it has already registered to the Garda that the car is/isn't speeding so the warning to you is in fact too late....

    L.


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    JohnCleary
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    A guy in Galway recently got find for having one on display on his dash. Court case job...

    The funny thing is that his van was actually parked up when a Garda noticed it. The Garda waited until the man returned to his van


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    Savman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,323 ✭✭✭Savman


    You can buy one in UK, legal.
    You can bring it to Ireland, legal.
    You can keep it in yer house, legal.
    You cannot use it in your vehicle to avoid traps, illegal.

    Go figure.


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