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penalty points - Blue tooth kit

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  • 21-04-2007 5:17pm
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    EIN
    Closed Accounts Posts: 299 ✭✭


    hi
    was stopped by a garda the other day, i have a bluetooth kit installed in the
    car and was adjusting the volume of the bluetooth kit by pressing the button
    on the side of the phone....a garda on a bike saw me and stopped me.


    he took my details i didnt have my driving licence with me at the time so he asked me to produce it and insurance at garda station..... he was nice about it.

    i asked him would i get points? he said its not controlled locally anymore he just makes his report and someone in dublin decides..... he said probably not.. if i dont hear anything in the next 10 days ill be ok......he said.
    he said he would note in his report that i had a bluetooth kit..

    whats the story here? surely the garda decides if he is going to do you for the offence or not?


    and the offence is for holding a phone isnt it?

    do you rekon ill get points?


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    Silver-Tiger
    Registered Users Posts: 947 ✭✭✭Silver-Tiger


    No I don't ,
    I wouldn't worry about this in the slightest
    and would be very suprised if you heard anything more about the matter.
    Its ridiculous that he stopped you, sounds no different to adjusting the volume on you radio


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    Stephen
    Registered Users Posts: 18,484 ✭✭✭✭Stephen


    Not trying to take the piss here, but does your bluetooth kit not have its own volume control?


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    EIN
    Closed Accounts Posts: 299 ✭✭EIN


    Stephen wrote:
    Not trying to take the piss here, but does your bluetooth kit not have its own volume control?


    yes it does... its the sony hcb 100 bluetooth kit i have mounted to the sunvisor.. the quality of the sound is excellent...

    well the reason why i was adjusting the sound from the phone was its easier to do... and less fiddly to do..


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    Stephen
    Registered Users Posts: 18,484 ✭✭✭✭Stephen


    Ah OK I thought it was one of the in-ear ones. Makes more sense now :)


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    Turner
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 3,934 Mod ✭✭✭✭Turner


    Cant imagine he will do you for a mobile phone fine.

    He may be considering a "driving without due care and attention" summons. It would be his superintendant who decides after he gives him the facts.

    Very doubtful though.

    The ten days thing is to see if your licensed and insured. If you are id say thats the end of it.


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    BostonB
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,056 ✭✭✭✭BostonB


    Where you driving or stopped at the time?


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    drdre
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,245 ✭✭✭drdre


    Dont worry you should be ok.


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    It BeeMee
    Registered Users Posts: 748 ✭✭✭It BeeMee


    BostonB wrote:
    Where you driving or stopped at the time?

    Friend of mine was "done" for using the phone while stopped in traffic.

    Also remember the offence is for actually holding the phone: it doesn't even have to be switched on....


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    Mitch Connor
    Registered Users Posts: 45,759 ✭✭✭✭Mitch Connor


    i know of someone who almost got done for being on the phone stopped in traffic.

    The traffic they were stopped in was the 5 hour traffic jam on the M50/M11/N11 a few months back, and they were ringing their child minder.


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    ZiabR
    Registered Users Posts: 5,575 ✭✭✭ZiabR


    I don't think that you will get points mate. I think the Garda prob has a quota to fill each week/month and he kinda had to take your details even though he knew you had a Bluetooth Kit.

    I dont think you have anything to worry about.


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    EIN
    Closed Accounts Posts: 299 ✭✭EIN


    I JUST RECEIVED MY FIXED PENALTY NOTICE FROM THE GARDAI IN THE POST THIS MORNING! €60 EURO FINE!!

    AND 2 POINTS ,,,,,,ARRGHHH!

    I think that they tell you that you may receive points so that you wont get annoyed at them at the side of the road when they stop you......


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    BostonB
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,056 ✭✭✭✭BostonB


    Lesson here is put your phone somewhere you can't reach before you start driving.


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    drdre
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,245 ✭✭✭drdre


    EIN wrote:
    I JUST RECEIVED MY FIXED PENALTY NOTICE FROM THE GARDAI IN THE POST THIS MORNING! €60 EURO FINE!!

    AND 2 POINTS ,,,,,,ARRGHHH!

    I think that they tell you that you may receive points so that you wont get annoyed at them at the side of the road when they stop you......

    Just pay it and stop arguing.


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    Rudolph Claus
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,060 ✭✭✭Rudolph Claus


    Useless fooks! And whats all this about guards not giving people straight answers as to wheter or not they are being done for an offence. This seems to be happening a lot lately, they wont tell people whats happening in case they get annoyed. How is this legal or any way right? Shower of numpty`s on traffice duty taking easy pickings.


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