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Caught in the act

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  • 25-06-2007 9:04pm
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    faolteam
    Registered Users Posts: 1,778 ✭✭✭


    A nextdoor romanain neighbour was stopped on sunday near glasnevin by an unmarked car there were tow garda in uniform in car he had been speeding with another car afriend of his and was in the bus lane trying to overtake, it turns out that my neighbour son was told that he was driving dangerously he was sppeding and in bus lane the garda told him he was getting 4 points and a €200 euro fine, would this be the correct punishment ? he was under the impression that if he didnt get a ticket of the garda he was ok ???? i think he is nuts but i wasnt sure if the points and the fine added up

    also the other car had no insurance and the car was impunded and taking away the garda told him that when he gets the relevant insurance he will get his car back i cant believe this i was sure that was a jail offence or at least arrested

    does anyone know if this is teh correct procedure and punishment ????


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    milltown
    Registered Users Posts: 4,616 ✭✭✭milltown


    Sounds like he's getting away lightly so far but maybe the points and fine are just for the "on the spot offences". I have a feeling he'll be up in court over the lack of insurance and maybe justice will be done there, €1000+ fine and a few more points.

    I can't help but think, though, that if he had such scant regard for other road users to be driving like that, with no insurance, he's even less likely to get insurance in the future with those points boosting his costs.


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    mike65
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    The cops should tow the uninsured car round to that blokes house and set fire to it.

    Then charge him for the tow.

    Mike.


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    faolteam
    Registered Users Posts: 1,778 ✭✭✭faolteam


    but i really dont know how they didnt arrest him

    there were two cars involved one got 4 points and a 200 euro fine

    the other gets nothing and he h as no insurance ?????:mad:


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    MarkR
    Moderators, Regional Midwest Moderators Posts: 11,100 Mod ✭✭✭✭MarkR


    The other guy would be getting 5 points iirc for driving with no insurance as a minimum. Guards quite often won't point out how many points people will be getting to avoid aggro. Assuming that the person had his ID with him he'll get his own points I would hope.


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    Gran Hermano
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,330 ✭✭✭Gran Hermano


    Maybe I'm being a tad presumptuous, but if these lads were driving on
    Romanian licenses the threat of points will surely make shag all difference.
    Some deterrent for keeping uninsured and reckless drivers off the road and
    us motorists safe.


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    faolteam
    Registered Users Posts: 1,778 ✭✭✭faolteam


    the one that got 4 points €200 euro had just got there romanian licence changed to a irish one :confused:


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    FuzzyWuzzyWazza
    Registered Users Posts: 906 ✭✭✭FuzzyWuzzyWazza


    faolteam wrote:
    the one that got 4 points €200 euro had just got there romanian licence changed to a irish one :confused:
    hahaha

    I seen in the paper a few weeks ago that (i am aproximating the numbers) of the 5280ish people stopped for no insurance last year only someting like less that 50 actually got points on their liscences, the rest couldn't as they where no-nationals on non-Irish liscences. Thats over 99%!!!!:eek:


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