penalty points?

rick_fantastic

got stopped last nite with 5 people in the car. car torn apart by gardaí found nothing. lot of open drink in the car.

said they stopped me for having a broken tail light. and that i was going to get a fine for the tail light and overcrowding the car.

i asked the garda would i be receiving penalty points for the offence and he said he'd have to check and see if i could get points for overcrowding the car.

can you get points for this?

Ciaran500

What car do you have?

rick_fantastic

a 3dr polo..... pretty stupid i know....

jhegarty

rick_fantastic wrote:

a 3dr polo..... pretty stupid i know....

5 people or 5 people + driver ?

rick_fantastic

5people + driver

mathie

"lot of open drink in the car"

Isn't that illegal?

Dancing_Priest

Maybe in the US of A, but having drink open in a car here is no offence.

oleras

rick_fantastic wrote:

5people + driver

In a punto.

You let someone be carried in your car without a seatbelt on ?

If it was me i would give you 3 months off the road to reflect what a stupid act that was. You must not have much respect for your and your friends life. Sad really.

And people wonder why insurance is high for under 25's.... :rolleyes:

unkel

rick_fantastic wrote:

can you get points for this?

I don't think so. If none of the passengers that weren't wearing a seatbelt were under 17 then you can't get penalty points

stevenmu

I'm not sure but I think even for over 17s you have to provide a seat belt for them, whether they wear it or not is up to them, but I think you must have a seat belt for each passenger