No fixed abode

TheZohanS

Something I've wondered about for a while and now with a General election on the way; how do travellers vote and pay taxes if they have no fixed abode, does anyone know?

Is there a central PO box for travellers so they can get their Passports and other documents forwarded on or do they have a main listed residence?

bigwormbundoran

TheZohan wrote: »

Something I've wondered about for a while and now with a General election on the way; how do travellers vote and pay taxes if they have no fixed abode, does anyone know?

Is there a central PO box for travellers so they can get their Passports and other documents forwarded on or do they have a main listed residence?

BAHAHAHAHA!!!

TheZohanS

bigwormbundoran wrote: »

BAHAHAHAHA!!!

They pay Road Tax on their vehicles.

sensibleken

they pay taxes through their employer like everyone else. they pay taxes on the goods and services like everyone else. thats all im saying on this before it degenerates into the usual ignorant **** throwing

macquarie

sensibleken wrote: »

they pay taxes through their employer like everyone else. they pay taxes on the goods and services like everyone else. thats all im saying on this before it degenerates into the usual ignorant **** throwing

mikom

sensibleken wrote: »

they pay taxes through their employer like everyone else. they pay taxes on the goods and services like everyone else. thats all im saying on this before it degenerates into the usual ignorant **** throwing

Who's their employer and what is his address?
Da big boss man, side o' the road oirland.

tenchi-fan

TheZohan wrote: »

Is there a central PO box for travellers so they can get their Passports and other documents forwarded on or do they have a main listed residence?

There's train their dogs as couriers.

flyton5

Queue traveller bashing....

I might say goodbye to everyone now before I'm banned...

Oranage2

While doing some work I came across a very nice traveller human - nice tax paying fellow he was unlike the other 99.99999999999999999%

Cunning Stunt

Sorry to deviate from the traveller bashing :rolleyes:.... but is there still no system in place to allow Irish people living abroad to vote? I wanna help get rid of FF :mad:

gsxr1

They are screwed now with the new Commercial tax rules. You need to produce a tax cert , signed by the Garda to change ownership of a van now. Or pay at the private tax rate.

A tinker asked me about it one day, I had the form and showed it to him. He could not read so I read it to him.
He was very worried indeed.

PS. Every week I get approached by them at some stage wanting to buy my hiace. It usually ends in a discussion about road tax.

Turtyturd

Cunning Stunt wrote: »

Sorry to deviate from the traveller bashing :rolleyes:.... but is there still no system in place to allow Irish people living abroad to vote? I wanna help get rid of FF :mad:

There was a recent thread on this...thinks it's only possible For members of the defence forces/garda etc who will be abroad at the time.

UpTheSlashers

Cunning Stunt wrote: »

Sorry to deviate from the traveller bashing :rolleyes:.... but is there still no system in place to allow Irish people living abroad to vote? I wanna help get rid of FF :mad:

I think theres some sort of "proxy vote" system in place.

Cat Melodeon

TheZohan wrote: »

Something I've wondered about for a while and now with a General election on the way; how do travellers vote and pay taxes if they have no fixed abode, does anyone know?

Is there a central PO box for travellers so they can get their Passports and other documents forwarded on or do they have a main listed residence?

[ignores usual anti-Traveller crapology]

Very few Travellers these days are truly nomadic. Most will have halting site addresses even if they do travel for some of the year or will have a family member living permanently on a halting site or in a house. In the latter situation, they are no different to the many country people who study/work/live for most of the year in the city but come 'home' at the weekends/summer holidays/to vote.

Mr. Presentable

So, how do they tax their commercial vehicles? Are they all registered as businesses? If they are how come 65% of them are registered unemployed?

upmeath

Cat Melodeon wrote: »

Very few Travellers these days are truly nomadic. Most will have halting site addresses

True, any of the gated halt sites you see in big towns these days are postal addresses. They're almost invariably called "St. (Insert much-revered saint's name here)'s Park" and each family resides at Bay X.
If you read the court summons* in provincial newspapers, there beside your neighbour who got done for speeding, public disorder or illegal dumping you'll find A.N. Other of Bay 7, St. James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne.

* = Disclaimer: I'm using this example simply as a means of demonstrating a traveller's address. Some on the PC brigade will tell me I'm drawing a stereotype of criminality into it, I'm not - I mentioned your speeding neighbour too.

c0rk3r

TheZohan wrote: »

They pay Road Tax on their vehicles.

Theres no such thing as Road Tax in Ireland

Tonyandthewhale

Yup, tis motor tax isn't it?

TheZohanS

c0rk3r wrote: »

Theres no such thing as Road Tax in Ireland

Thanks.....

ejmaztec

Tonyandthewhale wrote: »

Yup, tis motor tax isn't it?

Yes, so's they don't have to waste it on insignificant things like roads.:(

Capt'n Midnight

If you were a registered sex-offender you can put your address down as No fixed abode. :rolleyes:

iPlop

Mickey: The deal was you bought it like you saw it. Hey, look, I've helped you as much as I'm going to help you. See that car? Just use it for you're not welcome anymore. You should fcuk off now while you still got the legs to carry ya.

Tommy: Sorry, Mickey. Just give our money back and you can keep the caravan.

Mickey: Why the fcuk do I want a caravan that's got no fcuking wheels?


Twas a great movie

Gordon Gecko

upmeath wrote: »

True, any of the gated halt sites you see in big towns these days are postal addresses. They're almost invariably called "St. (Insert much-revered saint's name here)'s Park" and each family resides at Bay X.
If you read the court summons* in provincial newspapers, there beside your neighbour who got done for speeding, public disorder or illegal dumping you'll find A.N. Other of Bay 7, St. James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne.

* = Disclaimer: I'm using this example simply as a means of demonstrating a traveller's address. Some on the PC brigade will tell me I'm drawing a stereotype of criminality into it, I'm not - I mentioned your speeding neighbour too.

I think it's disgraceful that you've immediately reverted to the stereotype of criminality! :pac:

mikemac

They don't need a motor tax disk

A Padre Pio sticker is the tax disk of choice for any good traveller

Badgermonkey

Cat Melodeon wrote: »

[ignores usual anti-Traveller crapology]

Had many up close encounters?

It ain't fun.

Rented Mule

TheZohan wrote: »

They pay Road Tax on their vehicles.

The old gray mare just ain't what she used to be.....

gsxr1

Juliette Rapid Shampoo wrote: »

You innocent innocent poor soul.

Innocent till the pikeys come at night and nick his lawnmower..

knird evol

Fully controversial insurance boss

Nephew

Mr. Presentable wrote: »

So, how do they tax their commercial vehicles? Are they all registered as businesses? If they are how come 65% of them are registered unemployed?

Because 65% of them are mammies and babbees, boss.

orourkeda

sensibleken wrote: »

they pay taxes through their employer like everyone else. they pay taxes on the goods and services like everyone else. thats all im saying on this before it degenerates into the usual ignorant **** throwing

Jobs? Really?

jimthemental

upmeath wrote: »

If you read the court summons* in provincial newspapers, there beside your neighbour who got done for speeding, public disorder or illegal dumping you'll find A.N. Other of Bay 7, St. James' Park, Newcastlewest, Co. Limerick

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Fixed that for you there.

Cat Melodeon

Badgermonkey wrote: »

Had many up close encounters?

It ain't fun.

I've had plenty. I've had Traveller colleagues. They're no different to any of my other colleagues. I've also had bad experiences in life, but they were mostly caused by run of the mill scobes, not Travellers. Caught a Traveller dumping on our land once, that's the extent of my bad experiences with Travellers.

I'm sure every bad experience you've had in life wasn't caused by Travellers.

Cat Melodeon

orourkeda wrote: »

Jobs? Really?

Really.