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Man Pays €60 Motor Tax Fine With 6,000 1c Coins

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  • #102
    28064212
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,848 ✭✭✭✭28064212


    7 7 12 wrote: »
    Yes, this is what I'm trying to say for example if you buy a house a debit has been created and to settle they must accept 40,000 5c coins if that's what you produce. (the important part is bolded)

    Otherwise if they don't accept your coins then from a legal standpoint you essentially receive the house for free as the debit is written off.
    If a debt is already created, the person owed the money must accept legal tender. If there is more than 50 coins in one transaction, it is not legal tender

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  • #103
    COYVB
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    7 7 12 wrote: »
    At the end of the day, if I offered €200,000 for a house and the offer was accepted and legally binding - then I produce €200,000 in 5c coins - they legally must accept my payment as the deal has been signed and coins are legal currency for repayment of debit.

    I don't think that's the case


  • #104
    RidleyRider
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,783 ✭✭✭RidleyRider


    Since when can traffic wardens do you for tax?


  • #105
    smash
    Closed Accounts Posts: 34,809 ✭✭✭✭smash


    RidleyRider wrote: »
    Since when can traffic wardens do you for tax?
    For a good while now.


  • #106
    Yawns
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 4,255 ✭✭✭Yawns


    Yup, it's a fixed fine for non-display of tax.


  • #107
    Max Power
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    RidleyRider wrote: »
    Since when can traffic wardens do you for tax?
    Not sure of the exact date but they have being doing it for a while now.


  • #108
    RidleyRider
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,783 ✭✭✭RidleyRider


    Yawns wrote: »
    Yup, it's a fixed fine for non-display of tax.

    Say your tax runs out and the disc is in the post, can it be disputed?


  • #109
    Max Power
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,072 ✭✭✭Max Power


    RidleyRider wrote: »
    Say your tax runs out and the disc is in the post, can it be disputed?
    You can but you'd be laughed at. If there's no valid tax disc on your windscreen they will fine you. How are they supposed to know it's taxed if there's no valid tax disc on the windscreen. You will be fined for "non-display of a valid tax disc".


  • #110
    orestes
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,972 ✭✭✭orestes


    7 7 12 wrote: »
    Yes, this is what I'm trying to say for example if you buy a house a debit has been created and to settle they must accept 40,000 5c coins if that's what you produce. (the important part is bolded)

    Otherwise if they don't accept your coins then from a legal standpoint you essentially receive the house for free as the debit is written off.

    Are you sure you didn't get this scheme off a Scooby-Doo cartoon?


  • #111
    Yawns
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 4,255 ✭✭✭Yawns


    Not if you're in a public place. But if you catch a judge on a good day and show you paid the tax, they can let it go. They don't have to tho.


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  • #112
    7 7 12
    Registered Users Posts: 185 ✭✭7 7 12


    RidleyRider wrote: »

    Say your tax runs out and the disc is in the post, can it be disputed?
    Yes you just bring the updated disk into local Garda station and the fine is deleted off the system happened my mate a few years ago


  • #113
    Yawns
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 4,255 ✭✭✭Yawns


    Course it did ;)


  • #114
    Yawns
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 4,255 ✭✭✭Yawns


    What's the next topic change going to be?


  • #115
    7 7 12
    Registered Users Posts: 185 ✭✭7 7 12


    Yawns wrote: »
    Not if you're in a public place. But if you catch a judge on a good day and show you paid the tax, they can let it go. They don't have to tho.
    This is another nonsense post on this thread, just because an invalid tax disk not present what's important is the car is taxed or not


  • #116
    28064212
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,848 ✭✭✭✭28064212


    RidleyRider wrote: »
    Say your tax runs out and the disc is in the post, can it be disputed?
    There are two separate offences. One is not having tax on your car. This is a serious offence, and your car can be impounded. The other is "non-display of your tax disc". This is an on-the-spot €60 fine

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  • #117
    Gee_G
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,215 ✭✭✭Gee_G


    7 7 12 wrote: »
    This is another nonsense post on this thread, just because an invalid tax disk not present what's important is the car is taxed or not
    Might be important to you but all the Gardai or traffic warden care about is if it's displayed!


  • #118
    Max Power
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,072 ✭✭✭Max Power


    7 7 12 wrote: »
    This is another nonsense post on this thread, just because an invalid tax disk not present what's important is the car is taxed or not
    Why would one tax their car and then not display it?


  • #119
    orestes
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,972 ✭✭✭orestes


    Yawns wrote: »
    What's the next topic change going to be?

    Penguins? Everybody loves penguins.


  • #120
    Yawns
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 4,255 ✭✭✭Yawns


    I'll admit it. From the first post I thought you were going to be one of those terrible re-regged trolls, but at least by your 8th post you've shown a more subtle way of trolling. Instead of just throwing it all out there, you're trying one step at a time.

    Your rating went from a D- for effort from post #1 to a c+ til now. Keep it up. You gotta show your work tho, not just the answer!


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  • #121
    Yawns
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 4,255 ✭✭✭Yawns


    orestes wrote: »
    Penguins? Everybody loves penguins.

    Oh yes that's a good one! What's the best way to cook a penguin?


  • #122
    Max Power
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,072 ✭✭✭Max Power


    orestes wrote: »
    Penguins? Everybody loves penguins.
    Not me. Too penguiny.


  • #123
    7 7 12
    Registered Users Posts: 185 ✭✭7 7 12


    Yawns wrote: »
    I'll admit it. From the first post I thought you were going to be one of those terrible re-regged trolls, but at least by your 8th post you've shown a more subtle way of trolling. Instead of just throwing it all out there, you're trying one step at a time.

    Your rating went from a D- for effort from post #1 to a c+ til now. Keep it up. You gotta show your work tho, not just the answer!
    No ideas what you're on about mate I'm a new account


  • #124
    Yawns
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 4,255 ✭✭✭Yawns


    Course you are! ;)


  • #125
    orestes
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,972 ✭✭✭orestes


    Yawns wrote: »
    Oh yes that's a good one! What's the best way to cook a penguin?

    Poor Pingu :(
    FionnMcCool87 wrote: »
    Not me. Too penguiny.

    We could try cross-breeding one with a tiger to make a tiguin or a piger, more to your liking?


  • #126
    schoolmouse
    Registered Users Posts: 45 ✭schoolmouse


    How right he was :D:D:D:D:D:D
    If I was paying a bill or a fine in coinage and was told that it was not acceptable I would immediately look for a letter to explain to me why coins were not acceptable after all they are legal tender and if you refuse to accept them then I would take it that the bill was paid.I once paid my ESB bill with coins which they were reluctant to accept as they said that the bank charged them for lodging coins and wanted to charge me more because of it.:D:D:D:D.They took the coins as they were reluctant to go without their money.


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  • #127
    Yawns
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 4,255 ✭✭✭Yawns


    Oh seriously did you have to drag this thread back on topic?


  • #128
    Max Power
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,072 ✭✭✭Max Power


    Yawns wrote: »
    Course you are! ;)
    No offence but I don't think it's any of your business if he/she is a re-reg and calling someone a troll because they don't agree with you is against the rules AFAIK.


  • #129
    vektarman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,923 ✭✭✭vektarman


    orestes wrote: »
    Penguins? Everybody loves penguins.

    Too hard to get the wrappers off......


  • #130
    sock puppet
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,586 ✭✭✭sock puppet


    schoolmouse wrote: »
    How right he was :D:D:D:D:D:D
    If I was paying a bill or a fine in coinage and was told that it was not acceptable I would immediately look for a letter to explain to me why coins were not acceptable after all they are legal tender and if you refuse to accept them then I would take it that the bill was paid.I once paid my ESB bill with coins which they were reluctant to accept as they said that the bank charged them for lodging coins and wanted to charge me more because of it.:D:D:D:D.They took the coins as they were reluctant to go without their money.

    Good post but it could do with more smileys and less punctuation.


  • #131
    Yawns
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 4,255 ✭✭✭Yawns


    FionnMcCool87 wrote: »
    No offence but I don't think it's any of your business if he/she is a re-reg and calling someone a troll because they don't agree with you is against the rules AFAIK.

    So's back seat modding so I guess we've both broken rules. I call a troll when I see it. Whether I agree or disagree is irrelevant. I can have a discussion with people without calling them trolls unless I think they are actually trolling.

    http://www.boards.ie/search/submit/?user=619758&sort=oldest&date_to=&date_from=&query=*%3A*

    Only regged to sprout nonsense and claims he can buy a house all in coins because a vendor would have to accept 200k in coins.


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  • #132
    orestes
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,972 ✭✭✭orestes


    sock puppet wrote: »
    Good post but it could do with more smileys and less punctuation.

    And more penguins.


  • #133
    Max Power
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,072 ✭✭✭Max Power


    Yawns wrote: »
    So's back seat modding so I guess we've both broken rules. I call a troll when I see it.

    http://www.boards.ie/search/submit/?user=619758&sort=oldest&date_to=&date_from=&query=*%3A*

    Only regged to sprout nonsense and claims he can buy a house all in coins because a vendor would have to accept 200k in coins.
    How does that make him/her a re-reg? Everyone has a first post.


  • #134
    Yawns
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 4,255 ✭✭✭Yawns


    FionnMcCool87 wrote: »
    How does that make him/her a re-reg? Everyone has a first post.

    Educated guess my dear Watson...


  • #135
    7 7 12
    Registered Users Posts: 185 ✭✭7 7 12


    Yawns wrote: »

    Educated guess my dear Watson...
    Wrong educated guess tbh


  • #136
    Yawns
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 4,255 ✭✭✭Yawns


    Course it was.

    Let's see.

    You just joined and knew to sprout tripe in After Hours of all places for a first post. Ok. You also knew that after the one line of tripe you decided to throw on the /thread which seems to becoming more common place around here. Then your other posts that followed (the bank one) was more tripe in the lines of trolling. Some people believe in coincidence, I believe trolls exist! :D

    So. Wrong guess...

    Think I'll stick to it tbh.

    That's it for the night for me anyway. Up early so away to dream of eating penguins I go. Enjoy the last of the thread anyway!

    So long!














    And thanks for all the fish!


  • #137
    Boombastic
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,496 ✭✭✭Boombastic


    How many fish makes up a mallard?


  • #138
    PizzamanIRL
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,147 ✭✭✭PizzamanIRL


    He still has 60 euro less to his name


  • #139
    Jester252
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,533 ✭✭✭Jester252


    Was it accepted at all


  • #140
    upandcumming
    Registered Users Posts: 2,718 ✭✭✭upandcumming


    Colt Shrilling Jig wrote: »
    Joe.ie is a website for spastics. So's Her.ie.

    "Hey lads. Shifting, right? Gettin' the shift, eh? Remember Glenroe? Biddy, eh? Teasy? Mayo jersey in Sydney, eh? Mad bastards, shleppin' spuds."

    Very good. In stitches!


  • #141
    smash
    Closed Accounts Posts: 34,809 ✭✭✭✭smash


    28064212 wrote: »
    There are two separate offences. One is not having tax on your car. This is a serious offence, and your car can be impounded. The other is "non-display of your tax disc". This is an on-the-spot €60 fine
    Both of which can be appealed and over turned as I've told you I've done it. So have many other people.


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  • #142
    Morph the Cat
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 368 ✭✭Morph the Cat


    schoolmouse wrote: »
    How right he was :D:D:D:D:D:D
    If I was paying a bill or a fine in coinage and was told that it was not acceptable I would immediately look for a letter to explain to me why coins were not acceptable

    And they would give you a letter quoting the "The Economic and Monetary Union Act, 1998", which states that no more than 50 coins have to be accepted as part of any transaction.

    More ignorant waffling about "legal tender" - would it blow your mind if I told you that there is more to the law than Junior Cert Bus. Org?


  • #143
    Morph the Cat
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 368 ✭✭Morph the Cat


    Jester252 wrote: »
    Was it accepted at all

    Hard to know, since it Joe.ie made it up.


  • #144
    RayCon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,880 ✭✭✭RayCon


    smash wrote: »
    Both of which can be appealed and over turned as I've told you I've done it. So have many other people.

    +1 ... yip I've had a €60 fine overturned.


  • #145
    28064212
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,848 ✭✭✭✭28064212


    smash wrote: »
    Both of which can be appealed and over turned as I've told you I've done it. So have many other people.
    Any charge can be appealed and over-turned. I never said otherwise. The simple fact is that non-display of your tax disc is an offence in itself, and you can be fined €60 for it. Whether the car is actually taxed or not is a separate consideration

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  • #146
    CruelCoin
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    FionnMcCool87 wrote: »
    Legend!



    http://joe.ie/news-politics/current-affairs/kerry-driver-pays-his-tax-fine-in-one-cent-coins-6000-of-them-0033747-1


    He was being a dick.

    The guy issuing the fine was just doing his job.

    Has this prat paid his tax on time like he should have done, then this would never have happened.

    No better than getting all indignant that someone dare give out to you for your dog crapping on their lawn.


  • #147
    pickarooney
    Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 35,554 Mod ✭✭✭✭pickarooney


    Sod this, let's have a laugh at the Swiss instead

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-21294241


  • #148
    seamus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 68,317 ✭✭✭✭seamus


    I love coming late to threads like this that are 4 pages long. You read the first page of posts, the last one having made an impression is someone talking about pissing on the coins before handing them over, then you go straight to the last page and the first post on that page is talking about cooking penguins.

    Turns it from another boring anti-government whinge into a python-esque sketch.


  • #149
    Odysseus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,754 ✭✭✭Odysseus


    FionnMcCool87 wrote: »
    Why would one tax their car and then not display it?

    A lot of people don't display their disk on motorbikes. I have had my disk holder ripped off the bike a few times, so I just leave it in the pocket of my bike jacket now.

    Most cops at checkpoints undersatnd and have no problem with it.


  • #150
    anncoates
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,925 ✭✭✭✭anncoates


    Call me a spoilsport but I have slightly higher standards for being a 'legend' or a 'hero'.


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  • #151
    vektarman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,923 ✭✭✭vektarman


    Odysseus wrote: »
    A lot of people don't display their disk on motorbikes. I have had my disk holder ripped off the bike a few times, so I just leave it in the pocket of my bike jacket now.

    Most cops at checkpoints undersatnd and have no problem with it.

    But doesn't that leave the bike open to getting a ticket if it's caught parked on a public street without a disc displayed?


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