When did you last encounter a Garda checkpoint?

Atlantic Dawn

Just interested to know with all the Garda checkpoints in the media when did you last encounter a checkpoint whilst driving. Myself it was the week before Christmas.

eoinzy2000

cant remember the last garda one. years. Custom ones, probably just before christmas

Stheno

Last week

Five in total so far this year

About 25 last year

cnoc

At least more than 12 months ago.

robtri

last one was around two months ago.... before that was 8 years.....

meeeeh

I don't think there was any last or this year. I don't drive long distances often but I drive daily. I probably came across more on holidays since I live here than in Ireland.

NATLOR

There was one for most of the day on the M11 Southbound just past Jack Whites inn at Brittas Bay. Been travelling that road at least once a week for years and never seen one there before

Pete67

I haven't passed through one in about 10 years, and I drive around Dublin daily. I have seen a few on the opposite side of the M50 a couple of times, but even that is a rare occurrence.

Cows Go µ

There was one the other night on the back road to Bandon. There will another one soon as they always seem to do it in groups of 2 or 3 in the space of a month then nothing for ages. Last time they did it was when I had just got my car. I had imported it and it took ages to get the NCT and everything sorted and I got stopped 3 times

CiniO

Over last 10 years driving in Ireland (plenty of driving as I used to drive professionally so about half a million kilometres) I've had 3 checkpoints, and all of them were more than 5 years ago.
One in Galway, one in Westport and one in Dublin.

During the same time (in last 10 years) I've done probably about 75k km on the Continent (so only about 15% of what I've driven in Ireland) and I was pulled over on at least 15 checkpoints (probably more).

fg1406

Waved through a customs checkpoint last month just off the M9. Haven't had my tax/insurance checked in about 4 years.

Markcheese

Honestly it's been years since I've been stopped at a checkpoint... been through a few without being stopped/ checked and seen a good few on opposite carriageway... could probably predict where checks would be if I was trying to avoid them ...( which I'm not )

Baby01032012

Checkpoint most times I go to visit my parents near a certain part of Crumlin. Tax and insurance is just a cover....it's particular people they're looking for and what they might have in their car and what they're up to.

Summer wind

It was about six weeks ago just for tax and insurance. Before that it had been about three years. I'm driving 19 years and iv never been asked to blow in the bag. It's always just tax and insurance.

Voodoomelon

If you asked 2 years ago, i'd say several years. But recently Dundalk has a great Garda presence, get stopped about once a fortnight.

vandriver

I go through an armed checkpoint at least once a week.Thats what I get for living in the badlands of Dublin 12.

Wailin

In the last month but it was the first one I encountered in a few years. Just tax and insurance check.

_Brian

Weekly.
They have particular hot spots.

I pass the same checkpoint weekly on the bypass in Cavan, combined customs Garda checkpoint.

dolallyoh

About 12 times in last month alone. Mostly D12. Also plenty of places near the m50. Blitzing the old nct / tax dodgers.

Senecio

Hadn't been through 1 in about 2 years then passed through 2 in the last week.

biko

About 3 weeks ago or so.

neris

they had one outside my front door about an hour ago checking for tax. not 1 car stopped and the 2 lads carrying it out looked totally disinterested

blacklilly

Last Friday in Rathgar at 1am, got breath tested

_Kaiser_

Well over a year ago anyway.. and I do over 1000km a week

bladespin

About three weeks ago, Navan - Kells road.

Lofty123

In the last month just outside Clonmel, tax overdue by 3 weeks, got a friendly warning. Prior to that at least 2 years.

pjproby

Dublin 22 3 three times last week.
regularly at least once a week.

edburg

2013 for me, Gardai was picking his nose in middle of road on junction for M8 Mitchelstown early Sunday morning job. Only remember as was heading to ferry for France.

tayto lover

Twice in Dundalk last Sat night.
Last Mon night again in Dundalk.

Reati

A RSU one with the armed chaps looking for someone about 6 or 8 months ago. Couldn't tell you before that.

Never seen a customs stop.

antodeco

I'd probably go through one once a month, sometimes more. 50% of them are the armed checkpoints

everlast75

3 times in the last 10 days. Kerry, swords and drogheda

Borzoi

last night. 2 very chatty Garda backed up by armed response unit just visible in the shadow
Dublin 24

Mint Sauce

Almost 7 years driving, about 5 or 6 Garda, and 1 PSNI. PSNI and one Garda asked for Licence and a bit of chat, one or two check points just checked the windscreen, rest waved through.

Most of driving is around the NW and both sides of border area.

Dord

Went through an armed one today in Dublin.

Jack the Stripper

Dord wrote: »

Went through an armed one today in Dublin.

Armed with Donuts and costa coffee?

antodeco

Jack the Stripper wrote: »

Armed with Donuts and costa coffee?