Garda Traffic on Twitter 2

ED E

Mr Snow wrote: »

https://twitter.com/GardaTraffic/status/891259706957811712

GM228 wrote: »

If you are using a vehicle for an activity not covered by your insurance policy you can be prosecuted for driving with no insurance even though you have a valid policy of insurance otherwise.

There is a body of case law on the matter, but the recent High Court judicial review case Ighovojah vs Judge Smyth & DPP [2016] IEHC 505 gives the best read on the matter.

https://twitter.com/GardaTraffic/status/891725023496556544

Another Just Eater. Sorry lad but your 3n1 aint coming.

wotzgoingon

Anyone else feel the gardai are wrong seizing these bikes.

D Trent

wotzgoingon wrote: »

Anyone else feel the gardai are wrong seizing these bikes.

This feel I do.

boardsuser1

wotzgoingon wrote: »

Anyone else feel the gardai are wrong seizing these bikes.

Seize the gear used for the job perhaps and issue a F.C.P.N to the company?

Should the employer not ensure the correct insurance is used regardless of who owns the bikes?

EndaHonesty

wotzgoingon wrote: »

Anyone else feel the gardai are wrong seizing these bikes.

Yeah it seems a bit heavy handed alright.

The driver must be insured to drive the bike but not insured to use the bike for work.

Seizing the bike just add another cost to the driver.

ED E

Cork Truck Driver wrote: »

Seize the gear used for the job perhaps and issue a F.C.P.N to the company?

Should the employer not ensure the correct insurance is used regardless of who owns the bikes?

The driver is the employer. They're self employed.

bear1

Looks like the motorbike that was stopped is foreign? Can't see the blue label at the side.r

Fred Swanson

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boardsuser1

ED E wrote: »

The driver is the employer. They're self employed.

Didn't realise that.

Fred Swanson

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Pugzilla

Surprised that all these delivery riders have a bike licence in the first place.

punisher5112

Pugzilla wrote: »

Surprised that all these delivery riders have a bike licence in the first place.

Many are on learner permit.

GBX

bear1 wrote: »

Looks like the motorbike that was stopped is foreign? Can't see the blue label at the side.r

They blank out regs and as many distinguishable markings on vehicles they stop before they post up the pics.

Hotblack Desiato

wotzgoingon wrote: »

Anyone else feel the gardai are wrong seizing these bikes.

As a motorcyclist, no.

If I don't comply with the conditions attached to my policy then I'm not insured at all.

Mr Snow

https://twitter.com/GardaTraffic/status/891936275200192512

Homer

https://twitter.com/DubFireBrigade/status/891981084019306497

Theboinkmaster

Homer wrote: »

https://twitter.com/DubFireBrigade/status/891981084019306497

Jesus wonder what happened there, very straight road. Unless someone was in bus lane converging on driving lane at speed...

bear1

Looks to be a fairly new Beemer. Some he gave the zafira

languagenerd

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/courts/district-court/banned-driver-jailed-for-12th-no-insurance-conviction-1.3172710?mode=amp

Not Garda Traffic but related - caught 12 times for no insurance & was already on a 10-year ban when he was caught this time.

Ffs.

Eric Cartman

languagenerd wrote: »

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/courts/district-court/banned-driver-jailed-for-12th-no-insurance-conviction-1.3172710?mode=amp

Not Garda Traffic but related - caught 12 times for no insurance & was already on a 10-year ban when he was caught this time.

Ffs.

Its their culture, Boss.

boardsuser1

languagenerd wrote: »

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/courts/district-court/banned-driver-jailed-for-12th-no-insurance-conviction-1.3172710?mode=amp

Not Garda Traffic but related - caught 12 times for no insurance & was already on a 10-year ban when he was caught this time.

Ffs.

Released pending appeal then?

Riva10

Cork Truck Driver wrote: »

Released pending appeal then?

Free Legal Aid is a great money earner for some. :mad:

boardsuser1

Riva10 wrote: »

Free Legal Aid is a great money earner for some. :mad:

They should limit it after a few convictions, make them pay for it after that.

Eric Cartman

Cork Truck Driver wrote: »

They should limit it after a few convictions, make them pay for it after that.

you shouldn't still be out in the free world if you make it past 5 in my book.

boardsuser1

Eric Cartman wrote: »

you shouldn't still be out in the free world if you make it past 5 in my book.

I was going to say the 3 strikes rule depending on the offences.

ED E

This is the worst part of this story

the defendant said he had no one to mind his newborn baby

What chance does that kid have with that kinda parent...

SCOOP 64

ED E wrote: »

This is the worst part of this story

What chance does that kid have with that kinda parent...

None , but hopefully he wont be around the child much, he will be locked up most of its life.

joeysoap

SCOOP 64 wrote: »

None , but hopefully he wont be around the child much, he will be locked up most of its life.

No he won't, suspended sentence followed by suspended sentence, followed by ..............

Now if they could take the fine out of SW ( and not at 50c a week) it might have a better chance of finding a cure.


But they can't.

Aint Eazy Being Cheezy

joeysoap wrote: »

No he won't, suspended sentence followed by suspended sentence, followed by ..............

Now if they could take the fine out of SW ( and not at 50c a week) it might have a better chance of finding a cure.


But they can't.

SW is calculated at the minimum you need just to survive and get by. If you put him below the level, what do you think he's gonna do to get by? Turn to crime is my guess.

boardsuser1

Aint Eazy Being Cheezy wrote: »

SW is calculated at the minimum you need just to survive and get by. If you put him below the level, what do you think he's gonna do to get by? Turn to crime is my guess.

Some members of society do that in addition to SW sadly.

Eric Cartman

Aint Eazy Being Cheezy wrote: »

SW is calculated at the minimum you need just to survive and get by. If you put him below the level, what do you think he's gonna do to get by? Turn to crime is my guess.

So what you're saying is that we only pay social welfare to stop people turning to criminality….
Turning to crime is a moral choice, not an economic one. If there are people who are only being kept away from a life of crime by the 188 a week welfare then those people have a serious defect.

we're going completely off topic here now lads, more garda twitter.

Aint Eazy Being Cheezy

Eric Cartman wrote: »

So what you're saying is that we only pay social welfare to stop people turning to criminality….

Seriously, what? That's bs - you said it, not me. You're obviously not up for discussing it, hence the wannabe mod comment, so let it at that I suppose.

markc1184

https://twitter.com/gardatraffic/status/892284428839514112

https://twitter.com/gardatraffic/status/892293940682121216

Mr Snow

https://twitter.com/GardaTraffic/status/892317551321075713

Bazzy

markc1184 wrote: »

https://twitter.com/gardatraffic/status/892284428839514112

https://twitter.com/gardatraffic/status/892293940682121216

Morning after the races in Galway monday normally attracts a lot of locals not surprised their out and about great to see

Kivaro

Bazzy wrote: »

Morning after the races in Galway monday normally attracts a lot of locals not surprised their out and about great to see

Seems to be a major increase in not only breathalyser tests on Saturday nights, but also on the following Sunday morning. So even after getting a cab home after a night out, make sure you let plenty of time pass before you drive the vehicle the following day.

The Gardai are possibly trying to make up for the approx. 1 million false/fake breathalyser tests that they registered on their Pulse system.

GM228

Kivaro wrote: »

Seems to be a major increase in not only breathalyser tests on Saturday nights, but also on the following Sunday morning. So even after getting a cab home after a night out, make sure you let plenty of time pass before you drive the vehicle the following day.

The Gardai are possibly trying to make up for the approx. 1 million false/fake breathalyser tests that they registered on their Pulse system.

There is an increase of checkpoints etc of late due to the Traffic Corps numbers being significantly increased over the last few months, 71 Gardaí have joined the corps since January with a further 70 Gardaí to transfer to the corps in the coming months.

D Trent

GM228 wrote: »

There is an increase of checkpoints etc of late due to the Traffic Corps numbers being significantly increased over the last few months, 71 Gardaí have joined the corps since January with a further 70 Gardaí to transfer to the corps in the coming months.

Are you able to provide a source for this info please?

Riva10

GM228 wrote: »

There is an increase of checkpoints etc of late due to the Traffic Corps numbers being significantly increased over the last few months, 71 Gardaí have joined the corps since January with a further 70 Gardaí to transfer to the corps in the coming months.

Will this mean that other areas of crime prevention and detection within the Gardaí will be even more understaffed than at present.?

EndaHonesty

Riva10 wrote: »

Will this mean that other areas of crime prevention and detection within the Gardaí will be even more understaffed than at present.?

The Gardai are not understaffed.

When the last threatened strike was happening it was reported that there would be less than 1,000 active Gardai on duty on any day.

Out of total force of nearly 13,000 Gardai.

There are more Gardai working on any day of course, but they are doing things that could and should be done more efficiently.

Go to court on any day and see how many Gardai are sitting there waiting to give evidence. Many more are based in stations doing paperwork.

There are more than enough Gardai. They just need to be used more efficiently.

Kivaro

Riva10 wrote: »

Will this mean that other areas of crime prevention and detection within the Gardaí will be even more understaffed than at present.?

When you see an increased focus to catch drivers with alcohol still in their system on a Sunday morning at 9:00 a.m., you have to wonder whether the initiative is to divert attention away from the million or so false breathalyser tests "conducted" by Garda, or simply to up their conviction rates to pacify the outrage after the false tests came to light.

I see unmarked and marked units all over the place with their breathalyser road blocks. I then question the diversion of resources since I did not realise that there were so many Gardai available in the country to conduct these road tests.

It is all so contrived.

markc1184

https://twitter.com/GardaTraffic/status/892692341068312576

K.Flyer

markc1184 wrote: »

https://twitter.com/GardaTraffic/status/892692341068312576

Lazyness is not a disability..

GM228

D Trent wrote: »

Are you able to provide a source for this info please?

Not specifically, but these articles will give an indication of the numbers.

In November 2016 there were 681 in the corps.

https://www.google.ie/amp/s/www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/garda-traffic-corps-almost-halved-from-peak-of-1-200-officers-1.2854654%3fmode=amp[/quote]

In a statement to The Irish Times on Friday a Garda spokesman said the corps’ strength was lower again, at 681 officers.

This droped again due to retirement and promotion as well as the disbandment of some units, and I'm told that since January 71 members entered the Corps bringing the number to 690.

By the end of the year there will be an additional 70 added.

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/motoring-bans-to-be-recognised-across-the-border-1.3172815?mode=amp

Assistant Commissioner Michael Finn said another 70 gardaí would be added to the Road Traffic Corps by the end of the year bringing the full-time strength of the corps to about 760 gardaí.

punisher5112

I really hope they get some with decent personalities and can give some respect to others as I've come across some that are terrible....

Yes I understand one will get these types anywhere but when you give respect it should be returned.

D Trent

GM228 wrote: »

Not specifically, but these articles will give an indication of the numbers.

In November 2016 there were 681 in the corps.

https://www.google.ie/amp/s/www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/garda-traffic-corps-almost-halved-from-peak-of-1-200-officers-1.2854654%3fmode=amp

This droped again due to retirement and promotion as well as the disbandment of some units, and I'm told that since January 71 members entered the Corps bringing the number to 690.

By the end of the year there will be an additional 70 added.

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/motoring-bans-to-be-recognised-across-the-border-1.3172815?mode=amp[/quote]

I'm happy with that
Thanks

Bazzy

Kivaro wrote: »

When you see an increased focus to catch drivers with alcohol still in their system on a Sunday morning at 9:00 a.m., you have to wonder whether the initiative is to divert attention away from the million or so false breathalyser tests "conducted" by Garda, or simply to up their conviction rates to pacify the outrage after the false tests came to light.

I see unmarked and marked units all over the place with their breathalyser road blocks. I then question the diversion of resources since I did not realise that there were so many Gardai available in the country to conduct these road tests.

It is all so contrived.

But if their getting the message across around drink driving and it saves someone from being killed its time , resource and ultimately money well spent.

I live in rural ireland and drink driving is still RAMPANT any rural pub will have a flock of cars parked outside it any given evening

We need more rural checkpoints on roads you least expect to see them

tossy

The sooner the gaurds tweet somethnig new the better FFS lads.

GM228

tossy wrote: »

The sooner the gaurds tweet somethnig new the better FFS lads.

How about this and we can have another "focal point" of the photo discussion

https://twitter.com/GardaTraffic/status/893116263341457408

Needles73

GM228 wrote: »

How about this and we can have another "focal point" of the photo discussion

https://twitter.com/GardaTraffic/status/893116263341457408

She should change her own tyre.