Garda Traffic on Twitter 2

shaveAbullock

No harm really. It was only on rare occasions that I would speed and now it will probably be never.

highdef

Adelynn Tart Plumbing wrote: »

its not just slips roads , its cover pass bridges as well now , particlualy ones after bends

you need to have a drone flying above you at 300 feet with a cam checking ahead now to avoid them

You don't need such things. Keeping at or below the speed limit (which, as a licensed driver you have agreed to do so) will result in you "avoiding them". I know from over 20 years of experience that this method works.

Tacitus Kilgore

highdef wrote: »

You don't need such things. Keeping at or below the speed limit (which, as a licensed driver you have agreed to do so) will result in you "avoiding them". I know from over 20 years of experience that this method works.

Your way is no craic though

highdef

Tacitus Kilgore wrote: »

Your way is no craic though

Agreed

i57dwun4yb1pt8

highdef wrote: »

You don't need such things. Keeping at or below the speed limit (which, as a licensed driver you have agreed to do so) will result in you "avoiding them". I know from over 20 years of experience that this method works.

it was a joke luv

Mr Snow

https://twitter.com/GardaTraffic/status/1254687579007565824

Mr Snow

https://twitter.com/GardaTraffic/status/1254695313530662912

dastardly00

Mr Snow wrote: »

https://twitter.com/GardaTraffic/status/1254687579007565824

It's been a few days since an E60 appeared on the Garda Traffic Twitter account. I was getting worried :pac:

Rattlehead_ie

Mr Snow wrote: »

https://twitter.com/GardaTraffic/status/1254695313530662912

You gotta wonder? Who called the guards. I assume it was a 3rd party (passer by etc) Otherwise you have 2 drivers, both on drugs, 1 of whom rings the guards and gets caught!! :D:D:D

joujoujou

https://twitter.com/GardaTraffic/status/1254758476192112641

tayto lover

drunkmonkey wrote: »

Does anyone in this thread drive a Passat, probably the last car on earth I'd like to be in, Garda magnet.

From my experience on the roads the Audi holds that distinction.

colm_mcm

Nah, the B6 Passat is the car of choice. It used to be the B5.5

Mr Snow

https://twitter.com/GardaTraffic/status/1254860612607160323

Mr Snow

https://twitter.com/GardaTraffic/status/1254862868891262976

shaveAbullock

An update to the software of the Mobility App that can tell if someone is on an essential journey or not
sure.....

Oops!

Mr Snow wrote: »

https://twitter.com/GardaTraffic/status/1254860612607160323

Out of interest why was the car seized? It was the driver that was not legal... Is this the norm in this case? Lift the car even if insured, taxed and NCT'd?

drunkmonkey

shaveAbullock wrote: »

An update to the software of the Mobility App that can tell if someone is on an essential journey or not
sure.....

Absolutely impossible, I had 5 minutes notice of my essential journey today. I know I'll probably have some tomorrow but no idea where or what time.

shaveAbullock

Obviously the driver had outstanding legal issues and they could then deduce from that and the excuse he gave that his journey may not be essential. It was the Garda at the scene that came to the conclusion that the journey was non essential.
Why make up tales on how the mobility app works?

punisher5112

shaveAbullock wrote: »

Obviously the driver had outstanding legal issues and they could then deduce from that and the excuse he gave that his journey may not be essential. It was the Garda at the scene that came to the conclusion that the journey was non essential.
Why make up tales on how the mobility app works?

It had extra information on it they wouldn't have had access to previously as they can update at a stop....

Pity this hasn't been in action years....

Darc19

shaveAbullock wrote: »

An update to the software of the Mobility App that can tell if someone is on an essential journey or not
sure.....

But probably just poor placement of commas.

Mr Snow

Oops! wrote: »

Out of interest why was the car seized? It was the driver that was not legal... Is this the norm in this case? Lift the car even if insured, taxed and NCT'd?

yes the car was seized.

ofcork

Clancy amendment.

colm_mcm

Oops! wrote: »

Out of interest why was the car seized? It was the driver that was not legal... Is this the norm in this case? Lift the car even if insured, taxed and NCT'd?

It’s called the Clancy Amendment.

The so-called Clancy Amendment seeks to penalise car owners who knowingly allow their vehicles to be used by an unaccompanied learner driver. The new law allows the owners of these vehicles to be fined and gives gardaí the power to seize their cars if being driven by unaccompanied drivers

Lundstram

Pretty sh1tty of them to be seizing cars of learners considering there's no tests going on at the moment. Everyone's circumstances have changed now so a little leniency wouldn't go amiss. Always after the easy target.

This post won't go down well here but I don't care.

Oops!

Lundstram wrote: »

Pretty sh1tty of them to be seizing cars of learners considering there's no tests going on at the moment. Everyone's circumstances have changed now so a little leniency wouldn't go amiss. Always after the easy target.

This post won't go down well here but I don't care.

That day is well gone....

Eric Cartman

Lundstram wrote: »

Pretty sh1tty of them to be seizing cars of learners considering there's no tests going on at the moment. Everyone's circumstances have changed now so a little leniency wouldn't go amiss. Always after the easy target.

This post won't go down well here but I don't care.

A learner driver should not be in a position of a car being essential, especially when most work is closed. What did they do before the car.

shaveAbullock

Lundstram wrote: »

Pretty sh1tty of them to be seizing cars of learners considering there's no tests going on at the moment. Everyone's circumstances have changed now so a little leniency wouldn't go amiss. Always after the easy target.

This post won't go down well here but I don't care.

Also ****ty of whoever forced the driver to commit to a non essential journey.

Lundstram

Lundstram wrote: »

Pretty sh1tty of them to be seizing cars of learners considering there's no tests going on at the moment. Everyone's circumstances have changed now so a little leniency wouldn't go amiss. Always after the easy target.

This post won't go down well here but I don't care.

I agree with you to a point. I reckon it's just incredibly cruel to learners who had tests booked since March but laws gotta be laws. Still learners till you have the pink license in your hand.

This time last year I was buying a house, getting married and awaiting my driving test. My heart absolutely goes out to anyone trying to do any of those three things this year.

Lundstram

[Deleted User] wrote: »

I agree with you to a point. I reckon it's just incredibly cruel to learners who had tests booked since March but laws gotta be laws. Still learners till you have the pink license in your hand.

This time last year I was buying a house, getting married and awaiting my driving test. My heart absolutely goes out to anyone trying to do any of those three things this year.

I think if a person has a test booked before lockdown should be exempt. They let people away with for years and now all of a sudden they’re taking their cars and possibly livelihoods in the middle of a global pandemic.

No sympathy for people on non essential journeys with a learners permit, they’re stupidity alone deserves recourse.

punisher5112

Lundstram wrote: »

I think if a person has a test booked before lockdown should be exempt. They let people away with for years and now all of a sudden they’re taking their cars and possibly livelihoods in the middle of a global pandemic.

No sympathy for people on non essential journeys with a learners permit, they’re stupidity alone deserves recourse.

Terrible idea.....

One can drive at 17, they could have a full licence at 17½ ....

No excuse anymore, if you can't legally drive then you have no right to be on the road...

CrankyHaus

Lundstram wrote: »

I think if a person has a test booked before lockdown should be exempt. They let people away with for years and now all of a sudden they’re taking their cars and possibly livelihoods in the middle of a global pandemic.

No sympathy for people on non essential journeys with a learners permit, they’re stupidity alone deserves recourse.

The Gardai are fairly reasonable on stuff like this. The vehicle seized had no tax and 2 people on drugs in it, including the driver, and the Gardai attended after being called about an "incident".



Do you really think the driver had a test booked and would have it by now if it wasn't for Covid? Do you really think the vehicle owner had gainful employment imperiled by heavy handed Garda confiscation? Do you really think they were on an essential journey?

Dravokivich

Lundstram wrote: »

Pretty sh1tty of them to be seizing cars of learners considering there's no tests going on at the moment. Everyone's circumstances have changed now so a little leniency wouldn't go amiss. Always after the easy target.

This post won't go down well here but I don't care.

Why is it so harsh? They shouldn't be driving. They don't have a license to. Their permit should be forfeit as a result, but all we do is strip the car off them regardless of who owns it. You can't let them off just because they've a test booked. I had one booked once, failed that. I also failed my second test. Would you want me to drive with a third test booked? In hindsight I passed on the third, but anyone else who saw that without context or the authority to critique would be rightfully cautious of just leaving me be.

Dravokivich

colm_mcm wrote: »

It’s called the Clancy Amendment.

I was under the impression it didn't matter whether or not the owner knew the person had been driving.

Mr Snow

https://twitter.com/GardaTraffic/status/1255075255980343297

Mr Snow

https://twitter.com/GardaTraffic/status/1255020390084153345

Mr Snow

https://twitter.com/GardaTraffic/status/1254896561861124096

Mr Snow

https://twitter.com/GardaTraffic/status/1255101366487351298

Eric Cartman

Mr Snow wrote: »

https://twitter.com/GardaTraffic/status/1255075255980343297

super glad about this one. The amount of cars with heavily faded L plates and a driver who is well beyond their 20s is laughable.

Mr Snow

https://twitter.com/GardaTraffic/status/1255150411406688256

Mr Snow

https://twitter.com/GardaTraffic/status/1255187234791268356

flazio

Eric Cartman wrote: »

super glad about this one. The amount of cars with heavily faded L plates and a driver who is well beyond their 20s is laughable.

So, no tax or nct but they did have insurance on a 19 year old provisional?
As for plates, my top grind is when a car has both an N and an L at the same time.
Basically I have absolutely no idea who's driving.

pablo128

flazio wrote: »

So, no tax or nct but they did have insurance on a 19 year old provisional?
As for plates, my top grind is when a car has both an N and an L at the same time.
Basically I have absolutely no idea who's driving.

There could well be more than one or two drivers. It could be the family car with the children learning in it. Just give it a wide berth and consider it may be a new driver in it.

You have no idea who's in any car, btw, L plate or not.

flazio

flazio wrote: »

So, no tax or nct but they did have insurance on a 19 year old provisional?
As for plates, my top grind is when a car has both an N and an L at the same time.
Basically I have absolutely no idea who's driving.

We've battered this one out before.... Basically just approach with caution!

Though why a novice would even drive a car with L plates on it is beyond me. They're just magnets for aggressive drivers.

Sam Russell

pablo128 wrote: »

flazio wrote: »

So, no tax or nct but they did have insurance on a 19 year old provisional?
As for plates, my top grind is when a car has both an N and an L at the same time.
Basically I have absolutely no idea who's driving.

There could well be more than one or two drivers. It could be the family car with the children learning in it. Just give it a wide berth and consider it may be a new driver in it.

You have no idea who's in any car, btw, L plate or not.

It should be an offence to drive a car with a plate [L or N] that is not applicable for the driver. [Driving school cars excepted]

It is pointless allowing a N plate and an L plate on the same car at any time. Who is driving? It just wastes AGS time.

It is not difficult to put up a vinyl plate on the windscreen of a car using a water spray. They just peel off and can be reused.

shaveAbullock

I don't think L or N plates are there to help the Gardi know the status of the licence of the person who is driving.

It's for other drivers to drive up their hole and then beep and have a melt down if they do make a mistake because of this extra pressure applied.

shaveAbullock

shaveAbullock wrote: »

I don't think L or N plates are there to help the Gardi know the status of the licence of the person who is driving.

It's for other drivers to drive up their hole and then beep and have a melt down if they do make a mistake because of this extra pressure applied.

I actually found this stopped completely once I was able to swap my L plates for Ns. Not too long ago I decided to drive the car home with husband's L plates up cause I was too lazy to change them. I had forgotten just how nasty other drivers can be!

Dravokivich

Sam Russell wrote: »

It should be an offence to drive a car with a plate [L or N] that is not applicable for the driver. [Driving school cars excepted]

It is pointless allowing a N plate and an L plate on the same car at any time. Who is driving? It just wastes AGS time.

It is not difficult to put up a vinyl plate on the windscreen of a car using a water spray. They just peel off and can be reused.

They dont stop anyone unless they have to. No one's time is wasted by a gaurd checking who's in the car regardless of the sticker in the window.

DaveyDave

Dravokivich wrote: »

They dont stop anyone unless they have to. No one's time is wasted by a gaurd checking who's in the car regardless of the sticker in the window.

To add to this, even if they did stop someone with plates up, they aren't wasting time as it's literally their job. It's like saying checkpoints are a waste if they don't catch anyone.

And on that note, of the 3 checkpoints I've gone through in the last year nobody has said anything about my L plates or asked for my licence. One of them double checked my discs, asked if it was my car and off I went.

Unless you're a scrote, as long as your discs are ok they don't give a ****e. All these learners who get caught are on their phone, speeding etc and drew attention to themselves.

Sam Russell

DaveyDave wrote: »

To add to this, even if they did stop someone with plates up, they aren't wasting time as it's literally their job. It's like saying checkpoints are a waste if they don't catch anyone.

And on that note, of the 3 checkpoints I've gone through in the last year nobody has said anything about my L plates or asked for my licence. One of them double checked my discs, asked if it was my car and off I went.

Unless you're a scrote, as long as your discs are ok they don't give a ****e. All these learners who get caught are on their phone, speeding etc and drew attention to themselves.

They should always ask to see the driving licence. The driver is obliged to carry and it should be standard to have it inspected.

CoBo55

Sam Russell wrote: »

They should always ask to see the driving licence. The driver is obliged to carry and it should be standard to have it inspected.

Well, they don't and I can understand that, they're human beings not machines and I'm sure after standing at yet another checkpoint watching car after car you'd just get fcuked up looking at them. You'd be glad when tea break time comes around...