Garda Traffic on Twitter 2

tayto lover · 10-10-2018 3:49pm

Is there a lack of checkpoints in certain areas of the country lads?
Around here (Dundalk and N. Louth) it's not uncommon to be stopped several times a week and even a day.
It keeps you right as you won't take chances.

IrishGrimReaper · 10-10-2018 4:51pm

They're regular on Monaghan/Clones roads. From this thread alone Naas seems to be on the Garda twitter all the time.

Mr Snow · 10-10-2018 5:16pm

https://twitter.com/GardaTraffic/status/1050046624624455681

nice_guy80 · 10-10-2018 7:08pm

5 years of daily driving in midlands 100km some days
Not one checkpoint

Odyssey 2005 · 10-10-2018 7:12pm

Any truth in this or is it just Facebook shíťé

tossy · 10-10-2018 8:08pm

Odyssey 2005 wrote: »

Any truth in this or is it just Facebook shíťé

You couldn't rule anything out, seen an unmarked ford kuga pull someone the other night.

OldMrBrennan83 · 10-10-2018 8:12pm

Can they use UK reg cars?

Four Phucs Ache · 10-10-2018 8:24pm

tossy wrote: »

You couldn't rule anything out, seen an unmarked ford kuga pull someone the other night.

True, I've seen an unmarked navy kuga around Kildare.

Eric Cartman · 10-10-2018 8:27pm

Patww79 wrote: »

Can they use UK reg cars?

if its awaiting registration and insured here then yeah. Could also make the case for fake plates if they needed to get somebody really undercover for operational reasons.

Odyssey 2005 · 10-10-2018 8:28pm

One in Kilkenny too. But an unmarked UK car !!. They could be mistaken for (you know whats) . Surely you'd be within your rights not to stop, blue lights or not.

Odyssey 2005 · 10-10-2018 8:30pm

Eric Cartman wrote: »

if its awaiting registration and insured here then yeah. Could also make the case for fake plates if they needed to get somebody really undercover for operational reasons.

Yep,opp reasons are fine. Sure they have all sorts of yokes,porches and all. But a UK yoke doing traffic ??

OldMrBrennan83 · 10-10-2018 8:31pm

Yeah, there's not a hope in hell I'm stopping anywhere for some UK reg unless there's a lot of people about.

Eric Cartman · 10-10-2018 8:35pm

Odyssey 2005 wrote: »

Yep,opp reasons are fine. Sure they have all sorts of yokes,porches and all. But a UK yoke doing traffic ??

I suspect whoever sent that in was exaggerating, if they're on the N7 at that time theres no way they were there to see multiple cars get pulled, they could have just been undercover and pulled the one car they wanted.

Patww79 wrote: »

Yeah, there's not a hope in hell I'm stopping anywhere for some UK reg unless there's a lot of people about.

Im pretty sure you're allowed drive to a Garda station if you think somethings off.

Odyssey 2005 · 10-10-2018 8:37pm

Eric Cartman wrote: »

I suspect whoever sent that in was exaggerating, if they're on the N7 at that time theres no way they were there to see multiple cars get pulled, they could have just been undercover and pulled the one car they wanted.

Im pretty sure you're allowed drive to a Garda station if you think somethings off.

Probably right.

OldMrBrennan83 · 10-10-2018 8:41pm

Eric Cartman wrote: »

Im pretty sure you're allowed drive to a Garda station if you think somethings off.

True, I've done it before.

markc1184 · 10-10-2018 9:14pm

https://twitter.com/GardaTraffic/status/1050108798499790850?s=19

https://twitter.com/GardaTraffic/status/1050109762115985409?s=19

https://twitter.com/GardaTraffic/status/1050111715898286080?s=19

punisher5112 · 10-10-2018 10:37pm

Odyssey 2005 wrote: »

One in Kilkenny too. But an unmarked UK car !!. They could be mistaken for (you know whats) . Surely you'd be within your rights not to stop, blue lights or not.

If you are unsure or believe there is an issue you can call 999 and state details.

It has happened on a few occasions where fakes have stopped people and with how shoddy the lights are on their unmarked units especially i30 and i40 it wouldn't be difficult at all to impersonate.

Duke O Smiley · 10-10-2018 11:20pm

I may be wrong, but this could just be an ex-UK traffic car bought at auction. I know they're usually stripped of lights/sirens etc but I've read about some slipping through the net..and I suppose the wiring would probably be all there if someone wanted to just put lights back in

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Has anyone tried tweeting it to Garda traffic? Do they respond to things like that?

BaronVon · 10-10-2018 11:24pm

They have had marked vehicles on test here before on foreign reg plates. I remember there were Belgian registered Honda Pan European motorbikes, and they had English registered BMW R1200's around the same time on test.

Odyssey 2005 · 11-10-2018 1:16am

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

I may be wrong, but this could just be an ex-UK traffic car bought at auction. I know they're usually stripped of lights/sirens etc but I've read about some slipping through the net..and I suppose the wiring would probably be all there if someone wanted to just put lights back in

Has anyone tried tweeting it to Garda traffic? Do they respond to things like that?

I'm afraid I'd drive over it before I stop for it, and I'm an aul fella...

wonski · 11-10-2018 1:58am

Odyssey 2005 wrote: »

I'm afraid I'd drive over it before I stop for it, and I'm an aul fella...

No chance I would even consider pulling over for a foreign registered vehicle.

Now if one was to impersonate gardai I am sure they would just change the plates but idiots are not well known for their intelligence.

Emmersonn · 11-10-2018 7:29am

punisher5112 wrote: »

If you are unsure or believe there is an issue you can call 999 and state details.

It has happened on a few occasions where fakes have stopped people and with how shoddy the lights are on their unmarked units especially i30 and i40 it wouldn't be difficult at all to impersonate.

And as well as a charge of "Failing to stop" you will have another for "use of a mobile phone while driving"

GrumpyMe · 11-10-2018 8:01am

Emmersonn wrote: »

And as well as a charge of "Failing to stop" you will have another for "use of a mobile phone while driving"

999 is exempted!

pablo128 · 11-10-2018 8:02am

Emmersonn wrote: »

And as well as a charge of "Failing to stop" you will have another for "use of a mobile phone while driving"

You won't be done for failing to stop for an unmarked vehicle. And you are allowed to use your phone while driving if you are ringing the gardai.

punisher5112 · 11-10-2018 8:45am

Emmersonn wrote: »

And as well as a charge of "Failing to stop" you will have another for "use of a mobile phone while driving"

Eh wrong.....

You can call 999 and use while driving only exception there is.

Emmersonn · 11-10-2018 11:17am

punisher5112 wrote: »

Eh wrong.....

You can call 999 and use while driving only exception there is.

Bit late with the correction but thank you for that snippet :P

Emmersonn · 11-10-2018 11:20am

GrumpyMe wrote: »

999 is exempted!

Did you not see the smiley face. :P

11-10-2018 12:35pm

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

I may be wrong, but this could just be an ex-UK traffic car bought at auction. I know they're usually stripped of lights/sirens etc but I've read about some slipping through the net..and I suppose the wiring would probably be all there if someone wanted to just put lights back in

Has anyone tried tweeting it to Garda traffic? Do they respond to things like that?

You are wrong.

There's another white UK reg 3 series (18 reg and m-sport) floating around that you see in photos of CAB raids/drug raids. Reg begins with MT18.

joujoujou · 11-10-2018 2:11pm

https://twitter.com/GardaTraffic/status/1050320858311483393

https://twitter.com/GardaTraffic/status/1050344846710456320

selous · 11-10-2018 6:23pm

Tuesday morning on Hillcrest Road, a HGV with a flat-pack house on the trailer wedged a car against the kerb, stuck between 1-2hours before Gardaí came, (one local said 1 hour another said 2) its a main back route to Sandyford Ind estate and a 3 tonne limit road signposted every which way.

Mr Snow · 11-10-2018 7:09pm

https://twitter.com/GardaTraffic/status/1050380801475563520

Mr Snow · 11-10-2018 7:09pm

https://twitter.com/GardaTraffic/status/1050376465219575809

Hotblack Desiato · 11-10-2018 9:48pm

selous wrote: »

Tuesday morning on Hillcrest Road, a HGV with a flat-pack house on the trailer wedged a car against the kerb, stuck between 1-2hours before Gardaame, (one local said 1 hour another said 2) its a main back route to Sandyford Ind estate and a 3 tonne limit road signposted every which way.

Professional driver don't you know.

Mr Snow · 13-10-2018 4:49pm

https://twitter.com/GardaTraffic/status/1051058308424105984

Mr Snow · 13-10-2018 4:50pm

https://twitter.com/GardaTraffic/status/1051054574004555777

Mr Snow · 13-10-2018 4:50pm

https://twitter.com/GardaTraffic/status/1051054203693662211

Mr Snow · 13-10-2018 4:50pm

https://twitter.com/GardaTraffic/status/1051056148617580545

TallGlass · 13-10-2018 4:57pm

Where they in reverse breaking the speed limit or something? -110 and -90

Emmersonn · 13-10-2018 4:59pm

TallGlass wrote: »

Where they in reverse breaking the speed limit or something? -110 and -90

And do'nt forget the eye popping 87 :eek:

flazio · 13-10-2018 5:16pm

TallGlass wrote: »

Where they in reverse breaking the speed limit or something? -110 and -90

The speed guns produce a minus number when they clock a car driving away from the gun (e.g. when the squad car is pulled over on the on ramp of a motorway) , coming towards the gun produces a positive number.

fullstop · 13-10-2018 6:25pm

Emmersonn wrote: »

And do'nt forget the eye popping 87 :eek:

Yeah, 1.5 times the limit or thereabouts, sure what harm :rolleyes:

Emmersonn · 13-10-2018 6:33pm

fullstop wrote: »

Yeah, 1.5 times the limit or thereabouts, sure what harm :rolleyes:

Depends on the limit. :P

ofcork · 13-10-2018 6:56pm

MrMac84 wrote: »

Where is it?

Coming down passed st finbarrs cathedral onto sharman Crawford st,

JoeyDoh · 13-10-2018 11:50pm

Mod edit. Not the thread for this

firstlight · 14-10-2018 1:18am

selous wrote: »

Tuesday morning on Hillcrest Road, a HGV with a flat-pack house on the trailer wedged a car against the kerb, stuck between 1-2hours before Gardaí came, (one local said 1 hour another said 2) its a main back route to Sandyford Ind estate and a 3 tonne limit road signposted every which way.

Never late in a V8 ðŸ€—

Mr Snow · 14-10-2018 3:43pm

https://twitter.com/GardaTraffic/status/1051409918627106818

Mr Snow · 14-10-2018 3:44pm

https://twitter.com/GardaTraffic/status/1051403210605436928

markc1184 · 16-10-2018 9:17am

https://twitter.com/GardaTraffic/status/1052094441564119040?s=19

https://twitter.com/GardaTraffic/status/1052096335715979265?s=19

selous · 16-10-2018 5:10pm

firstlight wrote: »

Never late in a V8 &#55356;&#56343;

But he was!
There was a crane in the estate getting built doing nothing while waiting for him, and while he was blocking that road, his buddys in two other similar artic's had to find a different route, I heard a few days after, so all were late, :cool:

firstlight · 16-10-2018 5:16pm

selous wrote: »

But he was!
There was a crane in the estate getting built doing nothing while waiting for him, and while he was blocking that road, his buddys in two other similar artic's had to find a different route, I heard a few days after, so all were late, :cool:

Ah I was only joking,That's life driving trucks.Got there in the end.

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