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No insurance, nct or tax

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  • 08-06-2017 11:32am
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    gavincfc1990
    Registered Users Posts: 14 ✭


    A friend of mine was stopped with no insurance nct or tax on a car.now she is insuranced on another car.what will happen when she go's to court and it is a first time offence and she has never been in trouble before.


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    Needs Must
    Registered Users Posts: 1,433 ✭✭✭Needs Must


    Ah the "friend" strikes again. I take it this friend of yours had the car taken by the Garda?


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    degsie
    Registered Users Posts: 8,748 ✭✭✭degsie


    Your 'friend' will hopefully get the book thrown at him/her.


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    gavincfc1990
    Registered Users Posts: 14 ✭gavincfc1990


    degsie wrote: »
    Your 'friend' will hopefully get the book thrown at him/her.

    Ye I think that is what will happen to her.
    I can't see her getting away light


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    dev100
    Registered Users Posts: 1,002 ✭✭✭dev100


    gavincfc1990 wrote:
    A friend of mine was stopped with no insurance nct or tax on a car.now she is insuranced on another car.what will happen when she go's to court and it is a first time offence and she has never been in trouble before.

    Is she insured on her own policy to drive a car that has no insurance ? Most policies won't allow u drive another car unless it's insured by someone else . Whilst I have sympathy for someone who has just got a car and it has no tax or Nct it's just a money generating exercise but if someone drives without insurance they are potentially hurting other people and they don't deserve any sympathy .


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    biko
    Registered Users Posts: 81,220 ✭✭✭✭biko


    If you are caught without any form of insurance, it could result in:
    A fine of up to ?5,000;
    5 penalty points; and
    At the discretion of the court, a term of imprisonment not exceeding six months.
    https://www.chill.ie/blog/driving-without-insurance/


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    Alan_007_
    Registered Users Posts: 356 ✭✭Alan_007_


    dev100 wrote: »
    Most policies won't allow u drive another car unless it's insured by someone else .

    Not true.

    Normally* they just need to be "roadworthy", meaning taxed and NCT'd, which is still of no use to OP's "friend".

    *There are exceptions, such as Aviva.


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    honda boi
    Registered Users Posts: 1,719 ✭✭✭honda boi


    With what people I know of have got recently, you,ll prob only get a couple hundred fine and 5 points!!!.


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