Things you wish were common knowledge.... but aren't!

jt123456 · 30-04-2009 7:20pm

This means stop!
Not "Drive straight through me", "Try and hit me with your wing mirror", or anything to do with saluting hitler.

Take heed motorists.

eroo · 30-04-2009 7:22pm

jt123456 wrote: »

This means stop!
Not "Drive straight through me", "Try and hit me with your wing mirror", or anything to do with saluting hitler.

Take heed motorists.

Thought he was waving at me

ScubaDave · 01-05-2009 2:30am

Back on topic.... (not giving out)

Just because its not your car, you sent off the log book, its a work vehicle, etc.

YOU STILL NEED TO DISPLAY A TAX DISC!

Alpha Papa · 08-05-2009 1:09pm

HI Their..

Im new here and have an interest in the ES primarily policing but have been a long time vistor first time poster.. I have always wondered somethings but if a Garda stops a vehicle for speeding and issues the driver a (FPN) Fixed Penalty Notice or equivialant without the aid of ANPR/Dashmounted camera, how does the garda prove the driver was speeding? As there no video evidence?

Is it a simple matter of the gardai simple has power to say "I seen you speeding and gives the ticket"

Hows does it work? Always wondered never really knew.

TheNog · 08-05-2009 1:47pm

Alpha Papa wrote: »

HI Their..

Im new here and have an interest in the ES primarily policing but have been a long time vistor first time poster.. I have always wondered somethings but if a Garda stops a vehicle for speeding and issues the driver a (FPN) Fixed Penalty Notice or equivialant without the aid of ANPR/Dashmounted camera, how does the garda prove the driver was speeding? As there no video evidence?

Is it a simple matter of the gardai simple has power to say "I seen you speeding and gives the ticket"

Hows does it work? Always wondered never really knew.

When a person is stopped for speeding, best practice is to make the driver aware of the speed limit on that part of the road where the speed check is done and then show the driver the speed detected on the laser gun.

At court if it goes that far the oral evidence of the Garda is sufficient.

Alpha Papa · 08-05-2009 1:51pm

TheNog wrote: »

When a person is stopped for speeding, best practice is to make the driver aware of the speed limit on that part of the road where the speed check is done and then show the driver the speed detected on the laser gun.

At court if it goes that far the oral evidence of the Garda is sufficient.

Thanks NOG, But what if your driving behind a car that speeding how do you know if he/she is if you have no camera i.e following behind/visually noticed speeding?

TheNog · 08-05-2009 2:04pm

Alpha Papa wrote: »

Thanks NOG, But what if your driving behind a car that speeding how do you know if he/she is if you have no camera i.e following behind/visually noticed speeding?

Well I believe the new ANPR can measure the speed of a vehicle in front. For a Garda to stop a driver with an estimated speed in his mind is fairly dodgy unless the driver is going way over the limit that would constitute dangerous driving. Then an estimate of the speed being done can be given in oral evidence but the should stress to the judge that it is an estimate except if the patrol car speedometer has been calibrated

Alpha Papa · 08-05-2009 6:19pm

Thanks for the informative reply NOG. Clears it all up.

One more question but how do you embed photos on this thread?

Cheers

goldie fish · 10-05-2009 10:16am

For members on probation:
If the car has no insurance disk, and the tax disk has "exe" written on it, giving it a ticket will be very bad for your career.

sunnyjim · 10-05-2009 12:12pm

Did ya learn that yourself the hard way?

mikemac · 10-05-2009 2:07pm

goldie fish wrote: »

For members on probation:
If the car has no insurance disk, and the tax disk has "exe" written on it, giving it a ticket will be very bad for your career.

What does that mean?
Is it a government ministers car? Or maybe an embassy car, I know they had CD in the number plate.

Esel · 10-05-2009 2:50pm

Any State vehicle, except for undercover vehicles, of course!

mikemac · 10-05-2009 2:56pm

Interesting, I always wondered why Bertie's black Mercedes was allowed park fully on the footpath outside his constituency office........

Einstein · 10-05-2009 2:59pm

slightly OT...

Do many Garda here ever have to spring into action while off duty? Are you permitted to etc?

djtechnics1210 · 10-05-2009 3:52pm

Einstein wrote: »

slightly OT...

Do many Garda here ever have to spring into action while off duty? Are you permitted to etc?

Heroes dont live long........
Only get involved if you really really really have to

sorchap · 10-05-2009 5:01pm

First time posting here, my respect to all E.S. personnel. I work for local government and got a phonecall the other day from an irate parent saying her daughter had gotten a fire bill when she crashed her car, but that she couldn't have called the fire brigade as she was unconscious. Felt like asking her if she would have preferred if the fire brigade hadn't called to the scene and had left her trapped!!!

bravestar · 13-05-2009 2:56am

Dont ring a Garda station in Dublin and ask for directions on how to navigate from Cork to wexford! Yes people, that does happen... :rolleyes:

brayblue24 · 13-05-2009 8:57am

bravestar wrote: »

Dont ring a Garda station in Dublin and ask for directions on how to navigate from Cork to wexford! Yes people, that does happen... :rolleyes:

Or ring a particular station you happen to have the number for looking to be put through to another station you don't have the number for-because you're too lazy to open the 'phone book and check for yourself.

Micky Dolenz · 13-05-2009 9:10am

bravestar wrote: »

Dont ring a Garda station in Dublin and ask for directions on how to navigate from Cork to wexford! Yes people, that does happen... :rolleyes:

Sorry

. I was lost.

Red Sleeping Beauty · 13-05-2009 3:06pm

Is there some old English/Brittish law that said a protestant could shoot a catholic with a crossbow in the gates of Trinity college at midnight on Friday ?

that was one of the rumours along with the poo-ing in the hat I used to hear.

Celticfire · 13-05-2009 3:10pm

sorchap wrote: »

First time posting here, my respect to all E.S. personnel. I work for local government and got a phonecall the other day from an irate parent saying her daughter had gotten a fire bill when she crashed her car, but that she couldn't have called the fire brigade as she was unconscious. Felt like asking her if she would have preferred if the fire brigade hadn't called to the scene and had left her trapped!!!

Nobody should be billed for having the fire service come and cut them out of a car. It's something most people in rural areas don't realize that it's going to cost them dearly to use that emergency service.

For example where I live Co.Westmeath, nowhere on the fire service page does it give a list of the charges one could face. Could you show me on your local authority website where they list their charges and explain that it doesn't matter who call the Brigade that a person will still be charged.

As far as I'm concerned it's immoral to be charged for the use of an emergency service.

Red Sleeping Beauty · 13-05-2009 3:13pm

Celticfire wrote: »

As far as I'm concerned it's immoral to be charged for the use of an emergency service.

Agreed. This is what we pay taxes for.

deadwood · 13-05-2009 4:13pm

Celticfire wrote: »

As far as I'm concerned it's immoral to be charged for the use of an emergency service.

Imagine all the calls there'd be to get the cat down from the tree if there was no charge. In fact,form my own point of view, there's an argument for calling guards out to repeat false alarm activations.

The subject of E.S. charges has been trashed out before.

Shield · 13-05-2009 5:52pm

deadwood wrote: »

The subject of E.S. charges has been trashed out before.

...and it won't be thrashed out again on this thread. Back on topic please!

Things you wish were common knowledge.... but aren't!

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