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Provisional Licence/Motorway?

  • 14-12-2005 11:30am
    #1
    The_Goose
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,441 ✭✭✭


    I know its against the law but how people actually wait to get there full licence to drive on it?
    A guy i know started driving on monady and was gone up the motorawayt friday (Trainie Garda FYI) but is it taken as a very serious offence to do so or the the Garda just say "hey, I know the Full Licence system is a joke and it will take you over a year to get a test so go on!!!":D


Comments

  • #2
    Alun
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,499 ✭✭✭✭Alun


    For crying out loud, do we really need yet another one of these threads? Someone close it quickly, please, before I say something I might regret!


  • #3
    _Kaiser_
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,088 ✭✭✭✭_Kaiser_


    Well I'm gonna guess that as a trainee Garda, your mate is going to get let off lightly anyway if they are stopped?


  • #4
    testicle
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,429 ✭✭✭testicle


    DO NOT DRIVE ON THE MOTORWAY WITH A PROVISIONAL LICENCE

    DO NOT DRIVE IN THE OUTSIDE LANE OF A MOTORWAY UNLESS YOU ARE OVERTAKING, AND YOU ARE NOT HOLDING UP ANY TRAFFIC BY DOING SO


  • #5
    pontovic
    Closed Accounts Posts: 658 ✭✭✭pontovic


    Alun wrote:
    For crying out loud, do we really need yet another one of these threads? Someone close it quickly, please, before I say something I might regret!

    Alun, why get your nickers in a knot about these kind of things. If you have seen this thread before, simply ignore it. Alot of people won't have seen this thread.

    As for driving on the motorway with a provisional, it is possible you can be prosecuted heavily for doing it, but it is unlikely to happen. The risky thing about driving on the motorway on a provisional is if you're in an accident, you could be in big trouble then. You would also want to make sure that your insurance company will cover you if you had an accident there. I would try to avoid driving on it but if you need to commute to work then I guess theres no choice but to. Get some good experience driving though those large roundabouts coming onto the motorway can be a hairy experience for the learner driver. I commuted on the m50 everyday for 2 months before I got my full licence and I had no problems at all. Just be careful and confident


  • #6
    Alun
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,499 ✭✭✭✭Alun


    pontovic wrote:
    Alun, why get your nickers in a knot about these kind of things. If you have seen this thread before, simply ignore it. Alot of people won't have seen this thread.
    Because we get one of these as regular as clockwork every month or so, and all the usual bollocks about it being perfectly OK "as long as you're careful" and "you won't get stopped anyway, so it's OK" are trotted out every time.

    I think I'm going to start a thread entitled "I'm pretty good at MS Flight Sim, is it OK if I go out and start flying jumbo jets on my own?"

    Use the search function, that's what it's there for. (And yes, before anyone asks, yes it has been reinstated!)


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  • #7
    The_Goose
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,441 ✭✭✭The_Goose


    Alun wrote:
    Because we get one of these as regular as clockwork every month or so, and all the usual bollocks about it being perfectly OK "as long as you're careful" and "you won't get stopped anyway, so it's OK" are trotted out every time.

    I think I'm going to start a thread entitled "I'm pretty good at MS Flight Sim, is it OK if I go out and start flying jumbo jets on my own?"

    Use the search function, that's what it's there for. (And yes, before anyone asks, yes it has been reinstated!)

    Well i m so sorry for ruining your day boo woo poor little baby!!!
    ****in idiot.

    Thanks for your advice lads.


  • #8
    sandyg
    Closed Accounts Posts: 254 ✭✭sandyg


    Why are u asking if it is ok to drive as a learner on the motorway when it states clearly on the blue and white sign on entering the motorway "No L Drivers" and also in your rules of the road. It mistifys me why people ask that question when they already know what the answer is:confused:


  • #9
    Alun
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,499 ✭✭✭✭Alun


    The_Goose wrote:
    Well i m so sorry for ruining your day boo woo poor little baby!!!
    ****in idiot.
    On the contrary, you haven't ruined my day at all, but don't be surprised if you get a ban for comments like that.


  • #10
    mike65
    Closed Accounts Posts: 88,972 ✭✭✭✭mike65


    First off we have the search function working again so when wishing to comment on a subject its worth checking if we've done it already and add any comments to the existing post.

    Second, abuse of a board member will not be tolerated. The_Goose banned for a week.

    Finally, thread closed as its serving no useful purpose.

    Mike.


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