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Speeding Ticket - Irish car with UK driver

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  • 27-06-2006 10:43am
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    HelterSkelter
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    Just wondering what happens if I get a speeding ticket but my girlfriend who lives in the UK and has a UK licence was driving my car at the time (yes, she is insured on my car - just in case the moral police try to drag it off topic again!). Will I avoid the penalty points?


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    Wishbone Ash
    Registered Users Posts: 24,981 ✭✭✭✭Wishbone Ash


    HelterSkelter wrote:
    Just wondering what happens if I get a speeding ticket but my girlfriend who lives in the UK and has a UK licence was driving my car at the time (yes, she is insured on my car - just in case the moral police try to drag it off topic again!). Will I avoid the penalty points?

    Yes if you nominate her as the driver and she is willing to. :)


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    babybundy
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    as far as i no the registered owner gets them as the owner is still responsible for the vehical now i am open to correction but thats wat i was told before


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    jhegarty
    Registered Users Posts: 6,438 ✭✭✭jhegarty


    Wishbone Ash wrote:
    Yes if you nominate her as the driver and she is willing to. :)


    wishbone is correct, you can blame her.. but if she ever gets an irish licence the points will be waiting for her...


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    Wishbone Ash
    Registered Users Posts: 24,981 ✭✭✭✭Wishbone Ash


    babybundy wrote:
    as far as i no the registered owner gets them as the owner is still responsible for the vehical now i am open to correction but thats wat i was told before


    Yes, but the registered owner can nominate the 'driver' on the day, eg if you were driving a partner's car or if it was a company car, it would be registered to a business.

    This obviously does not apply if stopped by a Garda in person.


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    Alun
    Registered Users Posts: 21,444 ✭✭✭✭Alun


    jhegarty wrote:
    but if she ever gets an irish licence the points will be waiting for her...
    If they ever manage to find the back of the envelope they wrote them down on at the time and actually make the connection when/if she ever applies for an Irish licence, that is. I'll believe it when I see it :)


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    jhegarty
    Registered Users Posts: 6,438 ✭✭✭jhegarty


    Alun wrote:
    If they ever manage to find the back of the envelope they wrote them down on at the time and actually make the connection when/if she ever applies for an Irish licence, that is. I'll believe it when I see it :)


    they have a computer and a copy of excel 95 now....


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