army police

patrickc · 06-09-2007 10:53pm #1

hi all

saw the army police on one of the n7 garda ramps today, they appeared to be doing a speed check, whats the story with that? have they got powers to do you for speeding too? was just unusual id never seen it before.

colm_mcm · 06-09-2007 10:54pm

could have been observing something in the curragh.

patrickc · 06-09-2007 10:57pm

colm_mcm wrote:

could have been observing something in the curragh.

was well away from the curragh on the n7 dual carriageway

colm_mcm · 06-09-2007 10:58pm

maybe the Gardai are trying to blend into the scenery?

patrickc · 06-09-2007 11:03pm

colm_mcm wrote:

maybe the Gardai are trying to blend into the scenery?

haha.. the army were well visible with military police illluminous jackets on

Zambia · 06-09-2007 11:05pm

The MP's are they to speed check military traffic you could have done 150 past them they would not care.

colm_mcm · 06-09-2007 11:05pm

foiled again! They weren't about to join a convoy or something?

jon1981 · 06-09-2007 11:06pm

could have be training the MPs on the use of the speed gun for their overseas duties??! maybe??

patrickc · 06-09-2007 11:09pm

Zambia232 wrote:

The MP's are they to speed check military traffic you could have done 150 past them they would not care.

i was going slow this time, only cos i was flashed by a truck...:D (not that i'd ever speed)

patrickc · 06-09-2007 11:09pm

colm_mcm wrote:

foiled again! They weren't about to join a convoy or something?

they were on the garda ramp so doubt it

patrickc · 06-09-2007 11:10pm

jon1981 wrote:

could have be training the MPs on the use of the speed gun for their overseas duties??! maybe??

wat for there speeding tanks hehe

Paulzx · 07-09-2007 10:14am

There is a large volume of military traffic going to and from the Curragh Camp. The military police regularly hassle army vehicles along there with speed checks. Army drivers not only have to watch out for Gaurds hiding in bushes but Mps aswell:D

easyontheeye · 07-09-2007 10:36am

patrickc2006 wrote:

wat for there speeding tanks hehe

dont they help with civilian police duties when on over seas duty?

Dub13 · 07-09-2007 7:20pm

easyontheeye wrote:

dont they help with civilian police duties when on over seas duty?

Yes they do but they have no remit for it here.

Victor · 07-09-2007 9:30pm

Paulzx wrote:

Army drivers not only have to watch out for Gaurds hiding in bushes but Mps aswell:D

The Garda can't do anything to Defence Forces drives, other than tell the MPs, which I doubt they will.

muletide · 07-09-2007 9:37pm

Victor wrote:

The Garda can't do anything to Defence Forces drives, other than tell the MPs, which I doubt they will.

Oh dear another person with a little info.

DF drivers can and have been stopped by Gardai. They are subject to the rules of the road the same as everyone else and can be prosecuted for driving offences the same as anyone else

easyontheeye · 07-09-2007 9:47pm

Dub13 wrote:

Yes they do but they have no remit for it here.

never said they did, i was referring to training

Stephen · 07-09-2007 9:48pm

I don't think traffic enforcement would be high on the list of priorities in the locations the army get sent to...

peasant · 07-09-2007 10:23pm

just out of interest ...what kind of vehicles does the Irish MP drive?

(seenashow I drive an ex German MP yoke

)

patrickc · 07-09-2007 11:06pm

peasant wrote:

just out of interest ...what kind of vehicles does the Irish MP drive?

(seenashow I drive an ex German MP yoke )

they had a big nissan patrol 06 yesterday

Paulzx · 08-09-2007 10:55am

Victor wrote:

The Garda can't do anything to Defence Forces drives, other than tell the MPs, which I doubt they will.

Bulls**t

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